Species of Shewanella, Geobacter, and some cyanobacteria have evolved a strategy to enable their use of insoluble compounds as electron acceptors: the production of electrically conductive ________ that transfer electrons from the terminal point in the ETC to a metal surface.

What will be an ideal response?


nanowires
nano-wires
nano wires

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A. chloride B. calcium C. hydrogen D. potassium

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Herceptin is a drug that is given to treat certain breast cancers. However, it is most effective on tumors that are overexpressing HER2. Therefore, patients are tested for HER2 overexpression before being given Herceptin

This is an example of A. concordance. B. a haplotype. C. personalized medicine D. karyotyping.

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The movement of genetic material from one clade to another is called

a. gene substitution. b. polyphyly. c. hybridization. d. cloning. e. horizontal gene transfer.

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The strongest chemical bonds are

A. Van der Waal forces. B. hydrophobic interactions. C. covalent bonds. D. hydrogen bonds. E. ionic bonds.

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