The rickettsial parasite Wolbachia pipientis can

A. enhance the life-span of an infected wasp.
B. sometimes alter the sex of an infected wasp.
C. confer toxicity to the sting of an infected wasp.
D. None of the choices are correct.


Answer: B

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following genera grow symbiotically within root nodules of legumes as nitrogen-fixing bacteroids?

A. Nitrosomonas B. Bacteroides C. Rhizobium D. Agrobacterium

Biology & Microbiology

The substance indicated as “A” is a(n)

a. inhibitor. b. activator. c. substrate. d. coenzyme. e. cofactor.

Biology & Microbiology

Aseptic technique is no longer as important after a cell line is established.

a. true b. false

Biology & Microbiology

Every polypeptide chain synthesized from RNA starts with which amino acid?

What will be an ideal response?

Biology & Microbiology