A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT

A) flagella.
B) a nucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane.


B

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A species' biotic potential is intrinsically determined by all of the following EXCEPT which one?

A) the number of members of reproductive age B) the number of offspring produced by each reproducing member C) the time span before offspring reach reproductive maturity D) the ratio of males to females E) the presence of competing species in the same habitat

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Which of the following is generally accepted as the origin of living organisms?

a. Life was seeded on Earth from some distant place by meteorites and comets crashing into Earth. b. Spontaneous generation c. Life originated from an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Earth. d. Life can originate from nonliving matter. e. Prebiotic chemical evolution gave rise to progressively more complex molecules and eventually to living organisms

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Which of the following statements is an accurate combination of postulates 1 and 2 of natural selection?

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