Pioneer plant species are usually characterized
by
a. small size.
b. high dispersal rates.
c. slow maturation.
d. high dispersal rates and high numbers of
offspring
e. small size, efficient dispersal mechanisms,
and slow maturation.
D
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A. respiration. B. transpiration. C. osmosis. D. anhydration. E. stomatization.
Half a woman's somatic cells express her paternal X chromosome and half express her maternal X chromosome
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If we think of the DNA double helix as a twisted ladder, what makes up the rungs or steps of the ladder?
A. phosphate groups and bases B. alternating phosphate groups and sugars C. phosphate groups only D. purines and pyrimidines E. sugars only
What evidence supports the theory of endosymbiosis for the development of cells with mitochondria and chloroplasts? (Select all that apply.)
a) the presence of circular DNA in mitochondria and chloroplasts b) the size of mitochondria and chloroplasts is similar to that of modern-day bacteria c) the double membrane around mitochondria and chloroplasts d) mitochondria and chloroplasts divide by fission, the same method observed for bacteria