What is the difference between a decomposer and a detritivore?
What will be an ideal response?
A decomposer is a small organism such as bacteria or fungi that feeds on dead or dying matter. A
detritivore, or scavenger, are usually larger, and are animals that ingest dead organisms, digestive
wastes, and cast-off body parts such as leaves. Examples of detritivores or scavengers are turkey
vultures and earthworms.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
This diagram illustrates the action of a proteasome on protein marked with ubiquitin tags. What statement about this process is true?
a. Degradation of proteins results in the destruction of the proteasome.
b. Degradation of proteins in proteasomes produces a net output of energy.
c. Degradation of proteins in proteasomes requires a net input of energy.
d. Proteasomes absorb all non-amino acid components of proteins.
Cleavage produces a(n) __________ stage embryo. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
A white splashed (Bl/Bl) Andalausian chicken and a black (bl/bl) Andalusian chicken are crossed. The heterozygotes produced show an intermediate phenotype (blue). What inheritance pattern would this be indicative of?
a. Incomplete dominance. b. Codominance. c. Multiple alleles. d. Dominance.