Proteins that speed metabolic reactions might have first formed when reactants began interacting inside tiny holes in rocks near deep-sea __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


hydrothermal vents

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Explain three reasons why bacteria form biofilms

What will be an ideal response?

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A. aggregate B. group C. colony D. population E. cluster

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Genes are expressed at widely different levels in a given cell type. For the scarce mRNAs in cells, what fraction is produced in all cell types (say liver or kidney), and what is the name given to these genes?

What will be an ideal response?

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