What advantage do proteorhodopsin-containing organisms have over other heterotrophic microbes in the open ocean?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Bacteria that contain proteorhodopsin can obtain energy and therefore persist in the open ocean even when limited by carbon substrates. Other heterotrophic microbes have a more restricted metabolic capacity and therefore are at a disadvantage to proteorhodopsin-containing cells when carbon is the limiting nutrient.
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a. brain b. lungs c. liver d. stomach e. skin
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a. alpha cells b. beta cells c. delta cells d. F cells e. gamma cells
Genetic experiments have revealed the relationship between the observable traits of an organism, or ________, and the genetic constitution of an organism, or ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Plantae and Animalia are two examples of:
a. species b. genus c. phylums d. kingdoms