If a gene were transferred naturally by a bacterium from a plant genome to an insect genome, it would
be an example of:
a. transgender activity.
b. genome shuffling.
c. horizontal gene transfer.
d. genome switching.
e. restriction.
C
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A. insects. B. chelicerates. C. myriapods. D. crustaceans. E. hemichordates.
Organisms that take up inorganic nutrients and convert them to organic molecules such as carbohydrates and proteins are called _______________
A. predators B. consumers C. herbivores D. primary producers E. heterotrophs
Which of the following obtain both energy and
carbon from organic compounds?
a. photoautotrophs b. chemoautotrophs c. photoheterotrophs d. chemoheterotrophs e. more than one of these
All of the following are teratogens except _____
1. thalidomide 2. tetracycline 3. medical X-rays 4. Toxoplasma gondii 5. alcohol