Which of the following statements is supported by the evidence from the tree
A. All the anole species in this tree do not share a common ancestor.
B. Anolis coelestinusis more closely related to Leiocephalus carinatusthan to any other anole species.
C. Anolis coelestinusis the oldest anole species.
D. The anole species on Puerto Rico and Hispaniola evolved from a common ancestor.
Answer: D. The anole species on Puerto Rico and Hispaniola evolved from a common ancestor.
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A. infect broad-leaved plants and cause crown gall disease. B. are important nitrifying bacteria that convert nitrite to nitrate. C. are free living soil bacteria that fix nitrogen. D. grow symbiotically in root nodules of legumes where they fix nitrogen.
Survival on land for organisms is difficult because of the problem of
A. desiccation. B. pollination. C. syngamy. D. spore germination. E. coevolution.
A pure or mixed sample of known microbes added to food is a(n) ________.
A. fermenter B. aerator C. leavening D. flavor inducer E. starter culture
How many nucleotides comprise one codon?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6 e. 16