If you were studying a soil sample from another planet and you discovered some interesting specimens that seemed to be alive, what procedure could you use to verify that they were indeed alive?
What will be an ideal response?
Using the scientific method, you would perform experiments to verify that the items in question demonstrated all of the properties of life.
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a. Microsporum gypseum b. Trichophyton verrucosum c. Microsporum audouinii d. Epidermophyton floccosum
A(n) __________ is a hybrid, with two nonidentical alleles (Aa). Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)
Symptoms of phenylketonuria (PKU) may be minimized or suppressed by a diet low in
a. serine. b. glycine. c. phenylalanine. d. proline. e. glutamic acid.
When molecules are broken apart in
respiration, a. the heat produced is used to drive biological reactions. b. the oxygen in the compounds that are broken apart is used as an energy source. c. the energy released is channeled into molecules of ATP. d. ATP is converted into ADP. e. ADP is released as a waste product