As the first steps in creating recombinant DNA molecules were taking place, scientists immediately realized that

modifying the genetic information in ____________________, a bacterium from the human gut, could be potentially
dangerous. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Escherichia coli
E. coli

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Which statement is true of all protists?

a. They exhibit true multicellularity. b. They are encased in silica-based shells. c. They contain complex organelles and nuclei. d. They live in large colonies of identical protists.

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Which of the following describes most

accurately the process of DNA cloning?

a. set of laboratory procedures that consist of cutting a segment of DNA with restriction enzymes b. set of laboratory procedures that consist of isolation of a DNA fragment from a living organism and insertion of it into a plasmid c. set of laboratory procedures that uses living cells to make many identical copies of a DNA fragment d. set of laboratory procedures by which a DNA fragment is transferred from a living organism to a SNP chip e. the manipulation of DNA fragments in a laboratory using modern techniques of molecular biology

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A —CH3 group is a(n) __________ group

a. carboxyl b. hydroxyl c. amino d. methyl e. carbonyl

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Lichens are most typically formed by the symbiotic association of an alga or cyanobacterium and a(n):

a. zygomycete. b. ascomycete. c. basidiomycete. d. glomeromycete.

e. chytridiomycete.

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