Drugs that are bacteriostatic

A. kill bacteria.
B. promote bacterial growth.
C. inactivate bacterial spores.
D. inhibit the growth of bacteria.


D

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Without proofreading, the rate of errors in DNA replication in bacteria is as high as about one for

every ____ nucleotides assembled.

a. 10 to 100 b. 100,000 to 1,000,000 c. 1000 to 10,000 d. 10,000,000 to 100,000,000 e. 100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000

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What two structures must interact in order to translate an mRNA into a polypeptide?

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Why are neocallimastigomycetes being studied for biofuel production?

A. They can ferment glucose into alcohol. B. They can generate methane. C. They provide energy to power fermentation. D. They can release fermentable sugars from structural polysaccharides. E. They can extract pollutants from biofuel starting materials.

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