A bacterium may acquire some foreign genetic information


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a. mitosis b. fertilization c. cleavage d. meiosis e. gametogenesis

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The activated sludge method can be stopped by the presence of toxic industrial wastes

Indicate whether this statement is TRUE or FALSE.

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198 The planktonic form of cnidarians is called a medusa

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is the OH? concentration of a solution having a pH of 2?

a. 1 × 10?12 b. 1 × 10?10 c. 1 × 10?7 d. 1 × 10?2 e. 1 × 10?

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