Based on their experiment with T2 bacteriophages, Hershey and Chase concluded that
A. DNA replication is semiconservative.
B. the phage coat contains the genetic material.
C. DNA functions as the genetic material.
D. A always pairs with T and G always pairs with C.
E. virulent bacteria can transform nonvirulent bacteria.
C. DNA functions as the genetic material.
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True or False: The populations of all species except humans have experienced some decline during the Anthropocene period
A. true B. false
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Each citric acid cycle will produce two carbon dioxide molecules and one ATP molecule. 2. The electron transport chain is the first component of aerobic respiration. 3. Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism, is an obligate anaerobe, meaning it requires oxygen to survive. 4. Triglycerides store about the same amount of energy as carbohydrates. 5. Autotrophic eukaryotes, such as plants, convert sunlight into carbohydrates in organelles called chlorophylls.
Bacteriophages are
a. large bacteria. b. pathogenic bacteria. c. viruses that infect bacteria. d. virus-eating bacteria. e. viruses that infect eukaryotic cells.
Which of the following is used to sterilize items that should not, or cannot, be exposed to heat or water?
A) ethylene oxide B) formaldehyde C) hydrogen peroxide D) calcium hypochlorite E) triclosan