The aerobic cellular respiration (release of energy from food) of carbohydrates occurs in the 

A. lysosome.
B. mitochondrion.
C. chloroplast.
D. flagellum.


B. mitochondrion.

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Which one of the following statements about pH is incorrect?

A. An acidic solution has a higher concentration of protons than hydroxide ions. B. Physiological pH is defined as the pH of pure water, 7.0. C. Some cellular compartments have different pH values than others. D. The pH of a solution can range from 0 to 14. E. A solution of pH 5 has a proton concentration 100 times greater than a solution of pH 7.

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The structure of bacterial chromosomes differs from that of eukaryotic organisms in all of the following except:

a. bacterial chromosomes are typically cir-cular. b. the genes are polycistronic. c. the bacteria have two copies of each chromosome. d. bacterial mutations are easily transmitted or inherited.

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Cytoplasmic inheritance refers to genes found in ____

a. sex chromosomes b. mitochondria and chloroplasts c. viruses d. bacteria e. linkages

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Which of the following is true for both instinct and learning? 

A. They generate the correct response in all cases. B. They can be altered by an animal during its lifetime. C. They allow an organism to respond to changes in its environment in an appropriate manner. D. Both are inherited behaviors.

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