One way in which small viruses package more information into a very small genome is to use overlapping genes so that the same base sequence is read in more than one reading frame.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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a. autophotoproduction b. bioluminescence c. luminarianism d. autoillumination e. bioillumination

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Filtrate that is removed from the blood is collected

by the a. loop of Henle. b. glomerulus. c. distal tubule. d. proximal tubule. e. Bowman’s capsule.

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Some kinds of shrimp obtain food by cleaning parasites from the surface of fish. This can be termed mutualism because 

A. neither participating member is damaged. B. both members benefit from the relationship. C. the shrimp benefit and their hosts are not injured. D. the host fishes cannot survive without the shrimp.

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Which of the following spirochete-caused diseases is transmitted by an arthropod?

A. Pinta B. Leptospirosis C. Relapsing fever D. Yaws E. Syphilis

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