After ten years of hard work and intensive study, you complete your PhD in botany. Your dissertation is celebrated in your field, and your adviser informs you that you can choose any plant in the world to continue your research. Without hesitation, you choose one of the strangest plants on the planet, the Welwitschia! But this rare species, the singular in its genus, can be found in only one place. Where must you travel to research this bizarre and fascinating plant?
a. Siberia
b. New Guinea
c. Namib
d. Tibet
c. Namib
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A botanist is comparing the metabolic pathways for photosynthesis in cyanobacteria and in redwood trees. What do you expect she will find?
A. These two pathways will demonstrate dramatic differences. B. These pathways will utilize two very chemically different types of chlorophyll. C. These two pathways will actually be quite similar, though subtle differences may exist. D. It is impossible to compare metabolic pathways used in bacteria and eukaryotes.
The DNA of an organism is made up of subunits called ________.
A. histones B. amino acids C. polymerases D. mRNA E. nucleotides
There are about ____ identified species of vertebrates
a. 2,000 b. 5,000 c. 30,000 d. 50,000 e. 125,000
The fleshy edible portion of an apple is a(n)
A. seed. B. embryo. C. gamete. D. ovary.