Listeria monocytogenes is a species of rod-shaped bacteria. How would L. monocytogenes be affected if its actin-like cytoskeletal proteins were no longer functional?
A. It will be less efficient at exchanging materials with its environment.
B. It will be able to store more nutrients.
C. It will be able to secrete mucilage and aggregate as part of a biofilm.
D. It will no longer be able to undergo binary fission for reproduction.
E. It will become a spirochaete.
A. It will be less efficient at exchanging materials with its environment.
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A. true B. false
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A. a molecule. B. an organism. C. an organ. D. an organelle. E. a cell.
Four of the following statements about the Poouli are true. Which one is false?
a. It is a honeycreeper.
Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 10 b. It is probably extinct. c. It is an outlying member of its group. d. It is morphologically distinct from others in its group. e. It is found in Fiji.
Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
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