Please explain how horizontal gene transfer is different than sexual reproduction
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
HGT is decoupled from reproduction; HGT can occur between distantly related species; HGT is not reciprocal.
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A. convergent evolution B. endosymbiosis C. horizontal gene transfer D. convergent evolution and endosymbiosis E. horizontal gene transfer and endosymbiosis
Match the choice on the left with the correct choice on the right.
A) green plant B) +?G; nonspontaneous C) heat absorbing D) heat releasing E) portion of the universe F) an example of a state variable G) -?G; spontaneous H) bioluminescence I) animal 1) example of biological work 2) phototroph 3) chemotroph 4) endergonic 5) exothermic 6) endothermic 7) system 8) pressure
Which type of lipid is most important to the structure of biological membranes?
a. fat b. wax c. phospholipid d. neutral fat e. triglyceride
The correct operational sequence of the three
processes listed below is I. glycolysis II. electron transport chain III. Krebs cycle a. I >>> II >>> III. b. II >>> I >>> III. c. III >>> I >>> II. d. II >>> III >>> I. e. I >>> III >>> II.