In the Ames test, bacteria can mutate, even if they cannot grow.

A) True
B) False


B) False
Feedback: This statement is false because mutation involves the replication of DNA, DNA is replicated when bacteria grow/divide.

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The longer this structure is the greater is an animal's capacity to conserve water and to concentrate

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Which of the following can only be viewed by electron microscopy?

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