We tend to think of fungi as being bad. What are some ways in which fungi benefit humans?
What will be an ideal response?
Fungi provide us with antibiotics, they flavor our foods (blue cheese, miso, etc.), and they ferment plant products to produce bread, wine, and beer.
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Consider a mutation that occurs in the gene for the progesterone receptor so it no longer can bind progesterone. What would be the effect of such a mutation?
A. The uterine lining would be maintained throughout the menstrual cycle. B. The uterine lining would not increase to a level able to support pregnancy. C. The uterine lining would be shed continuously. D. The uterine lining would be shed as usual throughout the menstrual cycle.
Species are threatened by habitat _____
a. fragmentation b. degradation c. destruction d. all of these
Which statement concerning production of bryophyte reproductive cells is true?
a. Spores and gametes are produced by meiosis. b. Spores and gametes are produced by mitosis. c. Spores are produced by meiosis, whereas gametes are produced by mitosis. d. Spores are produced by mitosis, whereas gametes are produced by meiosis. e. Spores and gametes are both used for sexual reproduction.
Freshwater is most likely to be polluted
A) by oil spills in ocean water moving inland. B) as a result of eutrophication. C) by contaminants from aquifers moving to surface waters. D) from organic solvents and farming chemicals in surface water runoff. E) by radioactive waste seeping from nuclear reactors.