What type of relationship is occurring when one organism feeds on or in another species without immediately killing the host species?

a. predation
b. herbivory
c. parasitism
d. commensalism


c. parasitism

Biology & Microbiology

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Which of the following are examples of tracheophytes?

_____ ferns. _____ mosses. _____ horsetails. _____ liverworts. _____ conifers. _____ oak trees.

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Why is the goose rolling a beer can back to her nest?

a. She's a silly goose. b. She's using the beer can as part of the nest border to protect the eggs. c. She's trying to get nutrition from any source she can. d. She's exhibiting a fixed action pattern that directs her to retrieve any item that even vaguely resembles an egg. e. She's a first-time mother and is in the process of learning the difference between eggs and non-eggs.

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An operon is controlled by a repressor. When the repressor binds to a small molecule, it is released from binding to DNA near the operon. The operon is never expressed if a mutation prevents the repressor from binding to the small molecule. The type of control illustrated is:

A. negative inducible. B. attenuation. C. negative repressible. D. positive inducible. E. positive repressible.

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Which type of life cycle do bacteria have?

A. asexual B. budding C. zygotic meiosis D. sporic meiosis E. gametic meiosis

Biology & Microbiology