Who of the following was the first to observe and accurately describe microorganisms?

A. van Leeuwenhoek
B. Pasteur
C. Tyndall
D. Lister


Answer: A

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A. oxygen. B. nitrate. C. NAD. D. an inorganic molecule. E. oxygen, nitrate, AND an inorganic molecule.

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a. condensation b. oxidation reduction c. hydrolysis

d. decomposition e. acid-base

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The enzyme terminase is responsible for

a. formation of eukaryotic centromeres. b. packaging a phage genome into its capsid. c. the decondensation of eukaryotic chromatin. d. supercoiling bacterial DNA. e. formation of eukaryotic telomeres.

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