Which of the following statements describes the law of segregation?

a. Two alleles will be inherited together during gamete formation.
b. Two genes will be inherited together during gamete formation.
c. Two alleles will segregate during gamete formation.
d. Two genes will segregate during mitosis.


c. Two alleles will segregate during gamete formation.

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While examining the sequence of nucleotides in the replicon region of bacterial DNA, you note an abundance of adenine and thymine base pairs. This leads you to conclude that this particular section of the DNA must be the

A. oriC site. B. ter site. C. Shine-Delgarno sequence. D. Pribnow box.

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Consider the transition from water to land for plants. Reproduction that was not tied to water was an important adaptation allowing plants to exploit truly terrestrial habitats. Animals faced the same challenge when moving from water to land

What was the single most important adaptation that led to the uncoupling of reproduction and the need for water? A. amniotic egg B. internal fertilization C. loss of flagellated sperm

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Transcription of ribosomal RNA is primarily the function of

A) primase. B) RNA polymerase I. C) RNA polymerase II. D) RNA polymerase III. E) mitochondrial RNA polymerase.

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If 100,000 units of energy are contained within the trees in the diagram above, ____ units of energy are stored within the ___. 




A. 1,000; spiders
B. 10; humans
C. 100; fish
D. 1,000; frogs

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