Having legs longer than your arms is an example of:
a. an allometric growth pattern.
b. an allopatric growth pattern.
c. an adaptive growth pattern.
d. paedomorphosis.
e. a preadaptation.
a
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A. Gazelles B. Rhinos C. Giraffes D. Elephants E. Hyenas
Why is the protein-first hypothesis not accepted by most scientists?
a. Proteins cannot be catalysts. b. There is no known mechanism of protein self-replication. c. Of all of the macromolecules, only DNA can self-replicate. d. There is no evidence that proteins can store information. e. Proteins are too complex to have been the first "polymers of life."
The breakdown of pyruvate in the Krebs cycle
results in the release of a. energy. b. carbon dioxide. c. oxygen. d. hydrogen. e. all except oxygen.
Methanogenic Archaea may use ALL of the following substrates to create methane EXCEPT
a. carbon dioxide. b. methanol. c. pyruvate. d. glucose.