Entropy is a measure of an increase in
A) high-level energy.
B) kinetic energy.
C) potential energy.
D) organization.
E) randomness.
E
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A. Defects in anterior-posterior patterning B. Migration into the wrong area C. Homeotic transformation D. Apoptosis
Bacterial endospores and fungal endospores are the same thing.
a. true b. false
One type of archaeon, Haloquadratum walsbyi, is shaped like a postage stamp with dimensions of 2 µm x 3 µm x 0.25 µm. What advantage would this shape provide?
A. This shape increases the surface to volume ratio enabling more efficient nutrient uptake. B. This shape is more conducive to the formation of biofilm communities. C. This shape is difficult for phagocytic cells to attach to and engulf. D. This shape enables this bacteria to float on surfaces and obtain better light exposure.
Viruses defy characterization as living organisms even though they possess nucleic acids and proteins. The reason why viruses are not considered to be alive is because they
A. cannot form spontaneously. B. cannot reproduce without a host cell. C. form spontaneously. D. lack genetic material.