The genetic variability of a population is solely dependent on the generation of mutations

a. True
b. False


False

Biology & Microbiology

You might also like to view...

The dance of a honeybee provides information about the ________ a new food source

a. amount of food and flower color of b. quality and quantity of c. competition from other bees at d. direction and distance to

Biology & Microbiology

When a virus persists inside the host in an inactive state, this is specifically referred to as _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Biology & Microbiology

For which of the following set of variables,a chi square test should be applied?

A. Either dependent or independent variable is a discrete variable. B. Discrete dependent variable and continuous independent variable C. Both dependent and independent variables are discrete variables. D. Discrete independent variable and continuous dependent variable.

Biology & Microbiology

A 67- year old patient with severe sepsis undergoes a full infectious work-up upon admittance to the intensive care unit. Cultures of urine, blood, sputum and cerebral spinal fluid are obtained. The cultures do not yield a specific organism, so further analysis of the sample is done to determine the characteristics of the microorganism. The metabolic processes are analyzed in the lab The organism is found to grow throughout the entire tube of broth media. Which of the following terms best describes the oxygen requirement of this organism.

a) obligate aerobe b) microaerophile c) facultative anaerobe d) obligate anaerobe

Biology & Microbiology