Which of the following is a way prokaryotic DNA can be altered by bacteriophages?

a. through binary fission
b. through mitosis
c. through conjugation
d. through transduction


d. through transduction

Bacteriophages are a kind of virus that only infect bacteria, and they can translocate genetic material from one prokaryote to another through transduction.

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The potential energy in a molecule of ATP is held in the:

A. carbon-carbon bonds of the sugar. B. repulsion of the phosphate groups from each other. C. the carbon-nitrogen bonds of the base. D. the carbon-oxygen bonds of the sugar. E. repulsion of the sugar and the base.

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RNA differs from DNA in that:

a. RNA pairs cytosine with uracil. b. RNA pairs thymine with uracil. c. RNA is double-stranded and DNA is single-stranded. d. RNA is single-stranded and DNA is double-stranded.

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To what does RNA polymerase bind to begin the process of transcription?

A) promoter B) structural gene C) codon D) anticodon

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Microbes such as Geobacter metallireducens obtain energy from organic matter under anaerobic conditions by using MnO2 as a/an ________ ________.

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

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