The process in which a hollow tube forms between two prokaryotes and genetic information is exchanged is called

a) lytic infection

b) conjugation

c) binary fission

d) prophage

What pigment is used in human vision? A) chlorophyll a B) beta-carotene C) retinal D) vitamin A E) ferredoxin

The scientific method can be best described as a plan or a set of

An article in the journal Nature presents the original research results of a recent experiment by a group of biochemists primary source secondary source Primary or secondary?

A colony of termites was exposed to an atmosphere of 100 percent oxygen for three days. the insects were not immediately harmed by the treatment, but the protozoa that lived in the termites' guts were eliminated.

A man pushes a lawn mower with a force of 200N across 50N meters of his lawn. How much work did the man perform?

Refer to the introductory section of the chapter entitled "Earthbound Extraterrestrial? Or Just Another Microbe in the Mud?" Which of the following statements would be a feasiblehypothesis? A. If microbes do not have phosphorus, they will die. B.

Processes and packages proteins and lipids in the cell

The largest reservoir of nitrogen is found in which of the following? A. earthworms B. marine organisms C. atmosphere D. trees

An oncogene is: Select one: a viral gene with no relation to the host cells genes. b. a mutated form of a proto-oncogene. c. a bacterial gene that causes cancer in the host. d. always seen in human cancer cells. e.

For some reason (not yet understood) more male babies are conceived (born) than female. By childhood the number of boys and girls is the same. what is the possible explanation for the higher mortality (both before and after birth) of male babies?