Environmental Microbiology

Why are mountain ranges and polar ice caps not considered true biomes?

What are two ways igneous rocks are formed

The mRNA for an Alzheimer-related gene is 2400 nucleotides long when isolated from neurons, but 2900 nucleotides long when isolated from glial cells. Genomic DNA isolated from the two cell types show the identical nucleotide sequence.

What climate and growing conditions do cranberries require

Cells require which of the following to form cilia or flagella?

Which of the following is a social consequence of global fuel dependence? a. rising costs of oil b. increase in atmospheric pollution levels c. poverty causing lack of access to fossil fuel resources d. an increase in the production of fossil fuels

The following flow of energy takes place in one ecosystem: alga → insect → larva flatworm → fish. Which trophic level has the most energy to pass on to the next? flatworm alga fish insect larva

Consider an experiment in which an Hfr strain of E. coli bacteria with the StrS, his+, met + alleles in its genome is mixed with an F - strain of E. coli with the StrR, his-, and met - alleles in its genome.

All fingerprints are invisble to the naked eye

These are organism that come from the same cell and are genetically identical to one another