Bacterial cells such as escherichia coli transfer pieces of genetic material in a process called

a. binary fission.

c. conjugation.

b. mitosis.

d. sexual reproduction.

What term describes the condition of a desert mouse that lowers its metabolic rate and "sleeps" during the hot day? turgid hibernation estivation normal sleep pattern

Some plants on the coast of the ocean have the unique ability to take in salt water. Marsh plants are able to take in the salt water and separate the salt so that they can use the water for photosynthesis.

Certain prokaryotes and eukaryotes adapt to changing environments by changing the unsaturated hydrocarbon tails of the plasma membrane. a. True b. False

Is chrysoberyl a mineral

Which of the following is a type of passive transport? endocytosis. exocytosis. proton pumps. osmosis

Which process takes place in meiosis but not in mitosis

Which process would enable a white blood cell to ingest a bacterium?

Elements are composed of atoms of at least two different types. a. True b. False

The flat area surrounding the mouth of the Mississippi River is covered with rich sediments important to farming in this area. These sediments are deposited at a rate of 80,000 tons per year.

What place are sloths found?