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1. Which of these bacteria perform photosynthesis?
Select one:
a. clostridia
b. cyanobacteria
c. mycobacteria
d. spirochetes
2. Which type of RNA transports the DNA master code to ribosomes?
Select one:
a. messenger (mRNA)
b. transfer (tRNA)
c. ribosomal (rRNA)
d. single-stranded (ssRNA)
3. Pieces of genetic material that are contained within bacteria but replicate
independently of the cell’s chromosomes are called which of the following?
Select one:
a. genomes
b. plasmids
c. RNA
d. viruses
4. Which of the following is a characteristic of RNA, but not of DNA?
Select one:
a. It is a double-stranded, helical molecule.
b. It is copied during transcription.
c. The complementary based paired with adenine is thymine.
d. The sugar that is a component of the molecular backbone is ribose.
5. Which of the following is a random change in the DNA arising from errors in
replication?
Select one:
a. crossing over
b. induced mutation
c. spontaneous mutation
d. transmutation