Microbiology: An Introduction Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
Microbiology: An Introduction Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (13th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
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Algae refers to a diverse group of aquatic organism. It has the ability to convert sunlight into food and energy by a process called photosynthesis. In aquatic ecosystem, algae are the primary source to produce oxygen, food, and energy. It has the ability to absorb nutrients and other trace metals. Lichen is a combination of both algae and fungi occurring in in a symbiotic relationship. Lichens act as a major source in ecosystem to produce soil, source of nitrogen and habitat for other organism.

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19. On the diagram below a. Label the three pictures as: DNA; polypeptide; or RNA. b. Label the arrows as: translation or transcription/RNA processing. c. Add the following details to the diagram. Promoter region TATA box Transcription start site Transcription terminator Intron (A,B,C,D) Exons (1,2,3,4,5) Splice sites 5' cap 5' UTR (untranslated region) 3' poly A tail 3' UTR (untranslated region) Translational start (AUG) Translational stop (UGA, UAG, or UAA) N and C ends of polypeptide 0000
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