Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN: 9781938168116

Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher: OpenStax College

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Chapter 13, Problem 7RQ

Bioremediation includes _____.

a. the use of prokaryotes that can fix nitrogen

b. the use of prokaryotes to clean up pollutants

c. the use of prokaryotes as natural fertilizers

d. All of the above

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Chapter 13 Solutions

Concepts of Biology

Ch. 13 - Figure 13.6 Which of the following statements is...Ch. 13 - The first forms of life on Earth were thought to...Ch. 13 - The first organisms that oxygenated the atmosphere...Ch. 13 - Which of the following consist of prokaryotic...Ch. 13 - Prokaryotes stain as Gram-positive or...Ch. 13 - Prokaryotes that obtain their energy from chemical...Ch. 13 - Bioremediation includes _____. a. the use of...Ch. 13 - What event is thought to have contributed to the...Ch. 13 - Mitochondria most likely evolved from_______. a. a...Ch. 13 - Protists with the capabilities to absorb nutrients...

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