Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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2. Explain the endosymbiotic hypothesis of the origin of mitochondria, hydrogenosomes, and chloroplasts. List two pieces of evidence that support this hypothesis.
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 1MICh. 1.1 - MICRO INQUIRY How many of the taxa listed in the...Ch. 1.1 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 1. How did the methods used...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 1.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Why ore the probionts pictured above...Ch. 1.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Why does the branch length indicate...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 1.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. Explain the...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 1.2 - Prob. 4CC
Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 1.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 1.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 1.3 - Prob. 4CCCh. 1.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 2. How did Winogradsky and...Ch. 1.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 3. Briefly describe the...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 1.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 5. List all the activities...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1RCCh. 1 - Prob. 2RCCh. 1 - Compare, Hypothesize, Invent 2. Why arent viruses,...Ch. 1 - Compare, Hypothesize, Invent 4. Would microbiology...Ch. 1 - Compare, Hypothesize, Invent 5. Some individuals...Ch. 1 - Compare, Hypothesize, Invent 10. Support this...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5AL
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