Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9781260231700
Author: Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 28, Problem 6A
While studying an ancient lake you discover that the water in the lake had an exceptionally high concentration of salt. What type of bacteria would you have expected to live in this lake?
a. cyanobacteria
b. thermoacidophiles
c. methanogens
d. halophiles
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Ch. 28.1 - Describe the contributions of Leeuwenhoek and...Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.1 - Prob. 3LOCh. 28.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 28.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 28.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 28.2 - Distinguish between chemical and biological...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.2 - Explain how the Miller-Urey experiment (among...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 4LO
Ch. 28.2 - Explain the role of biomolecules in chemical and...Ch. 28.2 - List the four stages of the evolution of life, and...Ch. 28.2 - Compare and contrast the “primordial soup” and the...Ch. 28.2 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 28.3 - List some of the major criteria that are used to...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.3 - Distinguish between halophiles, thermoacidophiles...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 28.3 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 28.3 - 3. Describe adaptations that allow archaea to...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 28.4 - Identify the major structural features of...Ch. 28.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 28.4 - Explain why bacteria are considered to be...Ch. 28.4 - List several major bacterial diseases of humans...Ch. 28.4 - Prob. 1QTCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 2QTCCh. 28.4 - Prob. 3QTCCh. 28.4 -
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