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Which of the following is a form of asexual reproduction used by bacteria?

Kuru and mad cow disease are an example of diseases caused by misshaped proteins called ________.

Which reproductive strategy is ideal for rapid spread of a fungus?

phylogenetic tree(2).png  Using the phylogenetic tree above, which point represents the common ancestor of species A and D?

Slender, tube-like filaments.

Which form of reproduction does a donor cell pass DNA to a recipient?

______________ is/are the ultimate source(s) of new alleles in a population.

apes_cladogram.jpg  Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans are members of a clade called the great apes, which shared a common ancestor about fifteen million years ago. Gibbons and siamangs comprise a clade called the lesser apes. Tree-branch lengths indicate elapsed time. Chimps and gorillas are humans’ closest relatives. If humans were removed from the great ape clade and placed in a different clade of their own, this would have the effect of making the phylogenetic tree of the great apes _____.

Which of these are ways humans use bacteria for our own benefit?

phylogenetic tree.png  Using the phylogenetic tree, which of the following is most closely related to species A?