Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Use the table to answer the following question.

 

Organism Appearance Habitat/Activity Nutrient Acquisition Reproduction
A Microscopic, unicellular, with a flagellum Swims around in freshwater pools Envelops and consumes other microscopic organisms Mates with others; young bud off
B Shaped like a basketball, covered with purple filaments, multicellular Rolls slowly across grassy fields Thrives with access to only freshwater and sunlight Mates with others; young emerge from hardened spherical structures
C Hard and branched, multicellular, covered in a sticky coating Attached to rocky surfaces Traps insects in sticky coating and ingests them No mating; releases winged young that fly off and affix to bare rocks
D Multicellular with cell walls Mostly sessile Absorption from the environment Disperses spores ballistically
A researcher is studying animals on a previously undiscovered island, home to many unfamiliar organisms, and decides to survey them using the research equipment at hand. The researcher observes them in detail, and makes the notations shown in the table.

 

Which of the organisms listed is most likely to contain genes encoding enzymes that can fix carbon from CO2?

 
a) organism A
b) organism B
c) organism C
d) organism D
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