Which Statement About Endospores Is True

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which statement about endospores is true?

• A) More than one endospore can be produced by each parent cell.
• B) Endospores can survive harsh environmental conditions.
• C) Endospores contain some cytoplasm but not nucleic acid.
• D) Endospores are enclosed within two soft cell walls.
• E) An endospore is a reproductive structure.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Behavior Genetics

A field of study that examines the role of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors.

Epigenetics

Analysis of how changes in the expression of genes, as opposed to changes in the genetic code, influence organismal variations.

Epigenetic Effect

An epigenetic effect involves changes in gene expression that are not attributable to alterations of the DNA sequence itself but are heritable; these can result from environmental factors, behaviors, and experiences.