Prokaryotes Are Classified as Belonging to Two Different Domains

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Multiple Choice

Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains.What are the domains?

• A)Bacteria and Eukaryotes
• B)Bacteria and Protists
• C)Bacteria and Fungi
• D)Bacteria and Archaea

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Definitions:

Character Displacement

The tendency for two similar species to diverge (become more different) in areas where their ranges overlap; reduces interspecific competition.

Limiting Resource

An environmental resource that because it is scarce or unfavorable tends to restrict the ecological niche of an organism.

Genetic Mutations

Permanent alterations in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, leading to variations in the phenotype of an organism, which can be beneficial, neutral, or harmful.

Precipitation

Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.