Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question

question 4

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question.

A space probe returns with a culture of a microorganism found on a distant planet. Analysis shows that it is a carbon-based life-form that has DNA. You grow the cells in ¹⁵N medium for several generations and then transfer them to ¹⁴N medium. Which pattern in the figure would you expect if the DNA was replicated in a conservative manner?

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D

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Definitions:

Intercultural Communication

The process of exchanging meaningful information between individuals or groups from different cultural backgrounds.

Advantage

A condition or circumstance that puts someone or something in a favorable or superior position.

Ethnocentrism

The act of judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.

Stereotyping

Assigning a wide range of generalized attributes to an individual on the basis of membership in a particular culture or social group.