Which of the Following Hypotheses Could Be Tested Using Microautoradiography

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following hypotheses could be tested using microautoradiography fluorescence in situ hybridization (MAR-FISH) ?

• A) Bacteriorodopsin uses light energy to translocate protons.
• B) Archaea are the main autotrophs in marine water samples taken 300 m below the surface of the ocean.
• C) The microbial community of agricultural soils is more phylogenetically diverse than the microbial community of native prairie soils.
• D) The ammonia monooxygenase gene is present in members of the phylum Verrucomicrobium.

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