Why Was Cahokia Significant

question 36

Multiple Choice

Why was Cahokia significant?

• A) Cahokia was the largest city in the Maya empire and contains pyramids similar to those found in Egypt.
• B) Cahokia was the center of Mayan culture.
• C) Cahokia was a large city located in present-day Mexico that served as the main trading center for the entire area.
• D) Cahokia was a mythical city where many Indians believed life in North America began.
• E) Cahokia was the largest metropolis on the Mississippi River that built its economy on river-borne trade.

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Definitions:

Recombinant Organisms

Organisms that have been genetically engineered by inserting DNA from a different organism to gain desired traits.

Sticky Ends

are the single-stranded overhangs left after DNA is cut by certain restriction enzymes, which can bond with complementary sticky ends of other DNA fragments.

Restriction Enzymes

Restriction enzymes are proteins that cut DNA at specific nucleotide sequences, used in molecular biology for DNA manipulation and analysis.

Single-Stranded Ends

The ends of DNA or RNA molecules that are not paired with a complementary sequence in double-stranded structures.