Given the Putative Ancestry of Giardia's Mitosome, What Should We

question 58

Multiple Choice

Given the putative ancestry of Giardia's mitosome, what should we predict is true of the mitosome?

• A) It has electron transport systems that use oxygen as the final electron acceptor.
• B) It has a double membrane.
• C) It has thylakoids.
• D) It contains microtubules, arranged in the "9 + 2 pattern."
• E) It contains 80S (eukaryotic) ribosomes.

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Definitions:

Nondeclarative Memories

A type of long-term memory that doesn't require conscious thought to recall, such as skills and experiences, also known as procedural memory.

Prefrontal Lobes

The front part of the frontal lobes of the brain, involved in higher cognitive functions such as decision making, planning, and moderating social behavior.

Temporal Lobes

The regions of the brain located beneath the Sylvian fissure on both cerebral hemispheres, involved in processing auditory information and encoding memory.

Information-Processing Model

A cognitive approach that compares the mind to a computer, emphasizing how information is input, processed, stored, and retrieved.