Bioluminescent Microbes

question 16

Multiple Choice

Bioluminescent microbes:

• A)may have evolved to remove oxygen from the atmosphere
• B)are often beneficiaries of symbiotic relationships with a larger host,producing light in exchange for nutrients
• C)often have the enzyme luciferase which catalyzes the oxidation reaction that emits light
• D)all of these

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