Endemic Means a Species ____

question 36

Multiple Choice

Endemic means a species ____.  

• A) evolved in one geographic region and lives nowhere else
• B) is on its way to extinction
• C) feeds only on one type of food
• D) is extinct in the wild
• E) is completely extinct

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Definitions:

Promoter

A region of DNA that initiates transcription of a particular gene, controlling gene expression.

Gene

A unit of heredity made up of DNA, located on chromosomes, that encodes information necessary to build and maintain an organism's cells and pass traits to offspring.

DNA Nucleotide Sequence

The arrangement of nucleotides (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) in a strand of DNA, determining genetic information.

Posttranscriptional Processing

The series of modifications that RNA transcripts undergo after transcription, including splicing, editing, and polyadenylation.