Which Technique Could You Use to Determine Whether the Flagellum-Like

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which technique could you use to determine whether the flagellum-like structure you are observing is made of the protein flagellin or the protein tubulin?

• A) Cell fractionation
• B) Light microscopy
• C) Biochemical analysis
• D) Cell culturing techniques
• E) Videography of living cells

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Definitions:

Survival of the Fittest

A concept in natural selection suggesting that individuals or species that are most adaptable to their environment have a better chance of surviving and reproducing.

Charles Darwin

A 19th-century English naturalist, geologist, and biologist best known for his contributions to the science of evolution by natural selection.

Species

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, forming the principal natural taxonomic unit below a genus.

William Graham Sumner

A prominent American sociologist and economist known for his contributions to social Darwinism and conflict theory.