Bacteria and Fungi Have Higher C/N Ratios Than Most of the Plant

question 53

True/False

Bacteria and fungi have higher C/N ratios than most of the plant litter they consume.

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Definitions:

Replication

To provide a 3' end to which DNA polymerase adds nucleotides. The RNA primer is later degraded and replaced with DNA.

DNA Replication

The biochemical process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule, critical for cell division and genetic inheritance.

5¢->3¢ Direction

The orientation of nucleic acid chains in DNA and RNA synthesis, indicating the direction from the 5' end (phosphate group) to the 3' end (hydroxyl group).

Replication Fork

Y-shaped structure produced during the semiconservative replication of DNA.