Horizontal gene transfer can occur through several mechanisms. why is this relevant to humans? a. bacteria can divide quickly using binary fission. b. bacteria can exchange genes for resistance to antibiotics in this way. c. viruses can infect bacteria, inserting their genetic material into the bacterial dna. d. bacteria are never beneficial to humans.

The phlogiston theory in the 17th century attempted to explain burning. the theory stated that combustable objects contained a material called phlogiston, a substance without mass, color, odor, etc. after objects burned, the objects were dephlogistonated and were then in their true form. the phlogiston theory was accepted until the 18th century, when lavoisier proved that combustion requires a gas that has mass. phlogiston is considered a) to be scientific knowledge b) not to be scientific knowledge c) to be proven by scientific method d) to be accepted in the modern scientific community

Explain nonnuclear inheritance. ~ ap biology

When elements that form a mineral dissolve in hot water, they form a mixture called a(n) a)geode b)vein c)evaporation d)crystallization e)magma f)lava g)solution h)gem