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, 5. Which group of single-celled microorganisms has many members found growing in
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extreme environments?
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B) archaea
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E) None of the answers is correct.
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7. Which is a list of organelles?
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8. Which list has the cellular components arranged in order of INCREASING size?
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A) amino acid < protein < mitochondrion < ribosome
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development of: z!
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solutes such as oxygen. Except for highly elongated cells, they usually have lengths and
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, 5. Which group of single-celled microorganisms has many members found growing in
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extreme environments?
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7. Which is a list of organelles?
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