"In the early days of germ theory, contagious diseases
were thought to be caused by fungi or bacteria. In the 1890's, Dmitri
Ivanovski filtered extracts from diseased tobacco plants and discovered
that the disease could be transmitted to new plants through the
filtrate. He concluded that the disease was caused by particles smaller
than bacteria; the tobacco mosaic virus", is partially correct. Dmitri
Ivanovski discovered that filtered extracts from diseased tobacco plants
could be transmitted to new plants through the filtrate. However, it
was Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck who, while replicating
Ivanovsky's experiments, proved that the filtrate contained a new
infectious agent. Beijerinck named this agent a virus.
New oceanic lithosphere is unable to form at mid ocean ridges. This is False. New oceanic lithosphere is able to form at mid-ocean ridges. This is where the New oceanic lithosphere is usually formed
<span>c. only the fittest of sperm and egg combinations will survive.
</span>As opposed to external fertilization, internal fertilization ensures that
NOT:
a. the number of sperm and eggs produced will be equal.
b. all of the sperm will fertilize eggs.
d. sperm will be protected until they can unite with the eggs.
<span>e. sperm and egg will be released simultaneously.</span>
