Answer:
e. horizontal transfer of genes from a marine bacterium
Explanation:
Horizontal gene transfer is the transfer of genetic material from one independent mature bacterium to another and creates new gene combinations in the recipient bacterium. It mostly occurs between the bacterial of different species and is responsible for the spread of new genetic traits such as antibiotic resistance, digestion of specific substances, virulence, etc.
Transfer of genetic material from the donor to host bacteria can occur in three ways: transformation, transduction, and conjugation. According to the given information, marine Bacteroidetes have enzymes required to digest porphyran and agarose. <em>B. plebeius</em> might have acquired the genes for these enzymes from marine Bacteroidetes by horizontal gene transfer. This resulted in its ability to digest the marine seaweed while its close relative species cannot do so.
Answer:
In the English language, the word scent is used specifically for a kind of smell that is pleasant or has fragrance.
On the other hand, in the English language, the word smell is used to describe any kind of odour. The odour might be pleasant or not pleasant. It can be good as well as bad. Smell refers to any kind of smell which our olfactory receptors can determine.
Answer: B) ferns
Algae, liverworts and moss are examples of plants with no
real stems, leaves or roots and are also known as nonvascular plants. Plants
with true roots are known as vascular plants. Vascular plants have real roots, stems and leaves and contain vascular tissues.
