A lab technician needs to answer the question of whose DNA was found at a crime scene. Which biotechnology would best help her answer that question?

Which of the following produces carbon dioxide? a. plants b. animals c. decomposers d. all of the above

Viruses can be transmitted through air, water, food, insect bites, and direct skin contact. once a virus gains entry into the body, it invades a host cell in order to? a. synthesize antibodies for defense b. deactivate the host cell's defenses c. access cell processes for reproduction d. metabolize host proteins and grow

Which of the following statements best distinguishes a hypothesis from a theory? a. theories are hypotheses that have been proved. b. hypotheses are guesses; theories are correct answers c. hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power. d. theories are proved to be true; hypotheses are often contradicted by experimental results.