Many basic aspects of cell and molecular biology come from the study of model organisms, including fungi, however, fungal model organisms could not be not be used to study
A) nuclear DNA replication.
B) nitrogen fixation.
C) 10,000 separate individuals of the same species.
D) chitin biosynthesis.
E) gene function in regulating calcium metabolism.

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Fungi cannot perform nitrogen fixation, which is a process carried out by certain bacteria to convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable forms for plants and other organisms. Therefore, fungal model organisms cannot be used to study nitrogen fixation.

Many Basic Aspects of Cell and Molecular Biology Come from the Study