Explain how the discipline of biochemistry grew out of the science of microbiology

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Some of the first experiments in biochemistry are attributed to Louis Pasteur in his research on the causes of fermentation. His research was extended by Eduard Buchner, who showed that enzymes produced by microbial cells are responsible for the phenomenon of fermentation. Later, in the early 20th century, Kluyver and van Niel advocated the use of microbes in research on basic biochemical reactions, which they maintained are common to all living things. Further advances in biochemistry were made as microbiologists such as Beadle and Tatum and Avery and his colleagues explored the nature of the genetic material and its function using microorganisms as model systems.

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can be used for movement?

a. Hemichordata b. Echinodermata c. Cnidaria d. Arthropoda e. Chordata

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Which hormone is involved in a negative

feedback relationship with the anterior pituitary and the hypothalamus?

a. aldosterone b. epinephrine c. norepinephrine d. cortisol e. ACTH

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Which of the following statements about the big bang model is false? a. The big bang model proposes that the universe began when a single giant star exploded

b. Scientists can estimate the age of the universe by measuring the movements of galaxies. c. Evidence that all galaxies are moving away from one another supports the big bang model. d. The big bang is believed to have occurred 13 to 15 billion years ago.

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Shiga toxin is dangerous to humans because it is an _____

a. endotoxin that kills cells b. endotoxin that illicit an immune response c. exotoxin that interferes with protein synthesis by intestinal cells d. exotoxin that disrupts nerve cell function e. exotoxin that can overwhelm the immune response and decrease blood pressure

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