Which of the following components is not part of the plasma portion of blood?
a. sugars, ions, and dissolved gases
b. albumin and other proteins
c. red blood cells (RBCs)
d. water
c
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a. fungal b. viral c. gram-positive d. gram-negative
Conjugation, transduction, and transformation are the three main mechanisms for gene transfer
between bacteria. Compare these three mechanisms in terms of how DNA is transferred.
What will be an ideal response?The letter “D” in the above figure represents
a. photosynthetic cell. b. cuticle. c. epidermal cell. d. leaf surface. e. none of these.
The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined population is ________.
A. medicine B. clinical microbiology C. immunology D. epidemiology E. pathology