Plasma from a sick mouse is filtered across a membrane that has a 200 nm pore size. If the filtrate is still infectious when injected into a healthy mouse, then the pathogen is most likely a(n)

A. archaean.
B. parasitic worm.
C. bacterium.
D. fungus.
E. virus.


Answer: E

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A. ammonia, urea B. urea, ammonia C. uric acid, urea D. urea, uric acid E. uric acid, ammonia

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All coastal shores have one feature in common: they are alternately exposed and submerged by the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Refer to Figure 31-3. The structures labeled 1 are used for:A

feeding.
B. reproduction.
C. attachment.
D. movement.
E. protection.

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In glycolysis, for each molecule of glucose oxidized to pyruvate _____

A) two molecules of ATP are used and two molecules of ATP are produced. B) two molecules of ATP are used and four molecules of ATP are produced. C) four molecules of ATP are used and two molecules of ATP are produced. D) two molecules of ATP are used and six molecules of ATP are produced.

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