For persons with a certain types of heart defects, including artificial valves or a history of infective endocarditis, antibiotics are often prescribed prior to dental procedures to prevent possible infection. This strategy would be best described as
A) Combined antimicrobic therapy
B) Synthetic therapy
C) Synergy
D) Prophylaxis
D) Prophylaxis
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Place these genes in their temporal order of expression from earliest to latest during Drosophila development.
A. Bicoid, Gap, Homeotic B. Homeotic, Gap, Bicoid C. Homeotic, Bicoid,Gap D. These genes are not expressed at different times during development. They are expressed at the same time, but in a different spatial order. E. Kruppel, gooseberry, even-skipped
What is it called when alleles are randomly lost from a population?
a. mutation b. gene flow c. genetic drift d. nonrandom mating
The most complete fossil skeleton of an
australopith is that of
a. Australopithecus afarensis. b. Australopithecus africanus. c. Australopithecus habilis. d. Australopithecus sebida. e. Australopithecus garhi
Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement regarding metabolism?
A) Few living organisms require raw materials and a constant source of energy. B) Plants get the raw materials they need for life processes entirely from the air. C) Cells maintain life through the breakdown of molecules and energy by chemical and physical processes. D) Cells do not require energy to change molecules from one form to another. E) Animals use energy obtained directly from the sun and chemicals obtained from plants, other animals, air, and water.