The anthrax attack of fall 2001 was accomplished by mailing the agent in ordinary envelopes. This method of delivery took advantage of the ability of Bacillus anthracis to produce (aerosols/endospores/spores)

What will be an ideal response?


endospores

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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In a PET scan a patient is injected with radioactively labeled glucose. Why would cancer cells take up more of the radioactive glucose than surrounding non-cancerous tissues?

A. Because they produce more enzymes found in glycolysis. B. Because they require more oxygen to metabolize glucose. C. Because they are more sensitive to radiation. D. Because they are less sensitive to radiation. E. Because they rely more on oxidative phosphorylation than glycolysis to produce ATP.

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During the day, an open stomata loses about ____ molecule(s) of water for every molecule of carbon dioxide it takes

in. a. 1 b. 10 c. 25 d. 100 e. 400

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What macromolecule is made from the instructions contained in a typical gene?

A) ATP B) phospholipid C) polysaccharide D) protein

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