Parasitism, competition, and predation are density-independent factors that help control population size.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Parasitism, competition, and predation are density-dependent, not density-independent, factors that help control population size.

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Which of the following traits is not a characteristic of Staphylococcus aureus ?

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Enzymes are named based on the substrate that they bind. This is possible because

- enzymes all have the same shape. - enzymes are used up in the reaction. - an enzyme binds one specific substrate. - enzymes speed up the rate of a reaction. - an enzyme is only associated with one metabolic pathway.

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