An epidemic of the life-threatening disease, cholera, due to water pollution would probably result in 

A. no change in population of the area.
B. an immediate increase in the numbers of persons in the lower social castes of the population.
C. a decrease in population, which is probably not permanent.
D. a slight increase because resistant people will reproduce immediately.


C. a decrease in population, which is probably not permanent.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following is not an essential component of the eukaryotic initiation stage of translation?

A. 40S ribosome B. eIF2 C. GTP D. N-formylmethionyl-tRNAfMet

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Many species of terns nest on the ground in seabird colonies. However, if nests are too close together, aggression will

break out. This tends to produce a(n) ____.

a. near-uniform population distribution b. opportunity for predation c. clumped population distribution d. opportunity for exponential growth e. random population distribution

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The spore-releasing structure found in the zygomycetes is called a ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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