Many bacteria and fungi have a difficult time surviving on our food if the food is very salty. The best explanation for this is...

What will be an ideal response?


that the salt in the food creates a hypertonic environment for the bacteria and fungi

Biology & Microbiology

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a. they arose once in a common ancestor of beaked groups. b. they arose multiple times in different bird lineages. c. they are a product of convergent evolution among birds. d. they are not a genetically determined trait, and thus independent characters. e. they arose one time in one bird lineage

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Which formula defines total lung capacity?

a. IC+ERV+TV+IRV b. RV+ERV+IRV+FRC c. RV+ERV+TV+IRV d. IC+VC+FRC

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The pigments responsible for the color of red algae are the prodigiosins

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The first organisms to adapt to life in intertidal zones were probably ____

a. plants b. cyanobacteria c. green algae d. fungi e. animals

Biology & Microbiology