Eggs can contain bacteria such as Salmonella. explain why cooking eggs make them safe to eat.

What will be an ideal response?


Cooking eggs will denature (or kill) any harmful bacteria as it is protein based. The eggs must be cooked at a certain temperature for this to work properly, somewhere around 1500 F.

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Which of the following macronutrients is rarely deficient?

a. Carbon b. Hydrogen c. Oxygen d. Zinc e. Carbon Dioxide

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Joshua has O type blood and the Bombay phenotype. His partner, Alice, has AB blood and does not

have the Bombay phenotype, but her mother does. What are the possible blood types of the children of Joshua and Alice? A. A, B, and O B. A and O C. B and O D. All O E. A and B

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Polyploid organisms ________

A) are transgenic B) are created from ES cells C) are knockout organisms D) have different numbers of each chromosome E) have extra complete sets of chromosomes

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