Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and cause diarrheal illness?

A) Plasmodium vivax
B) Toxoplasma gondii
C) Giardia lamblia
D) Trichomonas vaginalis


Ans: C) Giardia lamblia

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A. It connects one cell to another. B. It creates a durable outer covering to increase the strength and rigidity of the cell. C. It provides a communication network whereby chemo-electrical signals can be sent from one area of the cell to another. D. It provides a series of tracks along which vesicles can move throughout the cell.

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Which of the following structures is common to plant and animal cells?

a. chloroplast b. wall made of cellulose c. tonoplast. d. mitochondrion e. centriole

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Chargaff's rules for the pairing of nitrogen bases is

A. A+T = G+C. B. A = C and G = T. C. A = T and G = C. D. A = G and C = T.

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Which group of microbes prefers using oxygen but can survive without it?

A) aerotolerant anaerobe B) obligate aerobe C) facultative anaerobe D) obligate anaerobe E) microaerophile

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