Oral infections with herpes simplex virus 1 can lie dormant in nerve cells for years, and when a patient becomes stressed, the virus is released, forming cold sores on the lips. While lying dormant the virus is in which of the following states?

a. Lysogenic
b. Symptomatic
c. Latent
d. Replicative
e. Infective


c. Latent

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Which one of the following applies to the phylum Ctenophora?  

A.  often bioluminescent marine animals B.  protostome C.  coelomate D.  deuterostome E.  Parazoa

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The _____ cycle is a sedimentary cycle

a. phosphorus c. nitrogen b. carbon d. water

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The hardening of the arteries is known as ____

a. arteriosclerosis b. atherosclerosis c. high cholesterol d. a heart attack e. angioplasty

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