Cellulose microfibrils give the plant cell wall its tensile strength.

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true

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Alexander Fleming discovered the compound penicillin in 1928 after his observations on the antibacterial effects of the mold Penicillium chrysogenum on which of the following microbes?

A) Staphylococcus aureus B) Escherichia coli C) Saccharomyces cerevisiae D) Salmonella enterica

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