The presence of the pathogen in the blood called (bacteremia/parasitemia/viremia) is a defining feature of African sleeping sickness
What will be an ideal response?
parasitemia
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Protozoan Diseases of the Nervous System
Learning Outcome: 20.19
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Name the fluid-filled interior of the chloroplast
A) Thylakoids B) Stroma C) Grana D) None of these
Until the early 1800s, scientists believed that molecules of life could only be made _____
a. by prokaryotes b. by organisms with RNA genomes c. inside hydrothermal vents d. by protocells e. inside living organisms
Joan and her doctor notice a suspicious lump in her breast. Joan also has a family history of breast cancer. Which of the following is not a likely next step as they work to determine the cause of the lump?
A. performing a diagnostic mammogram B. genetic testing for mutations in the BRCA1 gene C. taking a biopsy of the lump to look for the presence of cancer cells D. performing a mastectomy to remove all breast tissue in that breast
The disease, sickle-cell anemia is common in malaria-infested areas because individuals that are heterozygous for the gene (AS) have enhanced resistance to malaria over normal individuals (AA). Individuals with severe sickle-cell anemia (SS) usually die before reproduction. If this population moves to an area without malaria, what will happen to the allele frequency of the A allele over time?
A. It will go up because there is no sickle cell anemia. B. It will go up because there is no malaria. C. It will go down because there is no malaria. D. It will go down because there is no sickle cell anemia.