Which of the following common epidemiological measurement is calculated by dividing the number of disease-related deaths within a specified period by the number of people with the disease?

A) Morbidity
B) Mortality
C) Incidence


B) Mortality

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What will be an ideal response?

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Monocots demonstrate which of the following characteristics? Select all correct choices

A. vascular bundles located around the outer circumference of the stem B. a vascular cambium that produces secondary xylem C. new roots that consistently form at the bases of stems D. nodes giving rise to single leaves

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The transposon "sleeping beauty" is:

A. a transposon from fish that was reactivated by mutation. B. a transposon from fish that was reactivated by introducing a plasmid that had a functional transposase. C. an artificially constructed transposon based on sequence comparisons of numerous inactive Tc1/mariner transposons. D. a retrotransposon of humans. E. a complex transposon that can move from cell to cell.

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Which of the following is not used as an antiseptic?

A. Chlorhexidine B. 3% hydrogen peroxide C. Aqueous glutaraldehyde D. Iodophor E. Merthiolate

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