A person is exposed to rotten wood with fungal growth and develops blastomycosis. No one taking care of him/her becomes ill. Blastomycosis is an example of a ________ disease

A) contagious
B) subacute
C) chronic
D) noncommunicable
E) latent


D

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A) easily form colonies B) can remove exons from mRNA C) do not have plasmids D) are eukaryotic cells

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Why are most bryophytes less than 10 cm tall?

A. They lack a cuticle. B. They are seedless. C. They have underdeveloped stomata. D. The have conducting cells instead of tracheids. E. They have no H2O transport mechanisms.

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The largest part of the brain of a mammal is the

(a) cerebrum. (b) cerebellum. (c) pons. (d) medulla oblongata.

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Match the following items with the correct phrases.

_______1. An arachnid ectoparasite; one species causes human scabies; larval forms of some species are referred to as “chiggers.” _______2. An insect ectoparasite; the vector of plague. _______3. An arachnid ectoparasite; the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. _______4. Pediculus humanus var. corporus; an infestation with these insects is known as pediculosis; in the trenches in World War I, these were known as “cooties.” _______5. An insect called Phthirus pubis. _______6. An arachnid ectoparasite; the vector of Lyme disease. a. body louse b. “crab” louse c. flea d. mite e. tick

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