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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Yeast cells are frequently used as hosts for cloning because they _____
A) easily form colonies B) can remove exons from mRNA C) do not have plasmids D) are eukaryotic cells
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.
The largest part of the brain of a mammal is the
(a) cerebrum. (b) cerebellum. (c) pons. (d) medulla oblongata.
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