Treatment of fungal infections is more difficult than treatment of bacterial infections because the greater metabolic similarity between the fungi and their hosts limits the ability of a drug to have a selective toxicity.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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a. paraphyletic b. polyphyletic c. monophyletic d. haplophyletic e. multiphyletic

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The primer used for DNA replication

a. is a short strand of RNA added to the 3? end. b. is needed only once on a leading strand. c. remains on the DNA after replication. d. ensures that there will be a free 5? end to which nucleotides can be added. e. is added to only one of the two template strands.

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A scientific name contains the ____ names. 

A. genus and specific epithet B. kingdom and species C. order and genus D. phylum and order

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Which one of the following is most resistant to chemical biocides?

A) gram-negative bacteria B) gram-positive bacteria C) mycobacteria D) protozoan cysts E) viruses with lipid envelopes

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