Enterococcal resistance to ampicillin predicts resistance to:
a. vancomycin.
b. aminoglycosides.
c. cephalosporins.
d. linezolid.
C
Ampicillin is a predictor antimicrobial agent used to detect resistance to other derivatives of pe-nicillin-like cephalosporin antibiotics.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
You are surveying biodiversity on a new island chain. You have counted the number of bat species on one island already. The next island is smaller and farther from the mainland than the one you have just surveyed
According to the theory of island biogeography, the total number of its bat species should be ____ than on the current island because the rate of immigration to the new island should be ____ and the rate of extinction should be ____ . Refer to Figure 46.17 in your text for help. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Until recently, most animal clones had serious health problems, such as ____
a. enlarged organs b. reduced brain size
c. trouble gaining weight d. enlarged organs and obesity e. reduced brain size and trouble gaining weight
Bacteria are helpful to humans in many ways, including all of the following EXCEPT which one?
A) production of antibiotics B) breakdown of raw sewage C) digestion of cellulose in the human intestine D) production of soy sauce E) production of vitamins for the human body