A person who lives in an area where food is severely deficient in iodine may have ___________, which presents with a swollen thyroid gland.
A. hepatitis
B. goiter
C. acromegaly
D. diabetes
E. osteoporosis
B. goiter
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The general term for a state where two organisms live together in close association is ____
a. commensalism b. parasitism c. mutualism d. predation e. symbiosis
When exposed to water, sodium chloride (NaCl) ____
a. dissolves into Na+ and Cl- ions b. crystallizes into a solid c. dissolves into Na- and Cl+ ions d. crystallizes into a liquid e. forms a hydrophobic compound
A pathogen is a disease-causing organism, but not all pathogens are alike. Some pathogens are more dangerous than others. When describing the relative ability of a pathogen to cause disease, we are considering its ________
A) pathogenicity B) virulence C) infectivity D) emergence
In many mammalian species, including bats and most nonhuman primates, there is a bone in the penis, which helps maintain it in an erect state. What is it called?
a. the baculum b. the pendulum c. the colostrum d. the gametogonium