Nosocomial infections are most often caused by

A) Escherichia coli.
B) Staphylococcus aureus.
C) Enterococcus.
D) Pseudomonas.
E) Klebsiella.


Ans: A) Escherichia coli.

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The muscles of the body wall are derived mainly from which embryonic cell layer in most

eumetazoans?

a. mesoderm b. epiderm c. mesoglea d. endoderm e. ectoderm

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In radishes, long or round are homozygous forms of an incompletely dominant gene, and oval is the phenotype of the heterozygote. If a long radish is crossed with a round radish, which of the following phenotypic ratios of the F2 generation is correct?

A. all round B. all oval C. 1/2 long, 1/2 oval D. 1 long, 2 oval, 1 round E. 1/2 oval, 1/2 round

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Which is an example of a clumped distribution of a population?

A. A tree species releases a poison to defend the soil around its roots, resulting in trees spaced evenly like a grid. B. Multiple species join each other at the waterhole to drink. C. Antelope travel in herds. D. Two male hummingbirds have a confrontation on the border between their territories.

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