How do we know that some of the microbes in our gut are beneficial to us?

What will be an ideal response?


Individuals lacking normal intestinal microbes have defects in the function of the immune system and in wound healing, suggesting that these microbes are essential to our well-being.

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While not all members of ________ are pathogenic, two medically relevant species cause meningitis and gonorrhea in humans

A) Enterobacter B) Neisseria C) Shigella. D) Staphylococcus

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The spiral valve is a specialized structure found within:

a. bony fishes. b. sharks. c. sea turtles. d. lampreys. e. sea birds.

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A person with the genotype XXY will be a ___________ with _________ syndrome and have ________ chromosomes in each cell

a. male, Turner, 47 b. female, Turner, 45 c. male, Klinefelter, 45 d. female, Klinefelter, 47 e. male, Klinefelter, 47Text section: LO5Key Concept: chromosomes and sex determination Level: Basic fact retention

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Osteoblasts deposit ________ on the collagen frame during the development of bone from cartilage

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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