Strep infections caused by strains of Streptococcus bacteria are responsible for ________ .
a. heart failure
b. scarlet fever
c. myocardial infarction
d. endocarditis
e. rheumatic fever
e. rheumatic fever
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As you are analyzing the blood sample of a human patient, you note an abnormally high number of erythrocytes. Predict the effects of this situation.
A. The ease of flow for the blood could decrease. B. Immune function would improve. C. More nutrients would reach cells. D. Less oxygen would reach the tissues.
Which of the following statements is a testable scientific hypothesis?
A) Antioxidants from food are better than antioxidants from a vitamin pill. B) Eating fish reduces the chance of having a stroke. C) Embryonic stem cell research will allow scientists to find a cure for diabetes. D) Smoking makes people less attractive.
Which of the following is NOT an example of synthetic biology?
A) assembling gene sequences together into genome and creating a living organism from it B) creating a new metabolic pathway that produces a previously unidentified compound C) developing a novel polyvalent vaccine D) making Escherichia coli phototrophic
The most common chronic blood-borne infection in the U.S. is
A. hepatitis A B. hepatitis B C. hepatitis C D. hepatitis D