Some bacteria adhere to the surfaces of teeth via their glycocalyces and entrap other oral bacteria. This layer of polysaccharide and entrapped bacterial cells is called

What will be an ideal response?


dental plaque

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a. decrease; two b. increase; two c. decrease; four d. increase; four

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Food traveling through the pharynx would next go to the ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following statements is true

regarding HPV infection? a. There are around 6 million new cases in the US per year. b. Some strains cause genital warts. c. Some strains cause cervical cancer. d. A vaccine can prevent HPV infection. e. All of these are true

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Which of the following is a characteristic of all angiosperms?

A) double internal fertilization B) free-living gametophytes C) carpels that contain microsporangia D) ovules that are not contained within ovaries

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