Initial characterization of streptococcal species is based on __________.

A) bile esculin hydrolysis
B) the type of hemolysis exhibited
C) CAMP reaction
D) bacitracin sensitivity


B) the type of hemolysis exhibited

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Before the evolution of complex nervous systems, animals with very simple nervous systems could engage in the following behaviors, except:

A. finding a mate. B. obtaining food. C. choosing a suitable habitat. D. regulating internal body functions. E. sensing chemical cues in the environment.

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If you contrast the salt and water balance adaptations of freshwater and saltwater fishes, you find that

A. freshwater fishes do not drink water. B. saltwater fishes do drink water. C. freshwater fishes actively transport salts into their bodies at the gills. D. saltwater fishes actively transport salts out of their bodies at the gills. E. All of the choices for this question are correct.

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Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most likely to produce the correct answer?

What will be an ideal response?

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Ornithosis, caused by ________, is usually a pneumonia-like disease but can sometimes lead to hepatitis or endocarditis.

A. Chlamydia trachomatis B. Chlamydophila pneumoniae C. Chlamydophila psittaci D. Rickettsia prowazekii E. Orientia tsutsugamushi

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