Secondary infections that result from the killing of some of the normal microbiota are called (antagonism/superinfections/resistance)

What will be an ideal response?


superinfections

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A. An inhibitor of a protein kinase cascade. B. An inhibitor of Ca2+ release C. An inhibitor of adenylyl cyclase. D. An inhibitor of phospholipase C. E. A phosphatase inhibitor.

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Small, photosynthetic protists found in aquatic habitats are collectively called

a. zooplankton. b. phytoplankton. c. phagoplankton. d. bryophytes. e. chrysophytes.

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Why might bacteria be considered more successful than humans?

A) Humans are resistant to bacterial infections. B) Bacteria have very specialized food sources. C) Bacteria have been evolving for billions of years. D) Bacteria are less diversified than humans.

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In eukaryotes, translation takes place

A. on spliceosomes. B. on the plasma membrane. C. on the nuclear membrane. D. on ribosomes. E. inside the nucleus.

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