Up to 70% of travel-associated gastrointestinal diseases are caused by

A) Salmonella
B) Enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli
C) Shigella dysenteriae
D) E. coli O157:H7
E) Enteroinvasive E. coli


B) Enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli

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A) human papillomavirus B) Neisseria gonorrhoeae C) Chlamydia trachomatis D) HIV

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In humans, a deletion from chromosome 5 typically leads to severe mental retardation and a malformed larynx; this

disorder is known as ____.

a. Turner syndrome b. Down syndrome c. cri-du-chat d. Triple-X syndrome e. Klinefelter syndrome

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Which of the following act as the brakes of the cell cycle and prevent cells from dividing too quickly?

a. oncogenes b. proto-oncogenes c. cyclins d. tumor suppressor genes

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Cardiac glycosides, molecules causing a drastic effect on vertebrate heart function, are produced as defensive chemicals by plants belonging to

A. the grass family. B. the mustard family. C. the bean family. D. the poison ivy, oak, and sumac families. E. the milkweed and dogbane families.

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