The branch of microbiology that deals with diseases of humans and animals is called ________ microbiology.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


medical

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Vascular tissue cells that join end to end in tubelike columns are known as ____

a. sclerenchyma b. tracheids c. collenchyma d. parenchyma

e. vessel elements

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The most common defect in color vision, termed red-green color blindness, results from a faulty opsin gene.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the percentage of Icelandic children whose bacterial infections were caused by bacteria resistant to penicillin rose at an alarming rate

After public health officials initiated a campaign to reduce the use of penicillin, resistance dropped off. (See the accompanying figure.) This observation is consistent with the hypothesis that ________. A) bacteria generate mutations so that they can evolve in order to become better adapted to their environment B) the use of antibiotics generates mutations in bacteria that affects their resistance C) antibiotics really have no effect on bacterial resistance; such fluctuations are natural and occur whether we use antibiotics or not D) bacterial populations evolve in response to the selection pressure imposed by antibiotics

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The ascomycetes are named for their characteristic reproductive structure called a(n) ________.

A. ascocarp B. hypha C. thallus D. ascus

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