Which of the following is NOT an example of symbiosis?
A) bacteria in the human colon
B) tapeworm in the human intestine
C) tuberculosis in the human lung
D) protozoa in termites
E) microbes crossing the placenta to the fetus
E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: Symbiotic Relationships Between Microbes and Their Hosts
Learning Outcome: 14.1
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A. growth potential B. optimum C. range D. carrying capacity
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A) a genome-wide association study with a large number of SNPs, using pooled DNA samples B) genome-wide linkage analysis studies of families whose members have otosclerosis C) a candidate gene case-control association study with genes known to be involved in ear development D) comparison of gene expression among otosclerosis patients E) allelic heterogeneity studies for a gene expected to be involved