The chronic use of the ________ class of drugs can result in decreased effectiveness of antibiotics, anticoagulants, and steroids.

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


barbiturate

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The nuclear envelope is a single lipid layer.

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

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Which two of the following statements are true regarding the human microbiome?

a. the human microbiota carries many more genes than the human genome b. healthy people harbor potentially dangerous pathogens, but these are in low abundance c. viruses present in healthy humans infect only the microbiota, not the human cells d. many sites of the human body are sterile, notably the lungs and brain.

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Which of the following is characteristic of eukaryotic cells?

A) binary fission B) membrane-bounded nucleus C) peptidoglycan cell wall D) 70S ribosomes E) smaller than 5 µm in diameter

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