The infective phase of Giardia lamblia is

A. the oocyst
B. the cyst
C. the trophozoites
D. the promastigote


Ans: B. the cyst

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Which of the statements below does not describe quantitative data?

a) the scientist took soil samples to identify the amounts of sand, clay, and silt in the soil b) the scientist measured many leaves on the plant and recorded the data c) the scientist made observations about the color of the plant's leaves d) the scientist recorded the weather conditions in his notebook the days he studied the plant

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

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The two most common types of polyploidy in humans are

A. trisomy and aneuploidy. B. triploidy and haploidy. C. triploidy and tetraploidy. D. tetraploidy and diploidy. E. haploidy and diploidy.

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