Linking Microbiota and Obesity

What will be an ideal response?


•12 obese patients fed 1 of 2 diets for 1 year.
•Compared gut microbiota to lean patients.
•Strong evidence weight may be controlled by microbes.
•Suggests potential new type of treatment.

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The anterior pituitary responds to hormones produced by which organ?

a. pancreas b. adrenal glands c. hypothalamus d. thalamus

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The figure above represents

a. a cephalopod beak. b. a aquatic snail’s "tongue." c. a bivalve penis. d. a squid claw. e. none of these

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In the breakdown of glucose, the first energy-releasing step produces two molecules of

a. phosphoglyceraldehyde (PGAL). b. pyruvate. c. acetyl-CoA. d. lactate. e. acetaldehyde.

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You are working on a written assignment for class and want to include reference to a passage from the book about which you are writing. However, you are having difficulty paraphrasing the section. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable course of action?

A. Put the section in direct quotes and cite the source. B. Get help from the UK writing center on paraphrasing. C. Get help from the instructor D. Ask your roommate for his/her perspective on how they would paraphrase it.

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