A ________ is a noncellular infectious agent with a protein coat wrapped around genetic material

a. vector
b. virus
c. viroid
d. prion
e. bacteriophage


b

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A) Cristae                                                                                E) Flagella 

B) Electron transport chain                                                     F) Plasma membrane 

C) Microtubules                                                                      G) Citric acid cycle 

D) Glycolysis                                                                          H) ATP 

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The ?-jelly roll of the Lpt system functions to

A. help translocate assembled LPS across the outer membrane of the bacterial cell. B. help attach the O-antigen to core oligosaccharide moieties during synthesis of LPS. C. help anchor the newly positioned LPS on the bacterial cell surface. D. help hide lipid A from the hydrophilic periplasm during LPS transport to the membrane.

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Epidemic curves were prepared by plotting number of cases of disease on the Y-axis and dates on the X-axis. Graph would show a sustained increase in cases over a period of time until source is identified and eliminated.

A. Propagated Epidemic B. Point-source Epidemic C. Common-source Epidemic

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All of the following are helminths except

A) Tapeworms B) Roundworms C) Trypanosomes D) Flukes E) Pinworms

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