The mycolic acid outer membrane of genus Mycobacterium make the cell wall extremely ________ and impenetrable to many antibiotics.

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hydrophobic

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A. Species A, Species B, Species C, and Species D B. Species A, Species B, Species E, and Species F C. Species E and Species F D. Species C, Species D, and Species E E. Species C, Species D, Species E, and Species F

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When muscles cells are deprived of oxygen, the heart still pumps. What must the heart cells be able to do?

A. derive sufficient energy from fermentation B. continue aerobic metabolism when skeletal muscle cannot C. transform lactate to pyruvate again D. remove lactate from the blood E. remove oxygen from lactate

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Most of the microbes that live in the water and soil are _____, meaning that they live off of decomposing matter

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A chromosome's gene sequence that was A?B?C?D?E?F?G before damage and A?B?C?F?G after is

an example of a. inversion. b. deletion. c. duplication. d. translocation. e. crossing over.

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