When aerosols containing pathogens spread disease from a distance of less than one meter, it is considered

A) vector transmission.
B) waterborne transmission.
C) contact transmission.
D) airborne transmission.


Ans: C) contact transmission.

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Parenchyma and pith are cells derived from

a. meristem tissue b. ground tissue c. vascular cambium tissue d. cork cambium tissue e. epidermal tissue

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Reproductive methods among the ________ are the most advanced of any fish.

A. Osteichthyes (bony fish) B. Placodermi (armored fish) C. Acanthodii (spiny fish) D. Chondrichthyes (sharks)

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Evolution does not violate the second law of thermodynamics because

A. living organisms are not subject to the second law. B. Earth is not a closed system; it constantly receives an input of energy from the sun. C. evolution is a random process; it does not require an input of energy. D. the disorder generated by extinction balances the order created by evolution.

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