Heavy metal and oxidizing agent disinfectants damage (DNA/enzymes/membranes), interfering with microbial metabolism

What will be an ideal response?


enzymes
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: Chemical Methods of Microbial Control
Learning Outcome: 9.25

Biology & Microbiology

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Stem cells in bone marrow will develop into

a. muscle cells. b. bone cells. c. blood cells. d. skin cells. e. nerve cells

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Traits which by logic should show less genetic variation because of their close association with reproduction fall into which category?

A) life-history traits B) behavioral traits C) physiological traits D) morphological traits

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Bush beans grow as small bushes rather than as vines because their internodes are short and they branch close to the apical meristem. Which substance, if applied to a bush bean, might cause it to elongate its internodes and grow as a vine?

A) a cytokinin B) a gibberellin C) abscisic acid (ABA) D) ethylene

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