Term used by microbiologists to describe a cause of a disease
What will be an ideal response?
etiological agent
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Match the following items with the correct phrases.
_______1. Measles _______2. Viral hemorrhagic fever _______3. Chickenpox _______4. Smallpox _______5. Cold sores A) Ebola virus B) Herpes simplex virus C) Variola virus D) Varicella-zoster virus E) Rubeola virus
The physical barrier of the skin and the mucus produced by the epithelial cells lining body cavities ____
a. activate the complement system b. release histamines c. facilitate the production of antibodies d. comprise the innate immune system e. protect the body from infection by pathogens
Match the pathway with the characteristic or example.
A) fungi B) lysosome passage C) C4 plants D) carbon assimilation E) succulents F) nucleic acid replication G) C3 plants H) salvage pathway 1) Calvin cycle 2) glycolate pathway 3) Hatch-Slack cycle 4) crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM)
The structural integrity of bacteria is to peptidoglycan as the structural integrity of plants is to _____
a. lignin b. cellulose c. chitin d. sporopollenin e. secondary compounds