Organisms that require gaseous oxygen for metabolism are referred to as

A. facultative aerobes.
B. obligate aerobes.
C. facultative anaerobes.
D. microaerophiles.


B

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Following implantation, the multiplying cells of the human embryo reorganize to form a gastrula which contains the three primary germ layers

A. true B. false

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What molecule determines whether an organism will undergo aerobic or anaerobic respiration?

A.) carbon dioxide B.) glucose C.) oxygen D.) cell membrane

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These antigens are responsible for the rejection of transplanted tissues or organs from donors that are "incompatible." 

A. human leukocyte antigens B. histocompatibility antigens C. HLA D. All of the choices are true.

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