Pathogenic microorganisms and their hosts live in a close association with one another known as:

A. sociality
B. mutualism
C. parasitism
D. commensalism
E. biofilms


C. parasitism

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A) homologous / gene families B) paralogous / functional genes C) orthologous / gene families D) homologous / functional genes

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In a stratified lake, the warmer and less dense layer is called the

A) epilimnion. B) hypolimnion. C) hyperlimnion. D) thermocline.

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Which of the following phyla is a member of the Parazoa?

a. Nemertea b. Porifera c. Rotifera d. Ctenophora e. Echinodermata

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Which tissue type is a sheet-like tissue with

one surface always facing a body cavity or an external environment?

a. dense connective b. muscular c. epithelial d. nervous e. loose connective

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