Destruction of most microbial life on living tissue
A. Sterilization
B. Disinfection
C. Decontamination
D. Antisepsis
D. Antisepsis
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True or False: a cellular reaction with a G of 8.5 kcal/mol could be effectively coupled to the hydrolysis of a single molecule of ATP
A. true B. false
Answer the following questions using the five groups listed below:
A. These bacteria can live in water of very high salt concentration. B. The only bacteria that uses the noncyclic photosynthetic pathway. C. These bacteria live in temperatures that are not usually conducive to life. D. These are the most diverse monophyletic group of bacteria. E. These produce CH4.
Which of the following proteins are part of the first line of defense against microbial invasion?
A) dermcidins B) TLRs C) NOD proteins D) C3 and C5 E) interferons
Ca2+-pumps in the plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum are important for _____________
(a) maintaining osmotic balance. (b) preventing Ca2+ from altering the activity of molecules in the cytosol. (c) providing enzymes in the endoplasmic reticulum with Ca2+ ions that are necessary for their catalytic activity. (d) maintaining a negative membrane potential.