An ecosystem includes ________ along with ________

A) macroorganisms / microorganisms
B) living organisms / their chemical and physical environments
C) pathogenic organisms / non-pathogenic organisms
D) single celled organisms / multi-cellular organisms


Answer: B

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A. The Gram-negative bacilli may have grown very quickly and overgrew the slower growing Gram-positive cocci. B. The growth temperature may have enabled the growth of the Gram-negative bacilli but not the growth of the Gram-positive cocci. C. The Gram-positive cocci may be an obligate anaerobe and was unable to grow in an ambient air incubator. D. The media used may not support the growth of the Gram-positive cocci. E. All of the choices are possible explanations.

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At the arteriole end of the capillary, more fluid leaves

the capillary than enters as a result of a. osmotic pressure. b. hydrostatic pressure c. gap junctions. d. vasodilation. e. all of these.

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Which of the following should be present in the

human diet in the highest percentage? a. protein b. carbohydrate c. lipid d. vitamins e. minerals

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The virulence factor in Vibrio parahaemolyticus is the thermostable hemolysin (Kanagawa hemolysin).

a. true b. false

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