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Which of the following is true about the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
Which of the following is true about the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
- Gilbert has sampled the microbiome of dolphins' bodies once a day for six weeks.
- The project offers Gilbert a kind of omniscience that he cannot get from his own house.
- The project measures temperature, salinity, and chemical content of the dolphins' environment.
- Gilbert has catalogued all the microbial interactions between dolphins and their environment. (correct)
What does Gilbert analyze as part of the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
What does Gilbert analyze as part of the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
- The dolphins' bodies
- The dolphins' food
- The dolphins' trainers and handlers
- All of the above (correct)
What does Gilbert hope to gain from the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
What does Gilbert hope to gain from the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
- Insight into the connections between microbes in an animal's body and those in the surrounding world (correct)
- An opportunity to study real animals in a real environment
- A better understanding of the dolphins' environment
- Knowledge about the dolphins' daily routine
What makes the Aquarium Microbiome Project unique compared to Gilbert's previous samples?
What makes the Aquarium Microbiome Project unique compared to Gilbert's previous samples?
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What does the text say about the animals in the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
What does the text say about the animals in the Aquarium Microbiome Project?
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