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Which of the following is a positive impact of microorganisms in agriculture?

  • Microorganisms enhance soil fertility and promote plant growth (correct)
  • Microorganisms have no impact on soil fertility or plant growth
  • Microorganisms cause soil infertility and hinder plant growth
  • Microorganisms only impact soil fertility but not plant growth
  • What is the role of Rhizobium bacteria in agriculture?

  • Rhizobium bacteria have no impact on legume roots or plant nutrition
  • Rhizobium bacteria only fix nitrogen in non-legume roots
  • Rhizobium bacteria fix nitrogen in legume roots, providing essential nutrients to plants (correct)
  • Rhizobium bacteria hinder nitrogen fixation in legume roots, leading to nutrient deficiency in plants
  • Which microorganism aids in nutrient uptake in plants?

  • Mycorrhizal fungi (correct)
  • Rhizobium bacteria
  • Soil bacteria
  • Yeast
  • What is the role of yeast in food production?

    <p>Yeast helps to leaven bread and ferment beverages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the overall focus of the text?

    <p>Positive and negative impacts of microorganisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Antigens inside a cell are bound to class I MHC molecules, and brought to the surface of the cell by the class I MHC molecule, where they can be recognized by the T cell. If the TCR is specific for that antigen, it binds to the complex of the class I MHC molecule and the antigen, and the T cell destroys the ______.

    <p>cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A cytotoxic T cell is a T lymphocyte that kills ______ cells, cells that are infected by intracellular pathogens (such as viruses or bacteria), or cells that are damaged in other ways.

    <p>cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Most cytotoxic T cells express T-cell receptors (TCRs) that can recognize a specific ______.

    <p>antigen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In order for the TCR to bind to the class I MHC molecule, the former must be accompanied by a ______ called CD8.

    <p>glycoprotein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A cytotoxic T cell is also known as TC, cytotoxic T lymphocyte, CTL, T-killer cell, cytolytic T cell, CD8+ T-cell or ______.

    <p>killer T cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

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