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What term is used to describe the association between ascomycetes and certain genera of green algae or cyanobacteria?
What term is used to describe the association between ascomycetes and certain genera of green algae or cyanobacteria?
Which type of host harbors the infective stage of a parasite?
Which type of host harbors the infective stage of a parasite?
What term describes a symbiotic relationship where different microorganisms occupy the same ecological niche without affecting each other?
What term describes a symbiotic relationship where different microorganisms occupy the same ecological niche without affecting each other?
Which category of parasites attaches to the skin or invades the superficial tissues of the host's body?
Which category of parasites attaches to the skin or invades the superficial tissues of the host's body?
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What type of microorganisms are considered resident on the skin?
What type of microorganisms are considered resident on the skin?
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Which factor affects the skin's microflora by driving many resident microbiota into a dormant state?
Which factor affects the skin's microflora by driving many resident microbiota into a dormant state?
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What is the main focus of microbial ecology?
What is the main focus of microbial ecology?
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Which term describes the relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped?
Which term describes the relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped?
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What is the characteristic of commensalism?
What is the characteristic of commensalism?
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Which type of symbiosis involves one organism remaining outside the other?
Which type of symbiosis involves one organism remaining outside the other?
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What defines mutualism as a symbiotic relationship?
What defines mutualism as a symbiotic relationship?
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What do symbionts refer to in the context of symbiotic relationships?
What do symbionts refer to in the context of symbiotic relationships?
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