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Which of the following is true about bacteria?
Which of the following is true about bacteria?
- Bacteria have a rigid cell wall. (correct)
- Bacteria have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
- Bacterial ribosomes are larger than human ribosomes.
- Bacteria have multiple chromosomes.
What is the advantage of bacteria's small size?
What is the advantage of bacteria's small size?
- Bacteria can break down raw sewage.
- Bacteria have a high surface-to-volume ratio. (correct)
- Bacteria can easily obtain raw materials from the environment.
- Bacteria can produce commercial products.
Where do bacteria obtain raw materials?
Where do bacteria obtain raw materials?
- From commercial products.
- From the soil and air. (correct)
- From other bacteria.
- From human cells.
Which of the following is a key factor that determines the danger of a pathogen?
Which of the following is a key factor that determines the danger of a pathogen?
Which disease caused a deadly pandemic in 1918, killing an estimated 50 million people worldwide?
Which disease caused a deadly pandemic in 1918, killing an estimated 50 million people worldwide?
What is the main function of the lymphatic system?
What is the main function of the lymphatic system?
Which statement about prions is true?
Which statement about prions is true?
Which defense mechanisms are referred to as nonspecific and present at birth?
Which defense mechanisms are referred to as nonspecific and present at birth?
What is the process called when complement proteins create large holes through the bacterial cell wall?
What is the process called when complement proteins create large holes through the bacterial cell wall?
What do the activated complement proteins do when they form protein complexes?
What do the activated complement proteins do when they form protein complexes?
Which of the following is true about lymphatic vessels?
Which of the following is true about lymphatic vessels?
What aids the flow in lymphatic vessels?
What aids the flow in lymphatic vessels?
What is the main function of lymph nodes?
What is the main function of lymph nodes?
What is the largest lymphatic organ in the body?
What is the largest lymphatic organ in the body?
Which lymphatic tissue lies at the back of the nasal passages?
Which lymphatic tissue lies at the back of the nasal passages?
Which statement about the skin's barrier function is true?
Which statement about the skin's barrier function is true?
What enzyme is found in tears and saliva that kills many bacteria?
What enzyme is found in tears and saliva that kills many bacteria?
What is the primary function of mucus in the body?
What is the primary function of mucus in the body?
Which of the following is true about diarrhea?
Which of the following is true about diarrhea?
What is the purpose of beneficial bacteria in the body?
What is the purpose of beneficial bacteria in the body?
How do beneficial bacteria reach the small and large intestine?
How do beneficial bacteria reach the small and large intestine?
What is the complement system?
What is the complement system?
Which of the following is true about bacterial infections?
Which of the following is true about bacterial infections?
Which of the following is true about viruses?
Which of the following is true about viruses?
Which of the following is true about viral infections?
Which of the following is true about viral infections?
Which of the following is true about prions?
Which of the following is true about prions?
Which of the following is true about bacterial ribosomes?
Which of the following is true about bacterial ribosomes?
What is the main function of bacterial cell walls?
What is the main function of bacterial cell walls?
What is the advantage of bacteria's high surface-to-volume ratio?
What is the advantage of bacteria's high surface-to-volume ratio?
Which lymphatic tissue often enlarges during early childhood but usually shrinks after age 5 and disappears by puberty?
Which lymphatic tissue often enlarges during early childhood but usually shrinks after age 5 and disappears by puberty?
Which of the following is NOT one of the key attributes of the skin that make it an effective barrier against pathogens?
Which of the following is NOT one of the key attributes of the skin that make it an effective barrier against pathogens?
Which defense mechanism traps small particles and microorganisms, preventing them from gaining access to the cells beneath?
Which defense mechanism traps small particles and microorganisms, preventing them from gaining access to the cells beneath?
Which of the following is true about vomiting?
Which of the following is true about vomiting?
Which of the following is true about the complement system?
Which of the following is true about the complement system?
What happens when complement proteins form protein complexes?
What happens when complement proteins form protein complexes?
What is the primary function of the complement system?
What is the primary function of the complement system?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterial infection and killed an estimated 25-40% of the European population between 1348 and 1350?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a bacterial infection and killed an estimated 25-40% of the European population between 1348 and 1350?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a mosquito-borne virus and resulted in devastating neurological damage and microcephaly among babies born to infected women?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a mosquito-borne virus and resulted in devastating neurological damage and microcephaly among babies born to infected women?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a zoonotic virus and has become the biggest infectious challenge that the world has faced in 100 years?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a zoonotic virus and has become the biggest infectious challenge that the world has faced in 100 years?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a prion infection and has no known cure?
Which of the following diseases is caused by a prion infection and has no known cure?
Which of the following is true about bacterial infections?
Which of the following is true about bacterial infections?
What is the purpose of beneficial bacteria in the body?
What is the purpose of beneficial bacteria in the body?
Which of the following is true about viruses?
Which of the following is true about viruses?
Which statement about prions is true?
Which statement about prions is true?
Which of the following is true about the lymphatic vessels?
Which of the following is true about the lymphatic vessels?
What is the main function of the spleen?
What is the main function of the spleen?
What is the function of the thymus gland?
What is the function of the thymus gland?
What is the function of the tonsils?
What is the function of the tonsils?
Which of the following is true about probiotics and prebiotics?
Which of the following is true about probiotics and prebiotics?
What is the main function of the complement system?
What is the main function of the complement system?
What is the purpose of beneficial bacteria in the body?
What is the purpose of beneficial bacteria in the body?
Which defense mechanisms are referred to as nonspecific and present at birth?
Which defense mechanisms are referred to as nonspecific and present at birth?
