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Indicate which represents the smallest proportion of the blood by percent volume. correct answers WBCs and platelets The matrix of the blood is the ______. correct answers plasma What is the hematocrit? correct answers A test that measures the percentage of formed elements in the blood Which substances are found in blood plasma? Select all that apply. correct answers Gases Proteins Water Plasma proteins that play various roles including solute transport and immunity are called ____...

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· Turbidity Measurements - Spectrophotometer sends light through a culture. Light absorbance can give a rough measure of cell density in the tube ·Agrobacterium - Crown-Gall Disease - The crown gall is where the stem of the plant connects with the roots of the plant. Causes tumours, parasitism. THIS IS BAD, we don't want this one. Agrobacterium is the only one that can use opine as a carbon and nitrogen source. It robs the plant of organic carbon. We can use agrobacterium to introduce ne...

Abduction - Movement away from the midline of the body Adduction - Movement toward the midline of the body Aerolar Connective Tissue - Surrounds nerves/vessels •Binds skin to muscles •Subcutaneous layer of skin •Abundant blood vessels •Major site of inflamation Anatomical Position - 1) body erect 2) feet parallel 3) eyes forward 4) arms at side 5) palms forward Anterior - front of the body anterior side - A muscle that crosses on the _____ of a joint produces flexion. apocr...

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Anatomical position - Answer-body erect, feet parallel, eyes forward, arms at side, palms forward Coronal Plane - Answer-any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal (belly and back) sections Transverse Plane - Answer-any horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions Sagittal Plane - Answer-any vertical plane parallel to the median sagittal plane Median Sagittal - Answer-a vertical plane that passes through the midline of the...

microorganisms correct answers microscopic forms of life (too small to see with naked eye) eg. (single cell) bacteria, archea, fungi, protozoa, algae viruses correct answers not living, microscopic; they use biological machinery borrowed from host to replicate (can cause infectious disease) microbes correct answers microorganisms and viruses metabolism correct answers controlled set of chemical reactions that extract energy and nutrients from the environment and transform them into new ...

what shape are cocci? correct answers spherical What shape are bacilli? correct answers rod shaped what shape are vibrio? correct answers bent rods what shape are spirrilium? correct answers spiral shaped what shape is pleiomorphic? correct answers varried shapes can morphology predict physiology, ecology, or phylogeny? correct answers no what selective forces determine morphology of bacteria? correct answers 1 - nutrient uptake efficiency (surface-to-volume ratio) 2 - spirals...

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Anabolism correct answers consumes energy, creation of products Catabolism correct answers breaking things down, releases energy obligate aerobes correct answers require oxygen to function Microaerophiles correct answers grow best in low levels of oxygen Aerotolerant aerobes correct answers not harmed by presence of oxygen, do not use obligate anaerobes correct answers extremely sensitive to oxygen content facultative anaerobes correct answers grow better with oxygen (use ferme...