Biota - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIO 242 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED Which defenses are considered nonspecific and innate? A. Primary defense B. Secondary defense Differentiate between the components of the primary and secondary lines of defense. PRIMARY: Physical and chemical barriers SECONDARY: Phagocytosis, inflammation, fever, antimicrobial proteins What region of the human body is safeguarded by fatty acids, acidic pH, lactic acid, and a resilient cell barrier with its own normal biota? ...

Soil biological quality after 36 years of ley-arable cropping, permanent grassland and permanent arable cropping Nick van Eekeren a, *, Lydia Bommele´ b , Jaap Bloem c , Ton Schouten d , Michiel Rutgers d , Ron de Goede e , Dirk Reheul b , Lijbert Brussaard e a Louis Bolk Institute, Department of Organic Agriculture, Hoofdstraat 24, NL-3972 LA Driebergen, The Netherlands bGhent University, Department of Plant Production, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium cWageningen Univers...

Which of the following is not a structure used for bacterial adhesion? - Cilia True or False: A fetus can get an infection when a pathogen in the mother's blood is capable of crossing the placenta to the fetal circulation and tissues. - True The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period of time compared with the healthy population is the ______. - incidence rate True or False: The infectious dose of Giardia is about 10 cells. This means that if less than 10 ce...

Principle Components of Soil -Air 25% -Water 25% ^ (healthy soil composition, those two vary from 50-0% to 0-50%) -minerals ~45% -Organics ~5% (again healthy soil it varies) % are by volume not mass Soil Dynamic natural body having properties due to the combined effects of climate and biota as modified by relief acting on parent material over time. 5 thing that affect soil Active: -climate -biota Passive: -parent material -time Modifying: -relief (topography) Bios...

Most common STD - CORRECT ANSWER Chlamydia (1.7 mil cases) Skin normal biota is coagulase-negative staph, cornybacterium, and microbacterium smegmatis - CORRECT ANSWER males (all ages) Skin normal biota staph and corynbacterium - CORRECT ANSWER females (prepuberty and post-menopause) Normal biota of the skin for reproductive-age females in some cases- they carry it asymptomatically - CORRECT ANSWER GBS Normal biota of the skin for ___________ includes Enterobacteriace...

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SCSC 301 Questions and Answers Already Passed Which horizon is not part of the soil solum? C Organic matter in soil typically accounts for ____% or less of the soils total volume. 5% Pore space in soil may contain either _____ or _____ Air Water Soils are the result of ______ and biota acting on parent material over time as modified by ______ Climate Topography Though plants depend on soil for growth, which of the items below is found in soil, but not required for plant growth? Carbon dioxid...

SCSC 301 exams 1,2,3,4 latest update graded A+ A soil with 25% _____ and 25% ______by volume is close to ideal -water; organic matter -Air; mineral matter -Air; water -Mineral matter; organic matter Air; water Soil is a dynamic natural body having properties due to the combined effects of _______ and biota as modified by ________ acting on parent material over time. -climate; topography -Time; Weather -Topography; parent material -Biota; climate -Weather; topography climate; topography A ...

A soil with 25% _____ and 25% ______by volume is close to ideal -water; organic matter -Air; mineral matter -Air; water -Mineral matter; organic matter correct answer: Air; water Soil is a dynamic natural body having properties due to the combined effects of _______ and biota as modified by ________ acting on parent material over time. -climate; topography -Time; Weather -Topography; parent material -Biota; climate -Weather; topography correct answer: climate; topography A soil ...

CRSS/ FANR 3060 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% VerifiedCRSS/ FANR 3060 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% VerifiedCRSS/ FANR 3060 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% VerifiedCRSS/ FANR 3060 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Verifiedsoil - ANSWER--layer(s) of generally loose mineral and/or organic material -affected by physical, chemical, & biological processes -usually hold liquids, gases and biota and support plants -non-renewable resource soil functions - ANSWER-anchorage for plan...