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MCB 2610 exam 2 Question and answers verified to pass 2024/2025 MCB 2610 exam 2 Listeria monocytogenes - correct answer Gram positive rods, no spores or capsules, facultative anaerobe, only has flagella when growing below 30C it has a wide range of temperatures that it can grow in ( 1-45C) It is a virulent food borne pathogen and intracellular parasite, that is found in raw milk, cheeses, veggies, processed meat. 18 people died in Nova Scotia due to coleslaw contamination with sh...

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Adaptive vs. Innate Immune Response - CORRECT ANSWER Adaptive - "specific response" Has immunological memory Later response (3-7 days) Uses B and T cells Effectiveness increases with exposure Innate- "nonspecific response" 1st line of defense Response within 12 hours Lacks immunological memory Mutualism - CORRECT ANSWER Benefit to both partners Normally partners cannot live seperately Cooperation - CORRECT ANSWER A beneficial but not obligate form of sym...

BS 161 FINAL EXAM, BS 161 FINAL EXAM, BS161 PCQ & RIQ Tested Questions With Revised Correct Answers <Updated < Already Passed > Which argument best defends a characteristic of the solute seen on the right? - Answer -The solute is hydrophobic because there are is no observable evidence of electrostatic interactions between the partially charged atoms of the water molecule and the solute What best describes a lipid? - Answer -a molecule that does not dissolve well in water The fl...

Toxoplasma gondii belongs to which group of eukaryotic organisms? - Protozoans A scolex is a structure found in - Helminths Tuberculosis is not usually transmitted by - Fomites The most virulent pathogen of the human flu virus is type - A SARS is a respiratory illness caused by - Coronavirus Which of the following geographic areas contains reservoirs for Coccidioides immitis? - Arizona Fungi that help the roots of plants to absorb minerals and water from the soil are - Mycorrhizae A dimor...

who provides the lipids in a viral envelope - correct answer the cell all viruses have a protein coat - correct answer true a virulent phage can inadvertently package host cell chromosome into phage particles - correct answer true you have a bacterium that picks up a new gene by Hfr conjugation. what is an explanation of why progeny of this bacterium express this trait? - correct answer the gene is integrated into the genome after successful transformation of a fragment of chromosoma...

ASU BIO 340 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024 selective breeding (artificial selection) - ANSWER-the process of developing organisms with specific characteristics as chosen by the breeders Gregor Mendel () - ANSWER-Amateur botanist who published an explanation of hereditary transmission in plants in 1866. Known for his pea-plant experiments and commonly referred to as the "father of genetics" modern genetics - ANSWER-the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics...

NDAEB - domain part 3 chain of infection 1. infectious agent 2. reservoir 3. portal of exit 4. mode of transmission 5. portal of entry 6. susceptible host infectious agent >pathogen must be present and virulent virulence strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease reservoir place where microorganisms live and reproduce portal of entry airborne pathogens: through mouth and nose blood-borne pathogen: access to blood (cut, bite, etc) types of infec...

What was the life expectancy in the early 1900's? - Under the age of 50, with a 25% child mortality rate. When was the first vaccine created? - 1880 ____________ _____________ can reduce life expectancy dramatically, due to the lack of __________________. - INFECTIOUS DISEASES can reduce life expectancy dramatically, due to the lack of CONTROL. Upon early discover, microbes were viewed as? - Enemies, until used in medicine. What are the beneficial roles of microbes? - - waste breakdown/f...

Test Bank for Clinical Immunology and Serology a Laboratory Perspective 4th Edition By Christine Dorresteyn Stevens Linda E. miller Chapter 1-24 Latest Guide 2023-2024. Which of the following is a characteristic of natural killer cells? A. They mature in the thymus. B. They are smaller than B and T cells. C. They are a type of lymphocyte. D. They are part of the adaptive immune system. ANS: C 5. Which of the following best describes diapedesis? A. Movement toward increasing concentrations...