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Fill in the blank: Pseudomembranous colitis is caused by overgrowth of Clostridium difficile due to long-term use of broad spectrum antibiotics that leads to the loss of microbial antagonism. C. difficile would be considered a(n) ________________ organism. 

Select all that apply: Adaptive immunity is obtained by:

Which of the following molecules is secreted by virus-infected cells and induces neighboring cell to produce antiviral protein (AVP)? 

An _________ is a specific area of an antigen that an antibody can bind to.

Please match the correct nucleic acid composition to each virus.

What is the name of the structure that is formed when two fungal haploid gametes unite but do not immediately fuse their nuclei?

Which of the following steps of viral replication does assembly of newly synthesized viral components into virions occur?

DNA from two organisms is mixed, melted, and reannealed. The ratio of dsDNA to ssDNA is measured and analyzed to determine the relatedness between the two organisms. Which of the following methods of comparing genomes was just described?

Select all that apply: If the complement system is activated, which of the following immune responses are induced?

The protein subunits that make up each viral capsid are referred to as?