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List 4 factors/reasons that make bats such important reservoir hosts for emerging diseases.

Which layer includes ozone that can be harmful to human health. Which layer includes ozone that protects human health.

_____________________ is a phenotypic trait that is controlled by quorum sensing.

Short Essay: Explain the natural phenomenon known as thermal inversion? How does it relate to air pollution?  

True/False: Acid Rain, H2SO4, is a primary pollutant?

Which of the following statements regarding the bacterial cultures listed above is correct?  

Rifampin inhibits ____synthesis; Fluoroquinolones inhibit _______ synthesis; and Sulfonamides inhibit ______ synthesis.

The carbohydrate backbone of peptidoglycan is composed of repeating subunits of [________] & [_________] that are linked by [_______________]. (abbreviations are ok)

Short Essay: There are six criteria air pollutants monitored by the US EPA under the Clean Air Act. Describe two of them in detail (what they are, where they come from, why they are harmful).

What are the three potential consequences of a point mutation in a microbe? How would you assess the consequence of a microbe?