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The author’s original ideas or findings from original research is known as which of the following?

Vibrio cholerae produces a toxin that destroys the intestinal epithelium. This leads to massive diarrhea, the diarrhea can kill the human via dehydration but helps the bacteria spread and colonize other humans. What is this relationship?

DNA that is separate and apart from the chromosome DNA in a prokaryote is the

Which of the following is not a normal portal of exit of an infectious disease?

In Jennifer Hunt’s essay about the use of force by police, if new police officers use too little force, then veteran officers punish them by shunning them as partners. This example best demonstrates that

Are transformation and transduction the same process?

The proteobacterium Rhizobium lives in a close association with legume roots, providing a source of nitrogen for the plant.  In return, the plant provides Rhizobium with food produced by photosynthesis.  In this relationship, Rhizobium is an example of a(n):

Which is not true of RNA?

Which of the following is a sign of a disease:

The presence of a specific plasmid in a bacterial cell may be determined if the plasmid _____.