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A unique polysaccharide, derived from certain types of seaweed (algae), often used in a variety of solid media used in microbiology labs around the world is:

For which of the following diseases would antibiotics not be an effective course of treatment?

What were the primary reasons that George Fox and Carl Woese used to support their proposal to separate the kingdom Monera into two different domains, the Bacteria and the Archaea?  (choose ALL that are correct)

Which of the following choices correctly identifies the differences between tetanus and botulism with respect to their unique effect on skeletal muscles? 

To prevent light scattering while using the 100X objective lens, it is important to:

Which of the following strains of influenza are the most common human flu viruses?

What is the name of the organic compound that has the following molecular formula C9H20?

What is the effect of an increase in temperature for an exothermic reaction at equilibrium?

Benzene is a liquid that has long been present in gasoline as 1% of the fuel despite its toxicity. It makes the fuel burn more smoothly with less engine knock. The balanced equation for the complete combustion of benzene, C6H6, is which of these? HINT: Balance it on paper it before letting these answers confuse you.

In the following equation involving gases, how many liters of PH3 gas can be produced if 27.7 L of H2 gas are used?                 P(s)    +  3 H2(g)   à  2 PH3(g)