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Describe 3 benefits of biofilm formation from the perspective of a microbe.

Define Environmental Justice. Then, review the examples below. Does the situation described seem fair/just? If it doesn’t seem fair, what are some things that could be done to make it more just (equitable). Access to computers and to the internet is not the same in all schools in the city.         A community with lower income and a higher percentage of people of color compared to the rest of the city has the highest air pollution levels and the highest asthma hospitalization rates in the city.   One community has less access to healthy and affordable food than the rest of the city and has requested funding and assistance to build a community garden. The City has recognized that there is an issue of historically unequal treatment in this neighborhood and has agreed to the request.   A meeting has been planned to discuss the cleanup of a contaminated site in a community; it will be held in English. However, approximately 25% of people in the community do not speak English as a first language.  

Two of the three ideas we discussed in class regarding what our ancestors believed about the causes of disease and illness were ___________________ and ______________________.

SARS (2003) and SARS-CoV-2. Compare and contrast these two outbreaks. In what ways are the viruses and outbreaks similar and in what ways they are different. Describe 3 differences between these two viruses and 3 similarities. Be specific in your responses! 

List three hypotheses that seek to explain the incredible diversity in prokaryotic morphology 

Which of the following answers lists the correct order of stages in an ideal bacterial growth curve?

If you were the President of the United States what are some actions that might you take to address the antibiotic resistance crisis? List 5

A bacteriophage can infect ________.

__________________ are microbes that optimally grow at pH 4.5 or lower.

____________________ is the general name for a secreted molecule used in quorum sensing.