29. The length of the branches of the evolutionary tree characterizes the evolutionary
________ between organisms.
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distance
12. Which of the following tests can be used to detect the presence of a specific
virus?
A. EIA
B. RT-PCR
C. PCR
D. all of the above
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, D. all of the above
27. One species of Streptococcus, S. pyogenes, is a classified as a ________ pathogen
due to the characteristic production of pus in infections it causes.
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pyogenic
2. Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and
cause diarrheal illness?
A. Plasmodium vivax
B. Toxoplasma gondii
C. Giardia lamblia
D. Trichomonas vaginalis
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C. Giardia lamblia
4. A nonsegmented worm is found during a routine colonoscopy of an individual who
reported having abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. This worm is likely which of
the following?
A. nematode
B. fluke
C. trematode
D. annelid
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, A. nematode
17. A virus that infects a bacterium is called a/an ___________________.
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bacteriophage
5. What is another name for a nonenveloped virus?
A. enveloped virus
B. provirus
C. naked virus
D. latent virus
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C. naked virus
11. Which protists are associated with red tides?
A. red algae
B. brown algae
C. dinoflagellates
D. green algae
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________ between organisms.
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distance
12. Which of the following tests can be used to detect the presence of a specific
virus?
A. EIA
B. RT-PCR
C. PCR
D. all of the above
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, D. all of the above
27. One species of Streptococcus, S. pyogenes, is a classified as a ________ pathogen
due to the characteristic production of pus in infections it causes.
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pyogenic
2. Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and
cause diarrheal illness?
A. Plasmodium vivax
B. Toxoplasma gondii
C. Giardia lamblia
D. Trichomonas vaginalis
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C. Giardia lamblia
4. A nonsegmented worm is found during a routine colonoscopy of an individual who
reported having abdominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. This worm is likely which of
the following?
A. nematode
B. fluke
C. trematode
D. annelid
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, A. nematode
17. A virus that infects a bacterium is called a/an ___________________.
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bacteriophage
5. What is another name for a nonenveloped virus?
A. enveloped virus
B. provirus
C. naked virus
D. latent virus
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C. naked virus
11. Which protists are associated with red tides?
A. red algae
B. brown algae
C. dinoflagellates
D. green algae
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