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Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
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Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible
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WorldChapter 3 : The Cell
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Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of
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MicrobiologyChapter 6 : Acellular
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Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of
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PathogenicityChapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host
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Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific Host
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ImmuneResponse Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye
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Infections Chapter 22 : Respiratory System
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Infections Chapter 24 : Digestive System
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Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Lymphatic System
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InfectionsChapter 26 : Nervous System Infections
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
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