Question 1 of 31
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The community of bacteria in the human body provides benefits EXCEPT?
A. Increase in antibiotic resistance
B. Development of immune system
C. Maintenance of gut
D. Protection from pathogens
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Question 2 of 31
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Why were only anaerobic organisms able to live during the first 2 billion years on Earth?
A. the atmosphere was hyper-nitrogenous
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B. the atmosphere was cold
C. the atmosphere was hot
D. the atmosphere was anoxic
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Question 3 of 31
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What is an example of a positive relationship between fungi and plants?
A. fungi infecting a potato crop, so that most plants die
B. infection of stored seeds such as corn
C. decay of standing or recently felled trees
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D. mycorrhizae increase nutrient uptake in the soil
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Question 4 of 31
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What are two defining characteristics of prokaryotes?
A. multicellular, has nucleus
B. single-celled, has nucleus
C. single-celled, lacking nucleus
D. multicellular, lacking nucleus
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Question 5 of 31
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Fungi include all of the following EXCEPT which?