graded A+ updated
microbiome: nose - correct answer ✔✔-mucus production
- antimicrobial chemicals
microbiome: mouth - correct answer ✔✔- assist digestion
- ward off pathogens
microbiome: lungs - correct answer ✔✔- lubricate pulmonary tissues
microbiome: stomach - correct answer ✔✔- prevents gastric complications
microbiome: colon - correct answer ✔✔- digestion of complex carbohydrates
microbiome: sexual organs - correct answer ✔✔- maintain pH and H2O2 production to kill
microbes
microbiome: skin - correct answer ✔✔- fortify immune system
- scent production
what makes bacteria valuable research objects - correct answer ✔✔- small size
- rapid production
-selective media (antibiotics) that can easily identify the presence of an active allele
- simple structures and physiology