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Cell Biology

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Set 23 Pathogens And Infection

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Question 1

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Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below regarding bacterial, viral, and eukaryotic pathogens. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters T and F only, e.g. TTTT.
( ) Compared to bacteria and viruses, eukaryotic parasites have simpler life cycles.
( ) Most important pathogenic fungi show dimorphism, growing as either yeast or mold.
( ) Protozoan parasites often require more than one host to complete their life cycle.
( ) Plasmodium falciparum can invade human liver and red blood cells, as well as cells lining the gut in female Anopheles mosquitoes.

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Fungal and protozoan parasites have co...

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Question 2

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Indicate whether each of the following examples better applies to commensalism (C), mutualism (M), or parasitism (P) in the interaction between a host and a microbe. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters C, M, and P only, e.g. CCPP.
( ) Due to poor public sanitation, a child catches cholera.
( ) A mouse is infected with a virus but shows no noticeable health defect whatsoever.
( ) Biotin and other vitamins produced by intestinal microbiota are regularly absorbed in the human intestine.
( ) Bacteria on the skin of cattle produce antifungal compounds.

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In mutualism, both the host and the mi...

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Question 3

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Sort the following events to reflect the order in which they typically occur in viral replication after a virus enters a cell. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters A to D only, e.g. BACD.
(A) Replication of the viral genome and transcription of viral genes
(B) Virus particle assembly
(C) Progeny virion release
(D) Virus particle disassembly

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In general, viral replication involves ...

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