Ninety percent of the cells in the human body are microbes-mostly prokaryotes and some microscopic eukaryotes.Which statement about human microbiomes is true?
A) Uniform communities of well-characterized bacterial species cover every surface of the human body.
B) Diseases in which our immune systems begin to attack our bodies have been linked increasingly to the changing diversity and composition of our microbiomes.
C) Human health depends on ridding the body of all microbes, both on the inside of the body and on the outside.
D) Human microbiomes are composed primarily of prokaryotic extremophiles.
E) Biofilms produced by human microbiomes are always beneficial to their hosts.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q251: Viruses are difficult to control with antiviral
Q252: Chemoautotrophs
A) use organic molecules as a source
Q253: After eating at your favorite takeout restaurant,
Q254: Lateral gene transfer most likely accounts for
A)
Q255: Before DNA sequencing became practical, taxonomists based
Q257: Why is reverse transcriptase essential for a
Q258: The _ of cyanobacteria carry out _,
Q259: If you were on a ship and
Q260: Which statement about denitrifiers is true?
A) They
Q261: A strain of heat-tolerant pathogenic bacteria has
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents