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An organism that lives on decaying matter for nutrition is called a(an)
 
  A) pathogen. B) prokaryote. C) eukaryote. D) saprophyte.

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Plesiomonas shigelloides, an oxidase positive gram-negative rod, was moved from the family Vibrionaceae to the family Enterobacteriaceae. This was probably done based on
 
  A) nucleic acid hybridization to measure relatedness.
  B) serology testing using monoclonal antibodies.
  C) phenotypic characteristics.
  D) genetic history.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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