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What is the distinction between bacteria and viruses?
 
  a. Bacteria, composed only of DNA/RNA plus a protein coat, require a host so that the bacteria can grow and divide; viruses are single-celled microorganisms that do not require a host to grow and divide.
  b. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms that do not require a host to grow and divide; viruses, composed only of DNA/RNA plus a protein coat, require a host so that the virus can grow and divide
  c. Both bacteria and viruses require a host so that they can grow and divide, but only viruses are composed of DNA/RNA and contain a protein coat.
  d. Both bacteria and viruses are single-celled microorganisms that do not require a host to grow and divide, but only viruses are composed of DNA/RNA and contain a protein coat

Question 2

____ has the highest sexually transmitted infection rate in the industrialized world.
 
  a. Denmark c. The U.S.
  b. Brazil d. Canada


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Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


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