Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 7MCQ
Use the following choices to answer questions 7 and 8.
- a. Animalia
- b.
Fungi - c. Plantae
- d. Firmicutes (gram-positive bacteria)
- e. Proteobacteria (gram-negative bacteria)
7. Into which group would you place a multicellular organism that has a mouth and lives inside the human liver?
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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