Biology: Concepts and Investment (Comprehensive Instructor's)
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Chapter 17, Problem 14WIO
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The risks of Botox injection in a non-medical setting.
Concept introduction:
A bacterium called Clostridium botulinum releases an exotoxin called Botox. It is used by medical professionals (cosmetic surgeons) in small quantities and a much diluted form to remove wrinkles from the face. It does so by paralyzing the muscles.
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Biology: Concepts and Investment (Comprehensive Instructor's)
Ch. 17.1 - What are two domains that contain prokaryotes?Ch. 17.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 17.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 17.1 - Why are most species of prokaryotes little...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 17.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 17.2 - What does the Gram stain reveal about a cell?Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 17.2 - How are molecular data changing microbial...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 6MC
Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 17.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 17.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 17.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 17.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 17.4 - What adaptations enable pathogenic bacteria to...Ch. 17.4 - What are some practical uses of bacteria and...Ch. 17.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 17.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 17 - A prokaryotic cell is one that a. lacks DNA. b....Ch. 17 - Which of these is a distinguishing characteristic...Ch. 17 - What feature distinguishes the cell walls of...Ch. 17 - What type of organism may use inorganic chemicals...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 17 - Explain why the antibiotics penicillin and...Ch. 17 - Why do some microbiologists disagree with...Ch. 17 - Give five examples that illustrate how bacteria...Ch. 17 - If you were developing a new "broad-spectrum"...Ch. 17 - Describe your own metabolic classification: Are...Ch. 17 - A prokaryote with which type of metabolism would...Ch. 17 - Ernst Mayr defined a biological species as a...Ch. 17 - Why did the discovery of archaea generate interest...Ch. 17 - In an article in Nature magazine, Sean Nee wrote...Ch. 17 - Ecosystems rely on nitrogen -fixing bacteria,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 11WIOCh. 17 - Prob. 12WIOCh. 17 - Prob. 13WIOCh. 17 - Prob. 14WIOCh. 17 - Prob. 15WIOCh. 17 - Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes most cases of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1PITCh. 17 - Add autotrophs, heterotrophs, phototrophs, and...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3PITCh. 17 - Create a new concept map that includes the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 4PITCh. 17 - Prob. 6PIT
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