A bacterium entering the body through a small cut in the skin will do which of the following?

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Transmission of the electrical signal from the dendrites to the soma of a neuron occurs by which of the following?

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Acetobacter aceti converts alcohol to acetic acid according to the stoichiometric  relation 

 C₂H₅OH + O₂   →       CH₃COOH + H₂O 

In a vigorously agitated and aerated reactor containing 20 g/l ethanol, the organism  produces 16 g/l acetic acid and 2 g/l was the residual ethanol concentration. What are the  theoretical and observed yields of acetic acid expressed in g/g ethanol? 

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Which one of the following controllers improves steady state error and also stability of the system?

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Glandular trichomes store species-specific secondary metabolites in a pocket formed between the cell wall and the cuticle. These secondary metabolites are-

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If a species is a keystone predator, then its removal from a community should

(A) Increase population size of the predator’s preferred prey

(B) decrease species diversity in the prey community

(C) decrease productivity of the predator’s preferred prey

(D) increase species diversity in the prey community