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#Question id: 12029

When used appropriately, antibiotic treatment can effectively reduce bacteria populations and help fight infections. However, antibiotic treatments can have unintended effects. What is one concern when using antibiotics?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Antibiotics also damage animal cells, so they can be more harmful than a bacterial infection.
  2. Antibiotics cause viruses to become more effective at infecting cells.
  3. Each antibiotic is only effective against one type of bacteria, so effects on infection are limited.
  4. Antibiotics may also kill the beneficial bacteria of the microbiome, thereby disrupting digestive health.
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#Question id: 9207

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Loss of biodiversity matters not only with regard to mammals or other vertebrates, but also microbes. Why are microbes worthy of discovery and protection from extinction?
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#Question id: 9208

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Which of the following threats to biodiversity is targeted at specific species rather than groups of species?
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#Question id: 9209

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Introduced species can have deleterious effects on biological communities by ________.
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#Question id: 9210

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Overharvesting encourages extinction and is most likely to affect ________.
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#Question id: 9211

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Of the following ecosystem types, which have been impacted the most by humans?
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#Question id: 9212

#Unit 9. Diversity of Life Forms

Burning fossil fuels releases oxides of sulfur and nitrogen. These air pollutants can be responsible for ________.