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Concepts of Biology

Critical Thinking Questions

Concepts of BiologyCritical Thinking Questions

14.

Explain the reason why the imprudent and excessive use of antibiotics has resulted in a major global problem.

15.

Your friend believes that prokaryotes are always detrimental and pathogenic. How would you explain to them that they are wrong?

16.

Describe the hypothesized steps in the origin of eukaryote cells.

17.

How does killing Anopheles mosquitoes affect the Plasmodium protists?

18.

Without treatment, why does African sleeping sickness invariably lead to death?

19.

Why can superficial mycoses in humans lead to bacterial infections?

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