Which of the Following Questions Largely Stimulated the Research of Microbes

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions largely stimulated the research of microbes during what is known as the Golden Age of Microbiology?

• A) What causes disease?
• B) How do genes work?
• C) Is spontaneous generation of microbes possible?
• D) How are microbes related?
• E) What causes disease, and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible?

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Definitions:

MAD

Acronym for Mutual Assured Destruction, a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy which posits that a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.

Naive Forecast

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Seasonal Factors

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Seasonal Pattern

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