Food Poisoning Is Often the Result of Ingesting Microbial Toxins

question 16

True/False

Food poisoning is often the result of ingesting microbial toxins, not the microbes themselves.

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Definitions:

Outgroup Analysis

A method in phylogenetics used to help identify the evolutionary relationships between species by comparing characteristics with those of an external group.

Derived Characters

Attributes in organisms that are passed down from a common ancestor.

Organisms

Living entities that can carry out life processes independently or in a colony, such as animals, plants, and bacteria.

Phylogeny

The evolutionary history and relationship of an organism or group of organisms.