The Fungus Pneumocystis Jiroveci Is Found in the Lungs of Most

question 32

Multiple Choice

The fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci is found in the lungs of most people in low numbers,but in immunocompromised people it overgrows,resulting in severe respiratory problems.The fungus is best described as

• A)a parasite.
• B) resident microbiota.
• C) a mutualist symbiotic partner.
• D) transient microbiota.
• E) both resident microbiota and opportunistic pathogen.

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College Student

An individual who is enrolled in and attending courses at a college or university.

Interquartile Range

A measure of variability, calculated as the difference between the upper and lower quartiles, indicating the spread of the middle 50% of the dataset.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, providing a measure of the overall spread.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion indicating how far each number in the set is from the mean and from each other.