What Largely Determines the Type of Respiratory System Disease That

question 8

Multiple Choice

What largely determines the type of respiratory system disease that a pathogen may cause?

• A) types of toxins a pathogen produces
• B) types of physical structures a pathogen possesses
• C) host location of pathogen attachment
• D) number of pathogens required to produce an infection

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Definitions:

Prokaryotes

Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles, generally including bacteria and archaea.

DNA Ligase

Enzyme that links DNA fragments; used during production of recombinant DNA to join foreign DNA to vector DNA.

Recombinant DNA Technology

A set of biotechnological techniques for manipulating DNA sequences to produce genetically modified organisms for diverse applications.

Restriction Enzyme

Bacterial enzyme that stops viral reproduction by cleaving viral DNA; used to cut DNA at specific points during production of recombinant DNA.