Each of the Following Is True of Protective Elements Within

question 36

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is true of protective elements within the microflora except one. Which one is the exception?

• A) Prebiotics are food ingredients that must be digested to stimulate growth and activity of microorganisms.
• B) Probiotics are living microorganisms that are considered food or dietary supplements in the United States.
• C) Symbiotics are a combination of prebiotics that support growth of probiotics.
• D) Probiotics are helpful in managing and treating constipation.

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Definitions:

Nucleus

Membrane-bound organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains chromosomes and controls the structure and function of the cell.

Ribosomes

Cellular organelles that function as the site of protein synthesis, reading mRNA and assembling amino acids into proteins.

Ascocarp

The fruiting body of ascomycete fungi, where the spores, called ascospores, are produced within sac-like structures called asci.

Sporangium

Structure that produces spores.