Lice

question 37

Multiple Choice

Lice

• A)are protozoa that live on the skin.
• B)are transmitted by fleas.
• C)are the egg form of the common bed bug.
• D)are only transmitted by sexual contact.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Latitude

Latitude refers to a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

Biological Magnification

The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in organisms at each successive level of the food chain.

Saprotroph

Organisms that obtain nutrients by consuming decomposing organic matter, playing a crucial role in the ecosystem's nutrient cycle.

Gross Primary Productivity

The total rate at which an ecosystem's producers, like plants, convert solar energy into chemical energy in the form of biomass.