The Key Characteristic of the Herpes Family of Viruses Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

The key characteristic of the herpes family of viruses is

• A)their ability to stay in host cells without causing symptoms.
• B)their ability to cause organ death.
• C)their ability to transform normal cells into cancer cells.
• D)their propensity to destroy bone marrow.

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Definitions:

Net Primary Productivity

The rate at which plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds in an ecosystem minus the rate at which they use some of these compounds for cellular respiration.

Biomass

Organic material derived from living or recently living organisms, used as a source of energy or in various industrial processes.

Food Web

A network of interlinked food chains in an ecosystem, showing how each organism is food for the next level.

Complex Feeding

Refers to the intricate interactions and food webs in ecosystems, involving multiple levels of producers, consumers, and decomposers.