Cryptosporidium Is an Apicomplexan That Can Contaminate Water Supplies

question 105

Multiple Choice

Cryptosporidium is an apicomplexan that can contaminate water supplies.Which of the following would you predict to be the case of a Cryptosporidium outbreak?

• A)It can be transmitted only by insect bites because it is nonmotile.
• B)It can grow in any water supply because it is photosynthetic.
• C)It will be difficult to treat with chlorine because it forms spores.
• D)It spreads rapidly because it has flagella.
• E)It will enter a person's body through their respiratory tract.

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Chromosome Variety

The range and differences in chromosome structures and numbers present within or across species, contributing to genetic diversity.

A Man's Sperm

The male reproductive cell or gamete, essential for fertilization and the inception of pregnancy.

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The female reproductive cell, or egg, which, when fertilized by a sperm, can develop into an embryo.

Genotypic

Relating to the genotype, which comprises the entire set of genes in an organism that influence inherited traits.