Which of the Following Statements Are True of Resident Flora

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true of resident flora (microbiota) ? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

• A)The nasal cavities have a smaller flora than do the bronchioles.
• B)Many of our resident flora prevent pathogens from establishing themselves.
• C)Some colon flora produce vitamins that are useful to us.
• D)The urinary bladder should have only a small population,and the blood should be free of bacteria.
• E)Resident skin flora include fungi as well as bacteria.
• F)Few pathogens reach the lungs,and those that do are quickly destroyed by red blood cells.

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Definitions:

Horizontal Décalage

The observation that within Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, some abilities do not appear simultaneously but develop sequentially over time.

Personal Fable

A concept in adolescent development where an individual believes that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.

Hypothetical-Deductive Reasoning

Piaget’s formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses about ways to solve problems and can systematically deduce which is the best path to follow in solving the problem.

Formal Operations

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where abstract and logical thinking is developed, usually during adolescence.