Organisms That Can Cause Disease Only If They Exploit a Host's

question 16

Multiple Choice

Organisms that can cause disease only if they exploit a host's decreased resistance to infection and disease are referred to as

• A)Auto-inducers
• B)Opportunists
• C)Primary pathogens
• D)Mutualistic pathogens
• E)Quorum sensors

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Definitions:

Half-Lives

The time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value, commonly used in the context of radioactive decay.

Half-Life

The time required for half of the atoms in a sample of a radioactive substance to undergo radioactive decay.

Half-Life

The time required for half the atoms of a radioactive substance to disintegrate or for a substance to reduce to half its initial value.