Prescott's Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 24.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 24.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.1 - Prob. 4CCCh. 24.1 - Prob. 5CCCh. 24.1 - Describe vesicular, ovular, and chromosomal...Ch. 24.1 - Why has taxonomic classification of protists been...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 1MICh. 24.2 - What are the functions of the stigma and the...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 1CC
Ch. 24.2 - What is the function of the plasmalemma and...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 1MICh. 24.3 - Prob. 2MICh. 24.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 24.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.4 - Prob. 1MICh. 24.4 - What are the functions of the micronucleus and...Ch. 24.4 - How does the trigger for sexual reproduction...Ch. 24.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 24.4 - Compare how radiolaria use axopodia with the way...Ch. 24.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.4 - Prob. 4CCCh. 24.4 - Describe conjugation as it occurs in ciliates....Ch. 24.4 - Prob. 6CCCh. 24.4 - Prob. 7CCCh. 24.4 - Prob. 8CCCh. 24.4 - Prob. 9CCCh. 24.5 - Prob. 1MICh. 24.5 - Compare the morphology of members of the genus...Ch. 24.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 24 - Prob. 1RCCh. 24 - Prob. 2RCCh. 24 - Prob. 3RCCh. 24 - Prob. 4RCCh. 24 - Prob. 5RCCh. 24 - Prob. 6RCCh. 24 - Protist encystment is usually triggered by changes...Ch. 24 - Vaccine development for diseases caused by...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3ALCh. 24 - Benthic foraminifera inhabit marine sediments. It...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5AL
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