The insect symbiont Wolbachia can be used to suppress disease transmission by mosquitoes because
A) Wolbachia supplies essential nutrients to the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus.
B) only Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes can transmit viral diseases such as dengue fever.
C) Wolbachia infections can spread rapidly through a mosquito population, killing all the mosquitoes.
D) Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes sterilize uninfected female mosquitoes.
Two organisms that both benefit from each other are in a symbiotic relationship called
A) ammensalism.
B) commensalism.
C) mutualism.
D) parasitism.
Fungi are the main contributor to the biodeterioration of stone building materials and concrete wastewater distribution systems.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Organisms that degrade hydrocarbons in crude oil are ubiquitous in the environment and have evolved special strategies, such as surfactant production, that allow them to readily use hydrocarbons as electron donors and carbon sources.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Chlorinated xenobiotics can ONLY be degraded aerobically, thus making them very recalcitrant if they accumulate in anoxic environments.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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