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The correct answer which best fits the characteristics in this question is Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What is the MOST likely identity of an acid-fast bacilli that showed buff colored, dry, heaped colonies; niacin, nitrate, and urease positive; and took 23 days at 35ºC to grow?

• A.Mycobacterium leprae
• B.Mycobacterium avium
• C.Mycobacterium kansasii
• D.Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• E.Mycobacterium bovis

Hemoglobin H is a tetramer made of four beta globin chains. Hemoglobin H occurs when there is very limited alpha chain availability used to make normal hemoglobin A. Hemoglobin H forms in those affected with alpha thalassemia major as well as in people with the combination of two-gene deletion alpha thalassemia and hemoglobin Constant Spring.
Hematology
Which of the following combination of globin chains comprise Hemoglobin H?

• A.4 alpha chains
• B.2 alpha, 2 beta
• C.4 beta chains
• D.2 alpha, 2 gamma

Deviations from Beer's Law are caused by:

• A.polychromatic light
• B.very high concentrations of substance being measured in a colorimetric reaction
• C.very low concentration of absorbing material
• D.stray light

The body compensates for alkalosis or acidosis of the blood PRIMARILY to regain a normal pH, between
7.35 - 7.45.
When the body compensates for a respiratory or metabolic disorder, the MAIN goal is to achieve:

• A.normal p02 and pCo2 for normal respiration
• B.a normal pH
• C.correct bicarbonate level, since it is the most important system in the body
• D.correct carbonic acid level, since it is the most important system in the body

The federal government has categorized critical biological agents into three groups: A, B, and C. Those agents in category A are highest-priority because they can be easily disseminated or transmitted person-to-person.
The federal government has categorized critical biological agents into three groups: A, B, and C. Those agents in category A are highest-priority because they:

• A.Cause moderate morbidity and low mortality.
• B.Could be engineered for mass dissemination at some future date.
• C.Can be easily disseminated or transmitted person-to-person.