1. What kind of change in the environment would cause a bacterium to change its movement from the pattern on the left to the pattern on the right?
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2. In a crowded airport 37 people suddenly become ill and rush to bathrooms with abdominal cramps and diarrhea. What questions would you ask to try to determine the cause of the outbreak?Click Here For The Answers
