After 8 weeks on the different diets, the scientists collected the following data on the two groups of mice:
the amount of weight gained
the amount of body fat
the composition of the microbial community, especially the abundance of the two types of bacteria that dominate this region of the intestine -- firmicutes and bacteriodetes

the results are shown in this data table.

Can bacteria reproduce in a way such that when you start out with two bacteria, you get five bacteria? why or why not? * a. yes, because bacteria reproduce sexually, and can produce any number of offspring, just as humans do. b. no, because bacteria grow at an exponential rate. c. no, because when bacteria reproduce, they split into two parts, and two bacteria splitting would result in four bacteria.

In which way are mercury and venus similar? they both rotate from east to west. they are both small and rocky. they both have thick atmospheres. they both are similar to earth in structure.

Everything that surrounds a particular organism