Microorganisms & Germs

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bacteria?","question_media_url":null,"question_explanation":"Peptidoglycan is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of most bacteria.","question_difficulty":"intermediate","answers":[{"id":"1645","question_id":"412","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"Peptidoglycan","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"1"},{"id":"1647","question_id":"412","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"Chitin","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"0"},{"id":"1648","question_id":"412","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"Lipid","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"0"},{"id":"1646","question_id":"412","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"Cellulose","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"0"}]},{"id":"413","question_type":"txtqtxta","question_text":"Which type of microorganism can cause malaria?","question_media_url":null,"question_explanation":"Plasmodium is a protozoan parasite that causes malaria, transmitted through the 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antibiotics.","question_difficulty":"expert","answers":[{"id":"1655","question_id":"414","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"1945","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"0"},{"id":"1653","question_id":"414","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"1928","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"1"},{"id":"1656","question_id":"414","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"1912","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"0"},{"id":"1654","question_id":"414","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"1900","answer_media_url":null,"answer_is_correct":"0"}]},{"id":"415","question_type":"txtqtxta","question_text":"What is the common term for the microorganisms found in the human gut?","question_media_url":null,"question_explanation":"Gut flora, or gut microbiota, consists of trillions of microorganisms living in the digestive tract.","question_difficulty":"beginner","answers":[{"id":"1657","question_id":"415","answer_type":"txta","answer_text":"Gut 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