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Question 1

!What could be wrong with colony …..?

Answer 1

Not all the species can be cultivated.

Question 2

Culture-independent microbial ecology methods: sequencing?

Answer 2

Environment -> Genomes -> Conserved gene (16S rRNA)

Question 3

If legitimate hector foragers get in the plant normally, is microbe diversity higher or lower than piercing the nectar tubes?

Answer 3

Higher

Question 4

Do primary robbers or secondary robbers change the species composition of microbes in flowers?

Answer 4

Primary robbers

Question 5

Do primary robbers or secondary robbers change the species richness of microbes in flowers?

Answer 5

Secondary robbers

Question 6

The main types of organic compounds emitted by dead carcasses?

Answer 6

Sulphur-containing volatile organic compounds.

Question 7

Beetles that apply anal and oral secretions do what to a carcass?

Answer 7

Change the microbiome population

Question 8

Since there is a cost to offspring begging, what did some beetles adapt to reduce that cost?

Answer 8

Females release a pheromone that can signal their presence.