____ has the highest number of microbe friendly polyphenols.

A change in diet can affect the microbiome in just:

Microbes in the gut are able to exert control over many functions in the body, including mood and cognition.

Consuming more microbes through food can:

The required materials for this course include software, which includes both required homework (part of the course grade) and an optional, adaptive learning system where you work through the prerequisite “topics” (not part of the course grade).  This very modern approach to teaching and learning is designed to teach you the content of the course while making sure there are no gaps in your background knowledge that may keep you from understanding the course material.  An electronic copy of the is included with access to this software.

The gut microbiome weighs as much as:

You must earn an overall course average of or better in order to pass the course.  A grade of D is considered passing, but if you plan to take a subsequent math course, for which this course is a prerequisite, such as Calculus, you will need to receive a final grade of in order to enroll in that subsequent math course.

Some researchers say that we are a kind of superorganism called a:

The human microbiome consists of more than ____ bacteria which outnumber our cells by ____.

Under “Course Objectives”, which of these topics is NOT covered in MTH 161?