Straighterline Microbiology 250 final Exam 2024
Questions and Answers
Which class of eukaryotic microorganisms can be subdivided into groups such as
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b Mastigophora, Sarcodina, Ciliophora, and Apicomplexa?
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A. Helminths
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B. Algae
b
C. Protozoa
b
D. Fungi - answer-Protozoa
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Genetic material can be excised from one chromosome and directly integrated into
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b another via b
A. conjugation.
b
B. transformation.
b
C. transduction.
b
,D. transposons. - answer-transposons.
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Which immune cell secretes numerous cytokines that help to coordinate the response of
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b other immune cells?
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A. B cell
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B. TH cell
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C. TC cell
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D. Platelets - answer-TH cell
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Which of the following enzymes are used to amplify DNA during PCR?
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A. restriction endonuclease
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B. DNA polymerase
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C. reverse transcriptase
b b
D. DNA ligase - answer-DNA polymerase
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,In the nitrogen cycle, which of the following steps involves removal of nitrogen from the
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b atmosphere by bacteria? - answer-nitrogen fixation, In nitrogen fixation, nitrogen is
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b removed from the atmosphere by nitrogen-fixing bacteria and converted to ammonia.
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If enough h+ ions are added to pure water to raise the H+ concentration of the solution to
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b ten times higher than the original concentration, what is the resulting OH- concentration
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b of the solution? - answer-10 -8M
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Fungi are able to reproduce asexually by creating conidiospores and sporangiospores.
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b Which of the following is an accurate explanation for why it is advantageous that they are
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b also capable of sexual reproduction?
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Select one: b
a. Asexually produced offspring are more likely to compete for resources and will kill off
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b the parental fungi.
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b. Fungi normally produce sexually but produce asexually in harsh conditions such as
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b severe drought. b
c. Offspring from two parents may have variations in form and function that contribute to
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b survival of the species. b b b
d. Sexual reproduction produces more offspring at a faster rate than spore formation. -
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b answer-Offspring from two parents may have variations in form and function that b b b b b b b b b b b
b contribute to survival of the species. b b b b b
, In a laboratory bacterial cell culture that has been infected by a virus, plaques are areas in
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b which
Select one: b
a. bacterial cells are resistant to the virus and have not been infected.
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b. there is no nutrient available for the bacteria to grow.
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c. the virus has spread and left behind the remains of dead cells.
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d. the virus has not yet spread to that area of cells. - answer-the virus has spread and left
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b behind the remains of dead cells.
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The sun's energy is delivered as discrete packets that travel as waves and are called
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Select one: b
a. ATP.
b
b. carotenoids.
b
c. NADP.
b
d. photons. - answer-photons.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of aerobic respiration?
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Select one: b
a. Oxygen-containing ions act as the final electron acceptors in electron transport.
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b. The process includes glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
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c. Aerobic respiration produces a total of 2 ATP molecules.
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