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What are prions?

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Misfolded versions of normal proteins that can cause disease

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Which of the following phylum of fungi possess flagellated spores?

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Chytridiomycota

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In which feature should one be able to locate a complete chromosome of a bacterium?

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Nucleoid

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Which of the following characteristics is typical of the lytic cycle of a bacteriophage?

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A large number of phages are released at a time

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Most fungi are

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Saprobes

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When a mosquito infected with Plasmodium first bites a human, the Plasmodium___.

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cells infect the human liver cells

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Many bacteria can form sex pilus which pulls two bacteria together for DNA transferring during ____.

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Conjugation

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Which of the following processes can be effective in preventing the onset of viral infection in humans?

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Getting vaccinated to certain viruses

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Which of the following traits do archaeans and bacteria share?

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Lack of nuclear envelope and presence of circular chromosome

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Euglenozoans have flagella with crystal rods. Euglenozoans belong to which eukaryotic supergroup?

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Excavata

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Recently, a microbe that is able to digest cellulose was discovered in a hot spring with an average temperature of 95°C. Predict the group to which this microbe most likely belongs.

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Archaea

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______ hyphae are not separated by septa (cross walls) and contain many nuclei.

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Coenocytic

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All protists are ___.

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Eukaryotic

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In most fungi, karyogamy does not immediately follow plasmogamy, which consequently ___.

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Results in heterokaryotic or dikaryotic cells

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____ is an important group of protists that produce ____, which is used as a commercial food thickener.

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Kelp; Algin

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A prokaryote that obtains both energy and carbon from an organic chemical source is a ____.

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Chemohetertroph

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In a hypothetical situation, the genes for sex pilus construction and for tetracycline resistance are located on the same plasmid within a particular bacterium. If this bacterium readily performs conjugation involving a copy of this plasmid, then the result should be the ___.

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The rapid spread of tetracycline resistance to other bacteria in that habitat

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Which of the following processes can viruses carry out?

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They can use the host cell to copy themselves and make viral proteins

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Which of the following is a multinucleate green algae?

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Caulerpa

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_____ is a nitrogen-fixing bacteria that lives in symbiotic relationships in the roots of legumes

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Rhizobium

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The plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans was introduced to Europe in the 1840s and caused the devastating loss of a staple crop, resulting in the Irish potato famine. It belongs to which group of Stramenopiles?

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Oomycetes

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Which structure in Apicomplexans helps them enter host cells

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Apical complex

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A seaweed that grows in shallow, cold water and undergoes alternation of generations is most probably what type of alga?

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Brown

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A host range of a virus is determined by ___.

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The proteins on its surface and the receptors on the surface of the host cell.

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the lysogenic cycle of lambda phage?
The phage genome is integrated in the host chromosome where it is replicated along with the host genome
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Threadlike pseudopodia that can perform phagocytosis are generally characteristic of ______
Foramifera
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____ is a specialized hyphae present in parasitic fungi that penetrates the cell wall of the host plant without killing the cell.
Haustoria
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Dead Sea is a hypersaline basin that has ten times higher salt concentration than that of seawater. What sort of prokaryotes will you find in the Dead Sea?
Halophiles
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A porous test (shell) of calcium carbonate, through which pseudopodia protrude, is characteristic of
Foraminiferans
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____ gives structural strength to the cell walls of fungi?
Chitin
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Yeasts are _____ fungi
Unicellular
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Which of the following have chloroplasts (or structures since evolved from chloroplasts) thought to be derived from ancestral green algae?
Chlorararchniophytes
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_____ is a process by which ammonia is released during the decomposition of nitrogen-containing organic compounds
Ammonification
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In a bacterium that possesses antibiotic resistance and the potential to persist through very adverse conditions, such as freezing, drying, or high temperatures, DNA should be located within, or be a part of which structures?
Plasmids, nucleoids, and endospores
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The mutualistic association between plant roots and fungi is known as ___.
Mycorrhizae
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What is the function of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses?
It uses viral RNA as a template for DNA synthesis
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Viruses use the host cells' machinery to make copies of themselves. However, some human viruses require a type of replication that humans do not normally have. For example, humans normally do not have the ability to convert RNA to DNA. How can these types of viruses infect humans, when human cells cannot perform a particular role that the virus requires?
The viral genome codes for specialized enzymes not found in the host cells
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You have found a new prokaryote. What line of evidence would support your hypothesis that the organism is a cyanobacterium?
It has specailized nitrogen-fixing cells called heterocysts and produces oxygen
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Bacteria perform each of the following ecological roles. Which role typically does NOT involve symbiosis?
Decomposer
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Which fungus causes ergot, a disease of cereal crops (especially of rye)?
Claviceps purpurpea
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What is the primary source of energy in prokaryotes?
Sunlight
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In photosynthesis, carbon fixation refers to the process of converting:
Carbon dioxide into glucose
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Reduced mitochondria are found in what kind of protists?
Excavates
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What is the name of the bacteria that has reduced mitochondria (genus)?
Mycoplasma
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Which of the following is an example of cellular organization in green algae?
Both single-celled and multicellular
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What is the function of pili in bacteria?
Attachment to surfaces
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Which cycle involves the integration of viral DNA into the host genome?
Lysogenic cycle
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Prions are infectious agents primarily composed of
Proteins
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What are the structures found in bacteria that contain DNA and can be transferred between cells?
Plasmids
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Endospores are a form of bacterial survival structures that are resistant to
Antibiotics, Desiccation (drying out), UV radiation
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What structures in bacteria help them adhere to other surfaces or cells?
Pili
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Why is the attachment of a virus dependent on a host?
Viruses cannot move on their own
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Which of the following is a characteristic of red algae?
Accessory pigments include phycoerythrin
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What is the primary structural component of the fungal cell wall?
Chitin
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What is the purpose of gram staining in microbiology?
To classify bacteria into two groups based on cell wall structure
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Which viruses have higher rates of mutation?
RNA viruses
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Which type of protist is known to produce light?
Dinoflagellates
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What structures contain DNA in a bacterial cell?
Nucleiods
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Who conducted the famous experiment that showed the transformation of non-virulent bacteria into virulent bacteria?
Frederick Griffith
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Horizontal gene transfer refers to the transfer of genetic material between
Organisms of different species
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What is the primary purpose of the nitrogen cycle?
To recycle nitrogen in ecosystems?
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What is the key difference between vertical and horizontal gene transfer in plants?
Vertical is sexual reproduction, while horizontal asexual
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Which type of bacteria produces endotoxin, and what is it made of?
Gram-negative bacteria; lipopolysaccharides
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What are the unique characteristics of archaea bacteria?
They lack a nucleus and are primarily unicellular
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Which of the viruses have higher rates of mutation?
RNA viruses
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How do vaccines prevent viral infections?
By introducing harmless viral components to stimulate immunity
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What is the key difference between plasmids and DNA in the nucleoid?
Plasmids are circular DNA structures, while nucleoid DNA is linear
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In the endosymbiotic theory, which organelles are believed to have evolved from ancient prokaryotic cells?
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
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Which of the following is a characteristic feature of retroviruses, such as HIV?
They replicate using reverse transcriptase

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