bio 106 exam 1

Question 0

Group of Archaebacteria composed of species that grow in hydrothermal thermal vent communities

Answer 0

Thermophiles

Question 1

Which groups are composed of species that begin each new protein with the amino acid methionine?

Answer 1

Archae and eukaryia

Question 2

Term that describes an intimate association between individuals of two or more species where one participant benefits while the other is harmed

Answer 2

Parasitism

Question 3

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that cause anthrax

Answer 3

Contact

Question 4

What is a suitable carbon source(s) for a photoheterotrophic organism?

Answer 4

Glucose

Question 5

Halophilic archaebacteria can tolerate…

Answer 5

Salinities in the range of 15-20%

Question 6

Briefly describe a mutualism involving bacteria, identify the participating organisms, and explain the benefits experienced by each participant.

Answer 6

Bacteria in the human large intestine assimilate vitamin K for the human, the bacteria is given an environment where it can thrive

Question 7

Group of bikonts composed of species that share unique derived 18S ribosomal DNA and possess a cytopharynx.

Answer 7

Excavobionta

Question 8

Cell wall material found in species of eubacteria.

Answer 8

Peptidoglycain

Question 9

Cell wall-forming monomer found in species of eukaryotes.

Answer 9

Glucose

Question 10

Genus in which humans (Homo sapiens) are placed?

Answer 10

Homo

Question 11

Term that describes an intimate association between individuals of two, or more, different species wherein all participating individuals benefit.

Answer 11

mutualism

Question 12

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that cause typhus.

Answer 12

Arthropod vector

Question 13

Father of the modern binomial naming system.

Answer 13

Linnaeus

Question 14

Name and number the 8 levels of the biological taxonomic hierarchy in order of most-inclusive (#1) to least-inclusive (#8).

Answer 14

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 15

Group of bikonts that share unique, un-equally-sized flagella.

Answer 15

Stramenopiles

Question 16

Approximate age of the oldest known eukaryotic cell-like fossils.

Answer 16

2.5 billion years

Question 17

Approximate number of named (i.e. “known”) species in the world.

Answer 17

1.7 million

Question 18

Which characteristics do all members of any given species usually have in common?

Answer 18

Reproductive compatibility, Physical similarity

Question 19

List characteristics of eukaryotic cells

Answer 19

larger than 15um, reproduce sexually and asexually, compartmentalized, glucose based cell wall, linear DNA called chromosomes

Question 20

Group of bikonts that possess chlorophylls a and c, unique gene rearrangements, and unique subcellular structures.

Answer 20

Chromoalveolate

Question 21

Which molecules comprise the glycoprotein that forms the cell wall of eubacteria?

Answer 21

N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid

Question 22

Cell membrane phospholipid characteristics of the eubacteria.

Answer 22

Straight-chain fatty acids attached to glycerol by an ester linkage

Question 23

What molecules comprise the glycoprotein that forms the cell wall of archaebacteria?

Answer 23

N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine

Question 24

Characteristic used to group objects in a classification.

Answer 24

Degree of similarity

Question 25

What is a suitable energy source(s) for a photoautotrophic organism?

Answer 25

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Question 26

What is true of scientific species names?

Answer 26

They are unique and They are universally recognized

Question 27

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that cause cholera.

Answer 27

Food

Question 28

Domain(s) composed of unicellular life forms that lack cellular organelles.

Answer 28

Archae and Eubacteria

Question 29

What is a suitable carbon source(s) for a chemoautotrophic organism?

Answer 29

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Question 30

Type(s) of archaebacteria that are found in wetlands.

Answer 30

Methanogens

Question 31

A natural group of eukaryotes composed of ca. 425,000 species possessing unique gene arrangements and biflagellate cells.

Answer 31

Bikonts

Question 32

Define Symbiosis

Answer 32

Intimate relationship between individuals of two or more species when one lives on or in the other or contributes to a critical life function.

Question 33

Most abundant group of organisms on the planet.

Answer 33

Bacteria (eubacteia)

Question 34

Cell wall material found in species of archaebacteria.

Answer 34

Pseudomurein

Question 35

Which metabolisms result in the fixation of carbon?

Answer 35

Chemoautotrophism and Photoautotrophism

Question 36

Group of unikonts composed of species with various shared genetic similarities, most of which use chitin as a structural molecule (but lost in some), and with a single propulsive posterior flagellum.

Answer 36

Opisthokonta

Question 37

Group of archaebacteria composed of species that are strict anaerobes.

Answer 37

Methanogens

Question 38

What is true of the prokaryotic cell?

Answer 38

Cell diameter generally < 5 μm diameter. Flagellated (some), Possesses single circular DNA molecule called a nucleoid, no organelles, no nucleus, attack others by secretary proteins, fertility plasmid creates conjugation bridge.

Question 39

Describe the three anthropocentric aspects of bacteria presented in class.

Answer 39

invirtro synthesis of therapeutic protein/hormones, manufacturing food, medicine sources.

Question 40

What domains contain species capable of sexual reproduction?

Answer 40

Eukaryia

Question 41

Group of archaebacteria composed of species that live on the ocean floor, at great depths.

Answer 41

Barophiles

Question 42

Cell membrane phospholipid characteristics of the eukaryotes.

Answer 42

Straight-chain fatty acids attached to glycerol by an ester linkage

Question 43

What is a valid scientific species names?

Answer 43

Turdus migratorius and T. migratorius

Question 44

What groups is/are composed of species that have introns in their genes?

Answer 44

Archae and Eukaryia

Question 45

What is a suitable energy source(s) for a chemoautotrophic organism?

Answer 45

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)

Question 46

Term that describes an intimate association between individuals of two, or more, different species wherein one, or more, individuals of one species benefit while individuals of the other species are unaffected.

Answer 46

Commensalism

Question 47

Describe the four benefits that human derive from classifying and creating classifications.

Answer 47

knowledge allows for the "reckoning" of classifying objects, provides an inventory of known objects, provides a means of identification for "unknown" species, predictive power.

Question 48

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes Botulism

Answer 48

improperly prepared food

Question 49

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes Chlamydia

Answer 49

STD, contact

Question 50

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes Gonorrhea

Answer 50

STD, contact

Question 51

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)

Answer 51

contact

Question 52

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes peptic ulcers

Answer 52

ingestion

Question 53

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes plague

Answer 53

arthropod vector

Question 54

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes lyme disease

Answer 54

arthropod vector

Question 55

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes pneumonia

Answer 55

airborne

Question 56

Mechanism of transmission for the bacteria that causes tuberculosis

Answer 56

airborne

Question 57

Study of diversity

Answer 57

Systematics

Question 58

How many named species of bacteria are there?

Answer 58

ca 5,000

Question 59

Define species

Answer 59

A group of individuals that share fundamental characteristics

Question 60

Net annual production of methane

Answer 60

2 billion tons

Question 61

Super group that unicellular and motile cells of multicellular organisms possess a single falgellum

Answer 61

Unikonta

Question 62

Unikont group that share uniquely derived ribosomal DNA and actin gene sequences

Answer 62

Amebozoa

Question 63

Super group of unicellular organisms and motile cells of multicellular organisms possess two flagella

Answer 63

Bikonta

Question 64

Bikonts that share a system of air sacs beneath cell membrane

Answer 64

Avolates

Question 65

Bikonts that share uniquely derived 18 S DNA sequences

Answer 65

Brhizaria

Question 66

Bikonts with chloroplasts

Answer 66

Green Algae

Question 67

What is the common name for Pertussis?

Answer 67

Whooping cough

Question 68

All of the Pertussis deaths were infants under what age?

Answer 68

3

Question 69

Does the Pertussis vaccine protect you for life?

Answer 69

No, it wears off

Question 70

What percent of kids were infected by their caregivers?

Answer 70

50%

Question 71

When do infants get their first Pertussis Vaccine?

Answer 71

2 months

Question 72

What is the cocooning strategy?

Answer 72

Anyone who comes in contact with the newborn is vaccinated

Question 73

How is Pertussis spread?

Answer 73

droplet

Question 74

Is the whoop sound usually present in patients under 6 months and adults?

Answer 74

no

Question 75

When does the Pertussis vaccine wane?

Answer 75

After 5 years

Question 76

Cell membrane phospholipid characteristics of the archaebacteria.

Answer 76

Branched fatty acids attached to glycerol by ether linkages