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1
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Amoeboids move using…

Question 7Answer
a.
cilia

b.
flagella

c.
pseudopods

d.
all of the above

A

pseudopods

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Which of the following can be found on most healthy humans?

Question 13Answer
a.
Helicobacter pylori

b.
Rickettsia typhi

c.
Clostridium botulinum

d.
Staphylococcus aureus

e.
Mycobacterium

A

staphylococcus aureus

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Which of the following causes peptic ulcers?

Question 15Answer
a.
Helicobacter pylori

b.
Rickettsia typhi

c.
Clostridium botulinum

d.
Staphylococcus aureus

e.
Mycobacterium

A

Helicobacter pylori

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Which of the following causes tuberculosis?

Question 16Answer
a.
Helicobacter pylori

b.
Rickettsia typhi

c.
Actinomycetes

d.
Staphylococcus aureus

e.
Mycobacterium

A

mycobacterium

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Which of the following causes typhoid fever?

Question 17Answer
a.
Helicobacter pylori

b.
Rickettsia typhi

c.
Clostridium botulinum

d.
Staphylococcus aureus

e.
Mycobacterium

A

Rickettsia typhi

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Which of the following is the source of the majority of currently used antibiotics?

Question 19Answer
a.
Helicobacter pylori

b.
Rickettsia typhi

c.
Actinomycetes

d.
Staphylococcus aureus

e.
Mycobacterium

A

actinomycetes

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How many attachment sites (receptors) does an IgG antibody have?

Question 20Answer
a.
1

b.
2

c.
4

d.
10

A

2

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How many attachment sites (receptors) does an IgM antibody have?

Question 21Answer
a.
1

b.
2

c.
4

d.
10

A

10

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Which of the following classes of metabolism prefer to use air but can “choose” to use something else if needed?

Question 22Answer
a.
Obligate aerobe

b.
Obligate anaerobe

c.
Facultative aerobe

d.
Facultative anaerobe

A

facultative aerobe

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Which cell type would be best for fighting a cell that was infected with a recurring virus?

Question 23Answer
a.
T-cells

b.
dendritic cells

c.
B-cells

d.
neutrophils

e.
basophiles

A

t-cells

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Which of the following push debris to the top of the esophagus?
Question 25Select one or more:
a.
proteases
b.
skin
c.
clotting
d.
cilia

A

cilla

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red tide is caused by

Question 34Answer
a.
green algaes

b.
brown algaes

c.
red algaes

d.
dinoflagellates

A

dinoflagellates

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Which of the following types of bacteria digest nutrients externally before absorbing them?

Question 37Answer
a.
Decomposers

b.
Symbionts

c.
Saprotrophs

d.
Archea

A

saprotrophs

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Bacteria that digest food externally are called

Question 38Select one:
a.
obligate anaerobes

b.
Saprotrophes

c.
facultative anaerobes

d.
methanogens

A

saprotrophes

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Which is a hair-like appendage on some bacteria?

Question 41Answer
a.
Plasmid

b.
Cell wall

c.
Flagella

d.
Fimbriae

A

fimbriae

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Kelp belongs to the group…

Question 46Answer
a.
green algaes

b.
brown algaes

c.
red algaes

d.
dinoflagellates

A

brown algaes

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Which of the following contributes to lichen symbiosis by producing sugar through photo synthesis?

Question 50Answer
a.
alae

b.
ciliates

c.
fungi

d.
None of the above

A

algae

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Which of the following is NOT necessary for evolution by natural selection?

Question 55Select one:
a.
Some of the differences in a population can be inherited as genes

b.
Members of a population differ from each other.

c.
Differences within the population affect how well the individual adapts to the environment.

d.
Better adaptedness leads to more uniform populations.

A

better adaptedness leads to more uniform populations

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Which is a method used to classify viruses?

Question 61Answer
a.
Biochemistry

b.
Genome material

c.
cell grouping

d.
Role in ecology

A

gemone material

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Which component of the SARS-CoV-2 structure is acquired from the host cell?

Question 62Answer
a.
Membrane protein

b.
Spike protein

c.
Nucleocapsid protein

d.
Lipid envelope

A

lipid envelope

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Which is a rotating “tail” on some bacteria?

Question 64Answer
a.
Plasmid

b.
Cell wall

c.
Flagella

d.
Fimbriae

A

flagella

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Which theory proposes that a large heterotroph (eats others for energy) ate a prototroph (energy producer) and kept it as a symbiote?

Question 70Answer
a.
Lamarckian Evolution

b.
Evolution by natural selection

c.
Irreducible complexity

d.
Volcanism

e.
Endosymbiotic Theory

A

endosymbiotic theory

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The viral structure that injects DNA into the host cell is called the

Question 71Answer
a.
Receptor

b.
Capsid

c.
Helicase

d.
Tail sheath

A

tail shealth

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T/ F Tonsils and adenoids are masses of lymph nodes.
Question 72Answer
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE

25
Q

T/F T-cells are part of the non-specific immune system.
Question 79Answer
a.
TRUE
b.
FALSE

26
Q

The HIV virus recognizes and attacks
Question 83Answer
a.
Macrophages
b.
Mast cells
c.
T-cells
d.
B-cells

27
Q

Which is from the domain archaea and grows in geothermally heated water?

Question 85Select one:
a.
Staphylococcus aureus

b.
Crenarchaeota

c.
Rickettsia typhi

d.
Helicobacter pylori

e.
Methanogens

A

crenarchaeota

28
Q

Which of the following is NOT a phagocytic white blood cell?

Question 88Answer
a.
neutrophil

b.
Natural killer cell

c.
monocyte

d.
dendritic cell

A

natural killer cell

29
Q

Which of the following is an antigen presenting cell that lurks in specific tissues?

Question 90Answer
a.
neutrophil

b.
Natural killer cell

c.
macrophage

d.
dendritic cell

e.
basophils (mast cells)

A

macriophage

30
Q

Which of the following is an antigen presenting cell that circulate in the blood and various tissues?

Question 91Answer
a.
neutrophil

b.
Natural killer cell

c.
macrophage

d.
dendritic cell

A

dendritic cell

31
Q

Which of the following is an antigen presenting cell that circulate in the blood and various tissues?

Question 92Answer
a.
neutrophil

b.
Natural killer cell

c.
macrophage

d.
dendritic cell

e.
basophils (mast cells)

A

dendritic cell

32
Q

Which of the following produces histamine and other cell signaling molecules?

Question 93Answer
a.
neutrophil

b.
Natural killer cell

c.
monocyte

d.
dendritic cell

e.
basophils (mast cells)

33
Q

Which historical geologic theory explained the fossil record by a series of catastrophic floods?
Question 96Answer
a.
Volcanism
b.
Darwinism
c.
Neptunism
d.
Noahism

34
Q

Which type of cells produce antibodies?
Question 106Answer
a.
Macrophages
b.
B-cells
c.
Helper T-cells
d.
Cytotoxic T-cells
e.
Antibodies

35
Q

Algeas are mostly classified by their morphology (shape).

Question 108Select one:
True
False

36
Q

The genes on two of the chimp chromosomes are combined in Human chromosome 2.
Question 111Select one:
True
False

37
Q

Ciliates like paramecium survive by a unique kind of photosynthesis.

Question 112Select one:
True
False

38
Q

Clotting factors are part of the non-specific immune system.

Question 113Select one:
True
False

39
Q

Cyanobacteria are a major source of greenhouse gasses.

Question 115Select one:
True
False

40
Q

Cytotoxic T-cells are most affective against bacteria.

Question 117Select one:
True
False

41
Q

Chloroplastic DNA has a high sequence similarity to blue-green algae.

Question 119Select one:
True
False

42
Q

The envelope of a retrovirus comes from the membrane from the last host cell.

Question 120Select one:
True
False

43
Q

Algeas have no nucleus and no organelles.

Question 121Select one:
True
False

44
Q

The antibody-mediated response is effective against cancer cells.

Question 125Select one:
True
False

45
Q

The existence of gene families suggests a mechanism of evolution by duplicating existing genes.

Question 129Select one:
True
False

46
Q

histamine stiffens and dehydrates tissue so that cells cannot move about easily.

Question 132Select one:
True
False

47
Q

Dendritic cells and macrophage can develop “memory” that helps them recognize antigens.

Question 136Select one:
True
False

48
Q

Dendritic cells are a kind of antigen presenting cell.

Question 141Select one:
True
False

49
Q

Macrophages are part of the specific immune responce and have receptors for individual antigens.
Question 142Select one:
True
False

50
Q

Retroviruses can splice their DNA into the host chromosome.

Question 144Select one:
True
False

51
Q

Obligate aerobes can survive in an oxygen atmosphere.

Question 145Select one:
True
False

52
Q

Red pulp in the spleen contains leucocytes for the immune system.

Question 147Select one:
True
False

53
Q

Viruses have complex organelles for infecting their host cells.

Question 149Select one:
True
False

54
Q

T-cells can only be activated by an antigen presenting cell.

Question 151Select one:
True
False

55
Q

A person with blood type O negative would be considered a universal transfusion acceptor.

Question 154Select one:
True
False

56
Q

Ulva (sea lettuce) is a multicellular brown algae.

Question 153Select one:
True
False

57
Q

T-cells are part of the antibody mediated response.
Question 152Select one:
True
False

58
Q

T-cells are part of the antibody mediated response.
Question 152Select one:
True
False

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