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Exam 1 Research Flashcards

0
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Sarcodines are Protozoa, which move through the use of?

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pseudopodia

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Which of the following is a correct description of prokaryotes?

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a- Unicellular
b- Divide by binary fission
c- Many use flagella to move
d- Some have a cell wall made of peptidoglycan

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In general most prokaryotes are smaller than eukaryotes? True or False

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True

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3
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Which is not correct description archaea?

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Most are multicellular

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Which of the following are eukaryotes?

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Algae and Protozoa

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5
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Antoni Van Leewenhoek was the first person in history to?

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View Protozoa and bacteria

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All of the following are characteristics of fungi except:

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They are made of prokaryotic cells

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All of the following are associated with algae except:

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They are important in the degradation of dead plants/animals.

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Gram(-) cells have periplasm consisting of all the following except for:

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Flagella

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All bacteria have a cell wall: True or False

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False

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Lysozyme is an antibiotic compound that destroys the bacterial cell wall by:

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Degrading the bond between NAM & NAG

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Which of the following is true concerning the glycocalyx of bacteria?

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It serves as a function of adherence and protection

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12
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Small circular pieces of DNA that exist in prokaryotes providing benefits such as protection against antibiotic are called:

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Plasmids

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13
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Which of the following will use the H2S as energy source?

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Chemolithoautotroph

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The process of using the brief heat treatment to reduce the number of disease causing organisms is referred to as

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Pasteurization

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All of the following are aspects of Pasteur’s experiments to disprove spontaneous generation except:

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The flasks he used were sealed with corks

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16
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Which of the following is an incorrect pairing

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Protozoa: multicellular

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17
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Which of the following term is Not a component of bacterial flagella?

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Tubulin

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18
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Ribosome?

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Site of protein synthesis

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19
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Gas vesicle

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Provides buoyancy for cell

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20
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Flagella

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Utilized for cell movement

21
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Peroxisome

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Where hydrogen peroxide is broken down

22
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Lysosomes

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Site of protein degradation

23
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Smooth ER

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Where sex hormones are made

24
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Rough ER

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Secreted proteins begin to be folded or modified here

25
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Mitochondria

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Where the most ATP is made in eukaryotes

26
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Chloroplast

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Site of photosynthesis in eukaryotes

27
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Nucleolus

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Site of rRNA synthesis

28
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Endospores

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Dormant cells produced by sporulation

29
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Which would likely grow well at 25*C and be involve in spoilage of food products?

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Psychrotrophs

30
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Which of the bacterial cell structure plays role in creation of biofilms

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Fimbriae and Glycocalyx

31
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Small lipid soluble molecule would be expected to cross cytoplasmic membrane by which process?

32
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Which would likely grow at 37*C and cause human disease

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Mesophiles

33
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Media designed to promote growth of certain bacteria while at the shame time inhibiting growth of other forms?

34
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Unlike desinfectant, antiseptic

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Is nontoxic enough to be used on human tissue

35
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The accumulation of glucose inside bacteria cell via phosphorylation of the molecule is an example of:

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Group translocation

36
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The D value is define as the time it takes to kill

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90% of bacteria population

37
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Which enzymes are utilized to fight the destruction effects of O2?

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Catalase/ superoxide dismutase

38
Q

Mercurochrome

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Binds to S groups thus preventing proteins from folding

39
Q

Ethylene oxide

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Gaseous agent used to sterilize pillows

40
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Halogens

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Chlorine or iodine

41
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Quads

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+ charged detergent used to clean food preparation surfaces

42
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At temperatures higher that the maximum growth temperature for an organism:

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Proteins are permanently denatured, membranes become too fluid for proper function, and hydrogen bonds within molecules are broken.

43
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All prokaryotes have circular genes, while all eukaryotes have lineR genomes: True or False

44
Q

During which growth phase are bacteria more susceptible to antimicrobial drugs?

45
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The term Sterilization applies to the removal of all the following except:

46
Q

Which of the following is not bacteriostatic?

A

Autoclaving

47
Q

Which of the following would be used to sterilize a mattress

A

Ethylene oxide

48
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Some cells use pseudopodia primarily during the process of?

A

Endocytosis

49
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The presence of lipopolysaccharides and poring proteins are indicative of which kind of bacteria

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