Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
Q

The purines of nuclei acids are

A

Adenine and guanine

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2
Q

Plants store carbohydrates in the form of

A

Starch

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3
Q

The microscopy that has the stronger resolution and magnification

A

Electron microscopy

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4
Q

What determines whether a solution is acidic or basic

A

The concentration of H+ in the solutions

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5
Q

When one atom donates electrons and another atom accepts those electrons, a(n) bond forms

A

Ionic

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6
Q

Which of the following main groups of compounds classified as lipids are significant in the formation of biological membranes

A

Phospholipids

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7
Q

Which if the following have peptide bonds

A

Polypeptides

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8
Q

When did cellular life appear on earth

A

3.8 billion years ago

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9
Q

The type of chemical bond produced when atoms share electrons unequally are

A

Polar covalent

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10
Q

Fast growing microbes are supplied with medium containing radioactive amino acids. Which of the following would be radioactive

A

Proteins

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11
Q

Electron charge

A

Negative

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12
Q

Proton charge

A

Positive

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13
Q

Neutron charge

A

Neutral

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14
Q

Thymine contains

A

Only dna

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15
Q

Adenine contains

A

Both rna and dna

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16
Q

Guanine contains

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Both dna and RNA

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17
Q

Cytosine contains

A

Both rna and dna

18
Q

Uracil contains

A

Only rna

19
Q

When two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule you see what type of reaction

A

Dehydration

20
Q

You are working with a mixed culture that arose due to poor aseptic technique, what type of culture is this

A

Contaminated

21
Q

You increase the pH of a solution from 5 to 6. This represents a change in the number of hydrogen ions by what factor

A

10

22
Q

Phycology is the study of

A

Algae

23
Q

Microbes can be used in bioremediation

A

True

24
Q

Who described a series of logical steps that establish whether or not and organism is pathogenic and which disease is caused

A

Koch

25
Q

The assignment of scientific names to the various taxonomic categories and to individual organisms

A

Nomenclature

26
Q

Which is the larger taxonomic hierarchy category order or class

A

Class

27
Q

A key prop Perth of water that helps make life on earth possible is it’s inability to moderate temp

A

FALSE

28
Q

If the composition of a media is precisely chemically defined it is considered

A

Synthetic

29
Q

This media allows multiple types of organisms to grow but displays visible differences in how they grown such as the production of gas bubbles

A

Differential

30
Q

Exposing the inoculated medium to optimal growth contains, generally for a few hours to days

A

Incubation

31
Q

Visible light is passed through a specimen and then through glass lenses

A

Light microscope

32
Q

What type of dye may be used for creating a negative simple stain

A

Acidic

33
Q

Protein monomer

A

Amino acids

34
Q

Carbohydrates monomer

A

Monosaccharides

35
Q

Lipids monomer

A

Not made of monomers

36
Q

Nucleoside acids monomer

A

Nucleotides

37
Q

Which is true regarding early earth

A

Much hotter than present day earth
Atmosphere contains high levels of CO2

38
Q

The ancestor from which all cellular life arose

A

LUCA

39
Q

Methane CH4 is classified as

A

A compound and molecule

40
Q

Which element is most elector negative

A

F

41
Q

Dogs are classified as eukaryotes

A

True

42
Q

First evidence of microbial life

A

Stromatolites