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Nori used as a sushi wrap is produced by growing Porphyra, a ________, in tanks. red algae


The electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) is utilized to monitor molecular interactions
between... DNA and proteins


In many bacteria, the electron carrier ______ is used for biosynthesis, wereas ______ feeds the
electron transport system. NADPH; NADH


How many turns of the Calvin cycle does it take to provide one molecule of glyceraldehyde-3-
phosphate into the biosynthesis of glucose? 3


Which of the following is NOT a terminal electron acceptor in anaerobic respirations?
hydrogen sulfide



The recipient of Hfr conjugation _________ becomes an F+ or Hfr cell. rarely



The difference between generalized and specialized transduction is... that in generalized
transduction, any DNA can be moved, but with specialized transduction, only certain DNA near
the phage site can be moved.



Mold ripening refers to the secondary _______ stage of cheese production. fermentation


A bacterium capable of producing methane and water from carbon dioxide and hydrogen
performs a type of metabolism called _______ and, given its sources of electrons, it is a
_________. methanogenesis; chemolithotroph



Chemoorganotrophy is a term describing microorganisms that... use organic compounds as
a source of electrons and obtain energy through fermentations or respiration

,What kind of mutation is produced by transposable elements? insertion



_______ prevent transcription, whereas ________ stimulates transcription. Repressors;
activators


Hydrolysis of ATP with the release of pyrophosphate is the driving force of which of the
following reaction(s)? DNA and RNA synthesis



A derivative F plasmid that contains host DNA is called an... F' plasmid



How does bacteriorhodopsin couple photoexcitation with proton pumping? Light-induced
conformational changes of retinal cause the protein to extrude one proton.


Electron transport systems are embedded in what membrane system, among others?
mitochondrial inner membrane
thylakoids
inner membrane of Gram-negative bacteria


Which of the following is the most common cause of food-borne deaths in the United States?
Salmonella



Which form of control is the most rapid? translational control



Most virus particles produced from an influenza virus infection are... defective



A loss-of-function mutation could NOT be caused by... silent mutation

,HIV-infected cells can fuse with a neighboring cell, resulting in the formation of a giant
multinucleate cell called a(n)... synctyium



Which of the following best describes the genome of the influenza virus? negative-strand
segmented DNA


Once T4 DNA has been injected into host cells, all of the following virus life cycle stages take
place EXCEPT... T4 undergo lytic or lysogenic cycles depending on environmental factors


A modest level of ethanol enters the human circulation naturally from _______, equivalent to a
fraction of a drink per day. intestinal flora



Herpes simplex viruses causes primary _______ infections epithelial



The process of importing free DNA into cells is known as... transformation


Production of traditionally fermented foods typically relies on ________ flora, whereas
commercially fermentation generally relies on ________ indigenous; starter cultures


What type of reporter fusions can expose both transcriptional and translational controls?
gene fusions



Extreme halophilic archaea exclusively utilize which kind of ion gradient? sodium ion



The role of leader sequence in Tryp operon is to... determine whether transcription can
proceed through the genes in the operon



Which pathway is utilized for carbon fixation in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria? the Calvin
cycle or reductive pentose phosphate cycle

, Microbial biosynthetic processes require... essential elements
reduction
energy


Infection of potato crops by the fungus Phytophthora infestans is a constant menace to
farmers. A biotechnological approach to prevent the recurrence of such an infestation is...
introducing a wild potato gene that conveys resistance to P. infestans into commercial
potato breeds


Cyanobacteria have _______-based photosynthesis and are the only _______-producing
bacteria H2O; O2



Which of the following is the favored carbon source of E. coli? glucose


The enzyme pyruvate kinase catalyzes the conversion of phosphoenolypyruvate to pyruvate;
the phosphate group is transferred to ADP to form ATP. This reaction is an example of... ATP
synthesis by substrate-level phosphorylation



Which form of control is the least reversible and most drastic? alterations of DNA sequence


Which of the following molecules links glycolysis with the TCA cycle, and also serves as a
precursor for many biosynthetic products? acetyl-CoA


The purpose of a DNA protection assay is to determine the nucleotide sequence directly
interacting with which macromolecules? DNA-binding proteins



Drug resistance arises quickly for Hepatitis C virus due to... high error rates at the
hypervariable regions within the RNA genome

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