MCB 100 Unit 1 iClicker Questions + Microbiology Exam 1 x2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
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Terms in this set (96)
Which of the following microorganisms can be used as a Bacillus thuringiensis
biological insecticide?
Considering industrial products, which of the following is antibiotic produced by Penicillium notum
not a primary microbial metabolite? - Antibiotics are produced in the stationary phase
ie secondary metabolites
Which of the following pairs of industrial microbial gluconic acid; release of cellulose from flax to make linen
products and their uses is MISMATCHED?
citric acid; antioxidant in food Gluconic acid is actually used for metal, leather, and food preservative
phenylalanine; the sweetener aspartame
gluconic acid; release of cellulose from flax to make linen
indigo; cloth dye
streptokinase; dissolving blood clots
Which of these microbial products is needed to produce ethanol (Gasohol is like gasoline)
"gasohol"?
Which of the following is a microbial product used to both Bt toxin and ice-minus
reduce crop damage?
Microbial enzymes are used In spot removals
Which of the following is an application of proteases? meat tenderizer
Streptokinase is useful for which of the following? dissolving blood clots
Amino acid and vitamin supplements are prepared from True
extracts of microbial cultures.
The presence of which of the following can substitute for Rhizobium, associated with the roots of legume plants
nitrogen fertilizers in legume crops?
, Baking bread, creating a genetically modified vegetable, All of them are biotechnology
using a microbe to make human insulin . . . Which of these
is NOT considered "biotechnology"?
Creating a GMO vegetable
Baking bread
Using a microbe to make human insulin
Which of the following would be a reason to use bacteria Large quantities of the protein can be made easily - the only major distinction
or yeast to synthesize human proteins through genetic
engineering?
______ can be used to advise prospective parents about Gene Screening
their risk of transmitting genetic disorders, such as
Huntington's disease, to their offspring.
Which of the following would not be a potential medical A Gene Library because its not technically part of medicine
application of recombinant DNA technology: gene
library, genetic mapping, gene therapy,
xenotransplantaton?
Gene library
Xenotransplantation
Gene therapy
Genetic mapping
Subunit vaccines are safer than traditional vaccines are acellular and do not pose a risk for causing the disease.
because they
Transgenic organisms contain genes from other organisms
Which of the following microbes produces a protein that Bacillus thuringiensis
kills a variety of insect pests?
Replacing a patient's defective gene with a fragment Gene therapy
containing a functional gene is
What new technology increases the precision of gene CRISPR-Cas9
editing, and may make gene therapy easier?
Which of the following is generally NOT considered an Answering basic science questions
ethical issue regarding recombinant DNA technology?
unforeseen impact on the environment
screening of humans for genes that predispose them to
disease
the modification of crop plants
answering basic research questions
the modification of animals to produce pharmaceuticals
for humans
ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
C
Terms in this set (96)
Which of the following microorganisms can be used as a Bacillus thuringiensis
biological insecticide?
Considering industrial products, which of the following is antibiotic produced by Penicillium notum
not a primary microbial metabolite? - Antibiotics are produced in the stationary phase
ie secondary metabolites
Which of the following pairs of industrial microbial gluconic acid; release of cellulose from flax to make linen
products and their uses is MISMATCHED?
citric acid; antioxidant in food Gluconic acid is actually used for metal, leather, and food preservative
phenylalanine; the sweetener aspartame
gluconic acid; release of cellulose from flax to make linen
indigo; cloth dye
streptokinase; dissolving blood clots
Which of these microbial products is needed to produce ethanol (Gasohol is like gasoline)
"gasohol"?
Which of the following is a microbial product used to both Bt toxin and ice-minus
reduce crop damage?
Microbial enzymes are used In spot removals
Which of the following is an application of proteases? meat tenderizer
Streptokinase is useful for which of the following? dissolving blood clots
Amino acid and vitamin supplements are prepared from True
extracts of microbial cultures.
The presence of which of the following can substitute for Rhizobium, associated with the roots of legume plants
nitrogen fertilizers in legume crops?
, Baking bread, creating a genetically modified vegetable, All of them are biotechnology
using a microbe to make human insulin . . . Which of these
is NOT considered "biotechnology"?
Creating a GMO vegetable
Baking bread
Using a microbe to make human insulin
Which of the following would be a reason to use bacteria Large quantities of the protein can be made easily - the only major distinction
or yeast to synthesize human proteins through genetic
engineering?
______ can be used to advise prospective parents about Gene Screening
their risk of transmitting genetic disorders, such as
Huntington's disease, to their offspring.
Which of the following would not be a potential medical A Gene Library because its not technically part of medicine
application of recombinant DNA technology: gene
library, genetic mapping, gene therapy,
xenotransplantaton?
Gene library
Xenotransplantation
Gene therapy
Genetic mapping
Subunit vaccines are safer than traditional vaccines are acellular and do not pose a risk for causing the disease.
because they
Transgenic organisms contain genes from other organisms
Which of the following microbes produces a protein that Bacillus thuringiensis
kills a variety of insect pests?
Replacing a patient's defective gene with a fragment Gene therapy
containing a functional gene is
What new technology increases the precision of gene CRISPR-Cas9
editing, and may make gene therapy easier?
Which of the following is generally NOT considered an Answering basic science questions
ethical issue regarding recombinant DNA technology?
unforeseen impact on the environment
screening of humans for genes that predispose them to
disease
the modification of crop plants
answering basic research questions
the modification of animals to produce pharmaceuticals
for humans
