UTA MICROBIOLOGY (SUMMER 2026) EXAM 2 (CH. 4, 5, 6) LATEST
2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS
(2026/2027) |A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS
Which protists are associated with red tides? - Answers -dinoflagellates
You encounter a lichen with leafy structures. Which term describes this lichen? - Answers -
Foliose
Which of the following is the term for the outer layer of a lichen? - Answers -The cortex
The fungus in a lichen is which of the following? - Answers -an ascomycete
The component(s) of a virus that is/are extended from the envelope for attachment is/are the: -
Answers -Spikes
Which of the following does a virus lack? - Answers -Ribosomes and Metabolic Pressure
The envelope of a virus is derived from the host's - Answers -Membrane Structures
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, In naming viruses, the family name ends with ____ and genus name ends with _______. -
Answers --viridae; -virus
What is another name for nonenveloped virus? - Answers -Naked virus
Which of the following leads to the destruction of the host cells? - Answers -Lytic cycle
A virus obtains its envelope during which of the following phases? - Answers -Release
Which of the following components is brought into a cell by HIV? - Answers -Reverse
transcriptase
A positive-strand RNA virus: - Answers -can be used directly to translate viral proteins.
What is the name for the transfer of genetic information from on bacterium to another
bacterium by a phage? - Answers -Transduction
Which of the followings cannot be used to culture viruses? - Answers -Liquid medium only
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2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS
(2026/2027) |A+ GRADED |GUARANTEED PASS
Which protists are associated with red tides? - Answers -dinoflagellates
You encounter a lichen with leafy structures. Which term describes this lichen? - Answers -
Foliose
Which of the following is the term for the outer layer of a lichen? - Answers -The cortex
The fungus in a lichen is which of the following? - Answers -an ascomycete
The component(s) of a virus that is/are extended from the envelope for attachment is/are the: -
Answers -Spikes
Which of the following does a virus lack? - Answers -Ribosomes and Metabolic Pressure
The envelope of a virus is derived from the host's - Answers -Membrane Structures
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, In naming viruses, the family name ends with ____ and genus name ends with _______. -
Answers --viridae; -virus
What is another name for nonenveloped virus? - Answers -Naked virus
Which of the following leads to the destruction of the host cells? - Answers -Lytic cycle
A virus obtains its envelope during which of the following phases? - Answers -Release
Which of the following components is brought into a cell by HIV? - Answers -Reverse
transcriptase
A positive-strand RNA virus: - Answers -can be used directly to translate viral proteins.
What is the name for the transfer of genetic information from on bacterium to another
bacterium by a phage? - Answers -Transduction
Which of the followings cannot be used to culture viruses? - Answers -Liquid medium only
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