STRAIGHTERLINE MICRO 250 FINAL PREP/
ACTUAL EXAM Questions & Answers
ALREADY GRADED A+2025
Which class of eukaryotic microorganisms can be subdivided into groups such as Mastigophora,
Sarcodina, Ciliophora, and Apicomplexa?
A. Helminths
B. Algae
C. Protozoa
D. Fungi - Protozoa
Genetic material can be excised from one chromosome and directly integrated into another via
A. conjugation.
B. transformation.
C. transduction.
D. transposons. - transposons.
Which immune cell secretes numerous cytokines that help to coordinate the response of other immune
cells?
,A. B cell
B. TH cell
C. TC cell
D. Platelets - TH cell
Which of the following enzymes are used to amplify DNA during PCR?
A. restriction endonuclease
B. DNA polymerase
C. reverse transcriptase
D. DNA ligase - DNA polymerase
In the nitrogen cycle, which of the following steps involves removal of nitrogen from the atmosphere by
bacteria? - nitrogen fixation, In nitrogen fixation, nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere by nitrogen-
fixing bacteria and converted to ammonia.
If enough h+ ions are added to pure water to raise the H+ concentration of the solution to ten times
higher than the original concentration, what is the resulting OH- concentration of the solution? - 10 -8M
Fungi are able to reproduce asexually by creating conidiospores and sporangiospores. Which of the
following is an accurate explanation for why it is advantageous that they are also capable of sexual
reproduction?
Select one:
a. Asexually produced offspring are more likely to compete for resources and will kill off the parental
fungi.
,b. Fungi normally produce sexually but produce asexually in harsh conditions such as severe drought.
c. Offspring from two parents may have variations in form and function that contribute to survival of the
species.
d. Sexual reproduction produces more offspring at a faster rate than spore formation. - Offspring from
two parents may have variations in form and function that contribute to survival of the species.
In a laboratory bacterial cell culture that has been infected by a virus, plaques are areas in which
Select one:
a. bacterial cells are resistant to the virus and have not been infected.
b. there is no nutrient available for the bacteria to grow.
c. the virus has spread and left behind the remains of dead cells.
d. the virus has not yet spread to that area of cells. - the virus has spread and left behind the remains of
dead cells.
The sun's energy is delivered as discrete packets that travel as waves and are called
Select one:
a. ATP.
b. carotenoids.
c. NADP.
d. photons. - photons.
Which of the following is a characteristic of aerobic respiration?
Select one:
a. Oxygen-containing ions act as the final electron acceptors in electron transport.
b. The process includes glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
c. Aerobic respiration produces a total of 2 ATP molecules.
d. Aerobic respiration produces lactic acid. - The three stages of aerobic respiration are glycolysis, the
Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
, n completing protein synthesis in a prokaryote, what basic message is carried by a specialized codon
that has no corresponding tRNA?
Select one:
a. "Fold peptide chain."
b. "Terminate here."
c. "Add cofactor."
d. "Clip starting amino acid." - "Terminate here." The specialized codon signals the end of protein
synthesis; there is not RNA because it is only needed if the process is to continue.
Microbial drug resistance can be caused by mutations or by introduction of new genes into a population.
Which of the following can only be caused by the introduction of new genes into a population?
Select one:
a. a metabolic pathway in the bacterium is shut down
b. binding sites for the drug are reduced in number or affinity to the drug
c. new enzymes that inactivate the drug are synthesized
d. uptake of the drug into the bacterium is diminished - new enzymes that inactivate the drug are
synthesized. This can only occur if new genes are introduced into the population.
Why do the hands, feet, and breasts have more lymphatic vessels for host defense than other areas of
the human body?
Select one:
a. They have a high risk for infection due to frequent contact.
b. They have a greater density of nerves.
c. They require complex movement of fluids from the extremities.
d. They are located a long distance from the thalamus. - They have a high risk for infection due to
frequent contact.
Penicillin functions as an antimicrobial agent by inhibiting bacterial
Select one:
a. cell wall synthesis.
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b. folic acid synthesis.
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ACTUAL EXAM Questions & Answers
ALREADY GRADED A+2025
Which class of eukaryotic microorganisms can be subdivided into groups such as Mastigophora,
Sarcodina, Ciliophora, and Apicomplexa?
A. Helminths
B. Algae
C. Protozoa
D. Fungi - Protozoa
Genetic material can be excised from one chromosome and directly integrated into another via
A. conjugation.
B. transformation.
C. transduction.
D. transposons. - transposons.
Which immune cell secretes numerous cytokines that help to coordinate the response of other immune
cells?
,A. B cell
B. TH cell
C. TC cell
D. Platelets - TH cell
Which of the following enzymes are used to amplify DNA during PCR?
A. restriction endonuclease
B. DNA polymerase
C. reverse transcriptase
D. DNA ligase - DNA polymerase
In the nitrogen cycle, which of the following steps involves removal of nitrogen from the atmosphere by
bacteria? - nitrogen fixation, In nitrogen fixation, nitrogen is removed from the atmosphere by nitrogen-
fixing bacteria and converted to ammonia.
If enough h+ ions are added to pure water to raise the H+ concentration of the solution to ten times
higher than the original concentration, what is the resulting OH- concentration of the solution? - 10 -8M
Fungi are able to reproduce asexually by creating conidiospores and sporangiospores. Which of the
following is an accurate explanation for why it is advantageous that they are also capable of sexual
reproduction?
Select one:
a. Asexually produced offspring are more likely to compete for resources and will kill off the parental
fungi.
,b. Fungi normally produce sexually but produce asexually in harsh conditions such as severe drought.
c. Offspring from two parents may have variations in form and function that contribute to survival of the
species.
d. Sexual reproduction produces more offspring at a faster rate than spore formation. - Offspring from
two parents may have variations in form and function that contribute to survival of the species.
In a laboratory bacterial cell culture that has been infected by a virus, plaques are areas in which
Select one:
a. bacterial cells are resistant to the virus and have not been infected.
b. there is no nutrient available for the bacteria to grow.
c. the virus has spread and left behind the remains of dead cells.
d. the virus has not yet spread to that area of cells. - the virus has spread and left behind the remains of
dead cells.
The sun's energy is delivered as discrete packets that travel as waves and are called
Select one:
a. ATP.
b. carotenoids.
c. NADP.
d. photons. - photons.
Which of the following is a characteristic of aerobic respiration?
Select one:
a. Oxygen-containing ions act as the final electron acceptors in electron transport.
b. The process includes glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
c. Aerobic respiration produces a total of 2 ATP molecules.
d. Aerobic respiration produces lactic acid. - The three stages of aerobic respiration are glycolysis, the
Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
, n completing protein synthesis in a prokaryote, what basic message is carried by a specialized codon
that has no corresponding tRNA?
Select one:
a. "Fold peptide chain."
b. "Terminate here."
c. "Add cofactor."
d. "Clip starting amino acid." - "Terminate here." The specialized codon signals the end of protein
synthesis; there is not RNA because it is only needed if the process is to continue.
Microbial drug resistance can be caused by mutations or by introduction of new genes into a population.
Which of the following can only be caused by the introduction of new genes into a population?
Select one:
a. a metabolic pathway in the bacterium is shut down
b. binding sites for the drug are reduced in number or affinity to the drug
c. new enzymes that inactivate the drug are synthesized
d. uptake of the drug into the bacterium is diminished - new enzymes that inactivate the drug are
synthesized. This can only occur if new genes are introduced into the population.
Why do the hands, feet, and breasts have more lymphatic vessels for host defense than other areas of
the human body?
Select one:
a. They have a high risk for infection due to frequent contact.
b. They have a greater density of nerves.
c. They require complex movement of fluids from the extremities.
d. They are located a long distance from the thalamus. - They have a high risk for infection due to
frequent contact.
Penicillin functions as an antimicrobial agent by inhibiting bacterial
Select one:
a. cell wall synthesis.
ik ik ik
b. folic acid synthesis.
ik ik ik
