ASU MIC 205 PENTON EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
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Red algae will produce ____ which block the homoserine lactone
signaling molecules, to stop exopolysaccharide synthesis. -
ANSWER-Furanones
This is secreted in quorum sensing that makes it highly resistant. -
ANSWER-exopolysaccharide
What is the entire genetic component of an organism that
includes the nucleotide sequences and genes? This controls that
synthesis of all molecules in an organism? - ANSWER-genome
Genome has _____ that carry information for synthesis of RNA
and proteins. - ANSWER-genes
What is the complete set of genes in the genome called? -
ANSWER-genotype
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What are the physical features and functional traits of an
organism from the expression of genes? - ANSWER-phenotype
The entire DNA genome being duplicated for reproduction. -
ANSWER-binary fission
theory that states that, in cells, information only flows from DNA to
RNA to proteins - ANSWER-central dogma
The ____ ____ of a nucleotide gives the molecule a negative
charge and is always linked to carbon 5. - ANSWER-phosphate
group
The ____ ____ of a nucleotide is always linked to carbon 1. -
ANSWER-pentose sugar
Deoxyribose in DNA lacks ____ at carbon 2. - ANSWER-OH
Ribose in RNA has ____ at carbon 2. - ANSWER-OH
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In a nucleotide, there is one of 5 _____ ____. - ANSWER-
nitrogenous base
Carbon can make 4 bonds, meaning there is a fourth bond to
______ on carbon 2. - ANSWER-hydrogen
What describes 2 strands of DNA that are in a double helix
formation with hydrogen bonds between its nucleotide bases? -
ANSWER-nucleic acid
What describes DNA strands being opposite, or one side going 5
to 3 and the other side going 3 to 5? - ANSWER-antiparallel
What describes DNA base having a nucleotide that it codes for on
a new strand that pairs with the original strand? - ANSWER-
complementary
Where is the prokaryotic genome contained? - ANSWER-
chromosomes and plasmids
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What is the main portion of DNA that is responsible for its daily
needs? There is one per cell, its circular, and it folds in the
cytoplasm to create a nucleoid. It is also associated with proteins
and RNA for replication and translation. - ANSWER-chromosomes
What are small, replicate independently, and has nucleotides for
non-essential genes? They carry information for their own
replication and have traits that have survival advantages. -
ANSWER-plasmids
What describes nuclear chromosomes and extranuclear DNA? -
ANSWER-eukaryotic genomes
What makes 95% of the eukaryotic genome, their nuclei have on
chromosome, and they are linear? - ANSWER-nuclear
chromosome
What makes up 5% of the eukaryotic genome and includes the
DNA of mitochondria or chloroplast, is circular, and looks like
prokaryotic? - ANSWER-extranuclear DNA