UF,./MCB3023,./-,./Exam,./1
1. Which, . / term, . / describes, . / straight,, . / rod-shaped, . / bacteria?:, . / Bacilli
2. Which, . / region, . / contains, . / the, . / chromosome, . / in, . / the, . / bacterial, . / cell?:, . / Nucleoi
d
3. What, . / is, . / the, . / main, . / function, . / of, . / peptidoglycan?:, . / Protecting,./against,./osmotic,./stress.
4. What,./is,./the,./typical,./length,./of,./ a,./ bacterium?:,./0.5-5,./µm
5. Who, . / was, . / the, . / first, . / person, . / to, . / provide, . / a, . / written, . / description, . / of, . / bacteria?:
, . / Anton,./Van,./Leeuwenhoek
6. The, . / development, . / of, . / which, . / vaccine, . / would, . / most, . / dramatically, . / reduce, . /
death, . / rates,./in,./sub-Saharan,./Africa?:,./Malaria
7. The, . / discovery, . / of, . / ribozymes, . / provides, . / evidence, . / that, . / life, . / on, . / the, . / earl
y, . / Earth,./may,./have,./been,./based,./on::,./RNA
8. Select, . / the, . / structure, . / and, . / associated, . / function, . / which, . / is, . / incorrect:
A. Peptidoglycan,,./protection
B. Capsule,,./protection
C. Flagella,,./ motility
D. S-layer,,./protection
E. TonB,,./Diffusion:,./E.,./TonB,,./dittusion
9. Which, . / statement, . / below, . / is, . / FALSE, . / concerning, . / the, . / atmosphere, . / of, . / early, . / ear
th?-
:,./Carbon,./dioxide,./was,./present,./in,./very,./minute,./amounts
10. In, . / which, . / molecule, . / is, . / the, . / occurrence, . / of, . / mutations, . / most, . / likely, . / to, . / be, . /
detected,./and,./repaired?:,./Double-stranded,./DNA
11. Which, . / is, . / the, . / correct, . / distinction, . / between, . / a, . / heterotroph, . / and, . / an, . / aut
otroph?-
:,./An,./autotroph,./utilizes,./carbon,./dioxide,./as,./a,./carbon,./source,./and,./a,./heterotroph,./utilizes,./organic,./compounds,./as,./a,./ca
rbon,./source.
12. The, . / size, . / and, . / shapes, . / of, . / archaeal, . / cells, . / suggest, . / relatedness, . / to::, . / Bacteria
13. Which,./of,./these,./best,./describes,./horizontal,./gene,./transfer?:,./Acquisition,./of,./genes,./fro
m,./another,./organism,./in,./the,./same,./generation
14. On,./which,./other,./cytoskeletal,./protein,./does,./ParM,./activity,./appear,./to,./depend?
-
:,./ParR
, UF,./MCB3023,./-,./Exam,./1
15. Within, . / a, . / population, . / of, . / E., . / coli, . / cells,, . / you, . / frequently, . / observe, . / rod-
shaped, . / cells,./that,./are,./significantly,./larger,./than,./the,./rest.,./This,./species,./is,./not,./k
nown,./to,./be
, UF,./MCB3023,./-,./Exam,./1
pleomorphic., . / Which, . / is, . / the, . / most, . / likely, . / explanation, . / for, . / your, . / observation?:,
. / Cells,./are,./at,./ditterent,./stages,./of,./growth,./before,./binary,./fission
16. What, . / best, . / describes, . / the, . / chemical, . / structure, . / of, . / the, . / Bacteria, . / domain
, . / cyto-plasmic,./membrane?:,./A,./bilayer,./of,./phospholipids
17. This,./early,./microbiology,./pioneer,./developed,./a,./set,./of,./criteria,./for,./linking,./
a,./specific,./microorganism,./to,./a,./specific,./disease.:,./Robert,./Koch
18. Approximately,./when,./did,./primitive,./cells,./first,./appear,./on,./earth?:,./3.8,./billion,./years,./ago
19. What, . / is, . / the, . / main, . / function, . / of, . / the, . / FtsZ, . / protein, . / in, . / the, . / bacterial, . / cell?:, . / cell,.
/division
20. Which,./habitat,./is,./NOT,./inhabited,./by,./microorganisms?
A. Human,./body
B. Ocean,./water
C. Soil
D. Hot,./springs,./above,./75°C
E. None:,./E.,./None
21. What,./are,./the,./three,./domains,./of,./life?:,./Bacteria,,./Archaea,,./Eukarya
22. Which, . / of, . / these, . / gene, . / expression, . / errors, . / would, . / result, . / in, . / heritable, . / g
enetic,./change?:,./DNA,./polymerase,./error,./introducing,./an,./incorrect,./base
23. Which, . / bacterial, . / species, . / would, . / you, . / expect, . / to, . / display, . / pleomorphism
?:, . / My-coplasma
24. What,./is,./a,./signal,./peptide?:,./A,./short,./amino,./acid,./sequence,./on,./the,./end,./of,./a,./protein,./that,./is,./used,
./for,./transport,./of,./the,./protein,./out,./of,./the,./cell.
25. Eukaryal,./life,./forms,./without,./mitochondria,./do,./exist.,./Which,./of,./the,./followin
g, . / do,./you,./think,./they,./are,./likely,./to,./be?:,./Single,./celled,./protists
26. In, . / a, . / Type, . / III, . / secretion, . / system,, . / which, . / protein, . / seems, . / to, . / mimic, . / flagelli
n?:, . / the,./protein,./being,./exported.
27. Given, . / the, . / size, . / of, . / a, . / typical, . / ribosome,, . / how, . / many, . / would, . / you, . / expec
t, . / to, . / find,./inside,./a,./typical,./bacterial,./of,./1-5µm,./size?:,./1000-5000,./ribosomes
28. the, . / study, . / of, . / microbiology, . / includes, . / all, . / of, . / the, . / following, . / except::, . / pla
nts
29. What, . / is, . / considered, . / the, . / smallest, . / unit, . / of, . / life?:, . / cell
30. What,./are,./fossilized,./microbial,./mats,./containing,./photosynthetic,./bacteria?:, . / Stro
1. Which, . / term, . / describes, . / straight,, . / rod-shaped, . / bacteria?:, . / Bacilli
2. Which, . / region, . / contains, . / the, . / chromosome, . / in, . / the, . / bacterial, . / cell?:, . / Nucleoi
d
3. What, . / is, . / the, . / main, . / function, . / of, . / peptidoglycan?:, . / Protecting,./against,./osmotic,./stress.
4. What,./is,./the,./typical,./length,./of,./ a,./ bacterium?:,./0.5-5,./µm
5. Who, . / was, . / the, . / first, . / person, . / to, . / provide, . / a, . / written, . / description, . / of, . / bacteria?:
, . / Anton,./Van,./Leeuwenhoek
6. The, . / development, . / of, . / which, . / vaccine, . / would, . / most, . / dramatically, . / reduce, . /
death, . / rates,./in,./sub-Saharan,./Africa?:,./Malaria
7. The, . / discovery, . / of, . / ribozymes, . / provides, . / evidence, . / that, . / life, . / on, . / the, . / earl
y, . / Earth,./may,./have,./been,./based,./on::,./RNA
8. Select, . / the, . / structure, . / and, . / associated, . / function, . / which, . / is, . / incorrect:
A. Peptidoglycan,,./protection
B. Capsule,,./protection
C. Flagella,,./ motility
D. S-layer,,./protection
E. TonB,,./Diffusion:,./E.,./TonB,,./dittusion
9. Which, . / statement, . / below, . / is, . / FALSE, . / concerning, . / the, . / atmosphere, . / of, . / early, . / ear
th?-
:,./Carbon,./dioxide,./was,./present,./in,./very,./minute,./amounts
10. In, . / which, . / molecule, . / is, . / the, . / occurrence, . / of, . / mutations, . / most, . / likely, . / to, . / be, . /
detected,./and,./repaired?:,./Double-stranded,./DNA
11. Which, . / is, . / the, . / correct, . / distinction, . / between, . / a, . / heterotroph, . / and, . / an, . / aut
otroph?-
:,./An,./autotroph,./utilizes,./carbon,./dioxide,./as,./a,./carbon,./source,./and,./a,./heterotroph,./utilizes,./organic,./compounds,./as,./a,./ca
rbon,./source.
12. The, . / size, . / and, . / shapes, . / of, . / archaeal, . / cells, . / suggest, . / relatedness, . / to::, . / Bacteria
13. Which,./of,./these,./best,./describes,./horizontal,./gene,./transfer?:,./Acquisition,./of,./genes,./fro
m,./another,./organism,./in,./the,./same,./generation
14. On,./which,./other,./cytoskeletal,./protein,./does,./ParM,./activity,./appear,./to,./depend?
-
:,./ParR
, UF,./MCB3023,./-,./Exam,./1
15. Within, . / a, . / population, . / of, . / E., . / coli, . / cells,, . / you, . / frequently, . / observe, . / rod-
shaped, . / cells,./that,./are,./significantly,./larger,./than,./the,./rest.,./This,./species,./is,./not,./k
nown,./to,./be
, UF,./MCB3023,./-,./Exam,./1
pleomorphic., . / Which, . / is, . / the, . / most, . / likely, . / explanation, . / for, . / your, . / observation?:,
. / Cells,./are,./at,./ditterent,./stages,./of,./growth,./before,./binary,./fission
16. What, . / best, . / describes, . / the, . / chemical, . / structure, . / of, . / the, . / Bacteria, . / domain
, . / cyto-plasmic,./membrane?:,./A,./bilayer,./of,./phospholipids
17. This,./early,./microbiology,./pioneer,./developed,./a,./set,./of,./criteria,./for,./linking,./
a,./specific,./microorganism,./to,./a,./specific,./disease.:,./Robert,./Koch
18. Approximately,./when,./did,./primitive,./cells,./first,./appear,./on,./earth?:,./3.8,./billion,./years,./ago
19. What, . / is, . / the, . / main, . / function, . / of, . / the, . / FtsZ, . / protein, . / in, . / the, . / bacterial, . / cell?:, . / cell,.
/division
20. Which,./habitat,./is,./NOT,./inhabited,./by,./microorganisms?
A. Human,./body
B. Ocean,./water
C. Soil
D. Hot,./springs,./above,./75°C
E. None:,./E.,./None
21. What,./are,./the,./three,./domains,./of,./life?:,./Bacteria,,./Archaea,,./Eukarya
22. Which, . / of, . / these, . / gene, . / expression, . / errors, . / would, . / result, . / in, . / heritable, . / g
enetic,./change?:,./DNA,./polymerase,./error,./introducing,./an,./incorrect,./base
23. Which, . / bacterial, . / species, . / would, . / you, . / expect, . / to, . / display, . / pleomorphism
?:, . / My-coplasma
24. What,./is,./a,./signal,./peptide?:,./A,./short,./amino,./acid,./sequence,./on,./the,./end,./of,./a,./protein,./that,./is,./used,
./for,./transport,./of,./the,./protein,./out,./of,./the,./cell.
25. Eukaryal,./life,./forms,./without,./mitochondria,./do,./exist.,./Which,./of,./the,./followin
g, . / do,./you,./think,./they,./are,./likely,./to,./be?:,./Single,./celled,./protists
26. In, . / a, . / Type, . / III, . / secretion, . / system,, . / which, . / protein, . / seems, . / to, . / mimic, . / flagelli
n?:, . / the,./protein,./being,./exported.
27. Given, . / the, . / size, . / of, . / a, . / typical, . / ribosome,, . / how, . / many, . / would, . / you, . / expec
t, . / to, . / find,./inside,./a,./typical,./bacterial,./of,./1-5µm,./size?:,./1000-5000,./ribosomes
28. the, . / study, . / of, . / microbiology, . / includes, . / all, . / of, . / the, . / following, . / except::, . / pla
nts
29. What, . / is, . / considered, . / the, . / smallest, . / unit, . / of, . / life?:, . / cell
30. What,./are,./fossilized,./microbial,./mats,./containing,./photosynthetic,./bacteria?:, . / Stro
