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MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2
✅
Fermentation is a method of producing ATP in the presence of oxygen. -
-Which statement concerning fermentation is FALSE?
Ethanol and lactic acid are possible endproducts.
Fermentation is a method of producing ATP in the presence of oxygen.
In fermentation, the final electron acceptor is an organic molecule.
NADH is oxidized.
Fermentation is an anaerobic process
Requires two (2) molecules of ATP as activation energy per molecule of glucose.
[Glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway)]
Produces two (2) molecules of ATP and four (4) molecules of CO2 per molecule
of glucose.
[Kreb's Cycle (Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle)]
Produces 34 molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose. [Electron Transport
System]
Oxidizes 10 molecules of NADH to NAD+ per molecule of glucose. [B. Electron
Transport System]
Produces six (6) molecules of reduced NADH and two (2) molecules of reduced
FADH2 per molecule of glucose. [Kreb's Cycle (Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle)]
Oxidizes two (2) molecules of FADH2 to FAD+ per molecule of glucose.[Electron
Transport System]
Produces a total of four (4) molecules of ATP (two NET) and two molecules of
NADH per molecule of glucose. [Glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway)]
Produces NO ATP, but two (2) molecules of reduced NADH and two molecules of
CO2 per molecule of gluco - -Match the carbon and energy produced/used
in aerobic respiration with the microbial metabolic pathway in which it occurs.
That is, follow the CARBON and ENERGY. (You may use each answer more
than one time.)
Requires two (2) molecules of ATP as activation energy per molecule of glucose.
Produces two (2) molecules of ATP and four (4) molecules of CO2 per molecule
of glucose.
Produces 34 molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose.
Oxidizes 10 molecules of NADH to NAD+ per molecule of glucose.
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Produces six (6) molecules of reduced NADH and two (2) molecules of reduced
FADH2 per molecule of glucose.
Oxidizes two (2) molecules of FADH2 to FAD+ per molecule of glucose.
Produces a total of four (4) molecules of ATP (two NET) and two molecules of
NADH per molecule of glucose.
Produces NO ATP, but two (2) molecules of reduced NADH and two molecules of
CO2 per molecule of glucose.
A. Electron Transport S
nucleotide - ✅-The monomer of a nucleic acid is called a(n) __________.
using the same coenzymes for anabolic and catabolic reactions that share
substrate molecules. - -All of the following are aspects of a cell's ability to
regulate its metabolism EXCEPT:
isolation of various enzymes within membranous organelles.
synthesis of a catabolic enzyme only when its substrate is available.
synthesis or degradation of membrane transport proteins.
using the same coenzymes for anabolic and catabolic reactions that share
substrate molecules.
using the most energy-efficient energy source available.
break hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides. - -DNA
helicases
synthesize short DNA molecules important for the function of DNA polymerase.
assist in recognition of promoters during transcription.
seal gaps between DNA fragments.
break hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides.
proofread DNA molecules.
They carry genes that are required for growth and repair. - -All of the
following are true statements of plasmids EXCEPT:
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They can be found in bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
They can replicate autonomously.
They can carry genes that confer resistance against antibiotics.
They are small circular molecules of DNA.
They carry genes that are required for growth and repair.
Triphosphate deoxyribonucleotides - ✅
-dATP and dCTP are examples of
__________, the building blocks of DNA molecules.
guanine-cytosine - -Which of the following is the strongest base pair?
adenine-thymine
guanine-cytosine
adenine-uracil
Both B and C are correct.
Both A and B are correct.
Both A and C are correct. - -Which of the following are considered to be
frameshift mutations?
insertions
inversions
deletions
Both A and B are correct.
Both A and C are correct.
transform normal cells to cancer cells - -Oncogenes are genes that
encourage recombinations in bacteria
transform normal cells to cancer cells
the virus uses to replicate itself
influence ongoing protein production
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+ssRNA viruses - ✅ -The genome of which of the following types of animal
virus can act directly as mRNA?
dsDNA viruses
ssDNA viruses
-ssRNA viruses
retroviruses
+ssRNA viruses
viral DNA integrated into the bacterial chromosome. - -A prophage is
another name for a bacteriophage
viral DNA integrated into the bacterial chromosome
a virulent phage that undergoes a lytic cycle
a plasmid consisting of viral DNA
nanometers. - -Cellular organelles and viruses are generally measured in
millimeters.
centimeters.
nanometers.
decimeters.
micrometers.
they are visible with a light microscope. - -All of the following are
characteristics of viruses EXCEPT:
they are smaller than prokaryotic cells.
they are visible with a light microscope.
they are composed of genetic material and protein.
they are acellular.
they are obligatory parasites.
Nucleocapsid (C. The combination of a virion's protein coat and nucleic acid
core.)
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MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2
✅
Fermentation is a method of producing ATP in the presence of oxygen. -
-Which statement concerning fermentation is FALSE?
Ethanol and lactic acid are possible endproducts.
Fermentation is a method of producing ATP in the presence of oxygen.
In fermentation, the final electron acceptor is an organic molecule.
NADH is oxidized.
Fermentation is an anaerobic process
Requires two (2) molecules of ATP as activation energy per molecule of glucose.
[Glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway)]
Produces two (2) molecules of ATP and four (4) molecules of CO2 per molecule
of glucose.
[Kreb's Cycle (Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle)]
Produces 34 molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose. [Electron Transport
System]
Oxidizes 10 molecules of NADH to NAD+ per molecule of glucose. [B. Electron
Transport System]
Produces six (6) molecules of reduced NADH and two (2) molecules of reduced
FADH2 per molecule of glucose. [Kreb's Cycle (Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle)]
Oxidizes two (2) molecules of FADH2 to FAD+ per molecule of glucose.[Electron
Transport System]
Produces a total of four (4) molecules of ATP (two NET) and two molecules of
NADH per molecule of glucose. [Glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhoff Pathway)]
Produces NO ATP, but two (2) molecules of reduced NADH and two molecules of
CO2 per molecule of gluco - -Match the carbon and energy produced/used
in aerobic respiration with the microbial metabolic pathway in which it occurs.
That is, follow the CARBON and ENERGY. (You may use each answer more
than one time.)
Requires two (2) molecules of ATP as activation energy per molecule of glucose.
Produces two (2) molecules of ATP and four (4) molecules of CO2 per molecule
of glucose.
Produces 34 molecules of ATP per molecule of glucose.
Oxidizes 10 molecules of NADH to NAD+ per molecule of glucose.
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Produces six (6) molecules of reduced NADH and two (2) molecules of reduced
FADH2 per molecule of glucose.
Oxidizes two (2) molecules of FADH2 to FAD+ per molecule of glucose.
Produces a total of four (4) molecules of ATP (two NET) and two molecules of
NADH per molecule of glucose.
Produces NO ATP, but two (2) molecules of reduced NADH and two molecules of
CO2 per molecule of glucose.
A. Electron Transport S
nucleotide - ✅-The monomer of a nucleic acid is called a(n) __________.
using the same coenzymes for anabolic and catabolic reactions that share
substrate molecules. - -All of the following are aspects of a cell's ability to
regulate its metabolism EXCEPT:
isolation of various enzymes within membranous organelles.
synthesis of a catabolic enzyme only when its substrate is available.
synthesis or degradation of membrane transport proteins.
using the same coenzymes for anabolic and catabolic reactions that share
substrate molecules.
using the most energy-efficient energy source available.
break hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides. - -DNA
helicases
synthesize short DNA molecules important for the function of DNA polymerase.
assist in recognition of promoters during transcription.
seal gaps between DNA fragments.
break hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides.
proofread DNA molecules.
They carry genes that are required for growth and repair. - -All of the
following are true statements of plasmids EXCEPT:
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They can be found in bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
They can replicate autonomously.
They can carry genes that confer resistance against antibiotics.
They are small circular molecules of DNA.
They carry genes that are required for growth and repair.
Triphosphate deoxyribonucleotides - ✅
-dATP and dCTP are examples of
__________, the building blocks of DNA molecules.
guanine-cytosine - -Which of the following is the strongest base pair?
adenine-thymine
guanine-cytosine
adenine-uracil
Both B and C are correct.
Both A and B are correct.
Both A and C are correct. - -Which of the following are considered to be
frameshift mutations?
insertions
inversions
deletions
Both A and B are correct.
Both A and C are correct.
transform normal cells to cancer cells - -Oncogenes are genes that
encourage recombinations in bacteria
transform normal cells to cancer cells
the virus uses to replicate itself
influence ongoing protein production
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+ssRNA viruses - ✅ -The genome of which of the following types of animal
virus can act directly as mRNA?
dsDNA viruses
ssDNA viruses
-ssRNA viruses
retroviruses
+ssRNA viruses
viral DNA integrated into the bacterial chromosome. - -A prophage is
another name for a bacteriophage
viral DNA integrated into the bacterial chromosome
a virulent phage that undergoes a lytic cycle
a plasmid consisting of viral DNA
nanometers. - -Cellular organelles and viruses are generally measured in
millimeters.
centimeters.
nanometers.
decimeters.
micrometers.
they are visible with a light microscope. - -All of the following are
characteristics of viruses EXCEPT:
they are smaller than prokaryotic cells.
they are visible with a light microscope.
they are composed of genetic material and protein.
they are acellular.
they are obligatory parasites.
Nucleocapsid (C. The combination of a virion's protein coat and nucleic acid
core.)
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