NBME CBSE REAL EXAM: BIO 116 ACTUAL Exam
QUESTIONS (70+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
All viruses have: genetic material, capsomeres, an envelope, ribosomes
ANSWER:genetic material & capsomeres _
basal taxon -
ANSWER:first to diverge from common ancestor
Identify the statement which CORRECTLY describes all clades. ++$*(((%&&
*(&#&*^&^$
include an ancestral species & some of its descendants &#^&$^**&
members are grouped together based on morphology *@&
they are groups that don't share a common ancestor
they are monophyletic groups –
ANSWER: they are monophyletic groups
Identify the statement which CORRECTLY describes evolution.
genetic changes over generations within a population
results from evolutionary adaptations within individuals
occurs by natural selection
decreases the number of individuals within a species by
eliminating alleles -
ANSWER:. genetic changes over generations within a population
An elephant at the zoo has been diagnosed with a viral infection.
Hypothesize which of the following is TRUE regarding the
phylogenetics of the elephant and the virus.
a. They are sister taxa because the elephant is infected with the
virus.
,NBME CBSE REAL EXAM: BIO 116 ACTUAL Exam
QUESTIONS (70+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
b. They form a polytomy because the virus is a disease and the
elephant is the host.
c. The elephant is in the domain Eukarya while the virus is not
classified in a domain.
d. The elephant and virus are in the same domain, but not in the
same kingdom. -
ANSWER: c. the elephant is in the domain Eukarya while the virus is not
classified in a domain
Identify which of the following does NOT occur during the lysogenic
cycle of viral reproduction.
a. Prophage integrates into bacterial chromosome
b. Host cell lyses
c. Phage DNA replicated
d. Host cell divides -
ANSWER:b. host cell lyses
Why are most viruses host specific?
a. Viruses infect the first cell that they encounter.
b. Weaker host cells are more susceptible to a virus.
c. Viruses only recognize specific receptor proteins.
d. The initial choice is random, but once a cell is chosen it becomes the
preferred host. -
ANSWER:c. viruses only recognize specific receptor proteins
Correctly sequence the lytic cycle.
, NBME CBSE REAL EXAM: BIO 116 ACTUAL Exam
QUESTIONS (70+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
I. Destruction of host cell plasma membrane
II. Interaction between proteins on capsid and receptors on host cell
plasma membrane
III. Viral DNA enters cell
IV. Synthesis of capsomeres
V. Self-assembly -
ANSWER:II -> III -> IV -> V -> I
Identify which of the following are components of prokaryotic cells.
a. Mitochondria
b. Cellulose cell wall
c. Nucleus
d. Ribosomes -
ANSWER:d. ribosomes
Correctly sequence the process of binary fission.
I. Daughter cells separate
II. Origin of replication begins replicating
III. Chromosomes move to opposite ends of cell
IV. Cell elongates -
ANSWER:II -> III -> IV -> I
Identify which of the following contribute to high levels of genetic
variation in a population sexually reproducing prokaryotes.
I. Rapid reproduction
QUESTIONS (70+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
All viruses have: genetic material, capsomeres, an envelope, ribosomes
ANSWER:genetic material & capsomeres _
basal taxon -
ANSWER:first to diverge from common ancestor
Identify the statement which CORRECTLY describes all clades. ++$*(((%&&
*(&#&*^&^$
include an ancestral species & some of its descendants &#^&$^**&
members are grouped together based on morphology *@&
they are groups that don't share a common ancestor
they are monophyletic groups –
ANSWER: they are monophyletic groups
Identify the statement which CORRECTLY describes evolution.
genetic changes over generations within a population
results from evolutionary adaptations within individuals
occurs by natural selection
decreases the number of individuals within a species by
eliminating alleles -
ANSWER:. genetic changes over generations within a population
An elephant at the zoo has been diagnosed with a viral infection.
Hypothesize which of the following is TRUE regarding the
phylogenetics of the elephant and the virus.
a. They are sister taxa because the elephant is infected with the
virus.
,NBME CBSE REAL EXAM: BIO 116 ACTUAL Exam
QUESTIONS (70+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
b. They form a polytomy because the virus is a disease and the
elephant is the host.
c. The elephant is in the domain Eukarya while the virus is not
classified in a domain.
d. The elephant and virus are in the same domain, but not in the
same kingdom. -
ANSWER: c. the elephant is in the domain Eukarya while the virus is not
classified in a domain
Identify which of the following does NOT occur during the lysogenic
cycle of viral reproduction.
a. Prophage integrates into bacterial chromosome
b. Host cell lyses
c. Phage DNA replicated
d. Host cell divides -
ANSWER:b. host cell lyses
Why are most viruses host specific?
a. Viruses infect the first cell that they encounter.
b. Weaker host cells are more susceptible to a virus.
c. Viruses only recognize specific receptor proteins.
d. The initial choice is random, but once a cell is chosen it becomes the
preferred host. -
ANSWER:c. viruses only recognize specific receptor proteins
Correctly sequence the lytic cycle.
, NBME CBSE REAL EXAM: BIO 116 ACTUAL Exam
QUESTIONS (70+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
I. Destruction of host cell plasma membrane
II. Interaction between proteins on capsid and receptors on host cell
plasma membrane
III. Viral DNA enters cell
IV. Synthesis of capsomeres
V. Self-assembly -
ANSWER:II -> III -> IV -> V -> I
Identify which of the following are components of prokaryotic cells.
a. Mitochondria
b. Cellulose cell wall
c. Nucleus
d. Ribosomes -
ANSWER:d. ribosomes
Correctly sequence the process of binary fission.
I. Daughter cells separate
II. Origin of replication begins replicating
III. Chromosomes move to opposite ends of cell
IV. Cell elongates -
ANSWER:II -> III -> IV -> I
Identify which of the following contribute to high levels of genetic
variation in a population sexually reproducing prokaryotes.
I. Rapid reproduction
