Biology 1202 Exam 2
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1. Systematics encompasses the:: Study of evolution, Study of ecology, and study of taxonomy
2. taxa include all but the following:: habitat
3. the study of heredity and molecular biology is:: genetics
4. rhizobial bacteria:: are benificial, fix nitrogen in the soil, associated with legumes
5. the deadliest organism on earth (for man) is:: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
6. the study of change in populations is:: evolution
7. anaerobic bacteria (clostridium) include the causative agents of:: tetanus, botulism,
gas gangrene
8. the domain archaea includes:: methangens, extreme halophiles, extreme thermophiles
9. the study of change in individuals is:: physiology
10. which of the following is not a currently accepted domain?: monera
11. Systema Naturae 10th ed. (1758) is:: the formal beginnig of taxonomy, written by Linnaeus,
followed by the ICZN
12. bt-corn contains a gene from:: Bacillus thuringiensis
13. a pictorial representation of the evolutionary relationship of organisms in
time is;: cladogram and phylogenetic tree
14. bacterial strains are commonly identified with a number and letter.: true
15. a molecular clock is provided by:: DNA base sequences
16. the lysogenic cycle in viruses has the viruses transferred to the progeny.: true
17. author of endosymbiotic theory is:: Lynn Margulis
18. "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.": Theodosus
Dobzhansky
19. the virus-like proteins cause tranmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs) and cruetzfeldt-jakob disease (CJD) are:: prions
20. Edward O. Wilson's pulitzer prizes for:: two of the above
21. the lytic cycle does not have a:: integration stage
22. the process of exchange of dna between bacteria is:: conjugation
23. photosynthetic bacteria are:: cyanobacteria
24. the essential ingredient in a prion is:: protein
25. major killers in hospitals include:: MRSA and VRE
26. the creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a human form of:: mad cow disease
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27. bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology is the primary tool for iden-
tifying bacteria.: true
28. plasmids are:: small rings of dna that can be transferred from one bacteria to another
29. vancomycin and synercid are the last resorts for treating:: strains of multi-drug
resistant bacteria
30. leprosy and tuberculosis are caused by:: mycobacteria
31. cladistics is phylogeny based on building monophletic clades.: true
32. classical or traditional taxonomy is phylogeny based upon sympleiomor-
phies and synapomorphiles.: false
33. a viroid is:: naked dna
34. the oldest bacteria are thermophilic:: aquifex
35. cilia are endosymbiotic spirochetes.: true
36. bunyaviruses are associated with:: encephalitis
37. cowpox is a close relative to:: smallpox
38. the chloroplasts of algae probably evolved from proteobacteria.: false
39. rabies is caused by rhabdoviruses.: true
40. the jack in the box bacteria is known as Escherichia coli H7:O157 and occurs
in contaminated ground meat.: true
41. most bacteria are beneficial.: true
42. bioremediation by bacteria can be exemplified by:: sewerage treatment, oil eating and
nitrogen fixation
43. streptomycin is produced by:: actinobacteria
44. both eukarya and archaea contain introns.: true
45. homologous structures are generally exemplified by vertebrate:: appendages
46. amoebae move and obtain food by means of:: pseudopobia
47. algal bodies that may attain lengths of hundreds of feet with a holdfast
belong to the:: kelps
48. malaria is caused by:: plasmodium, an apicomplexan, and a sporozoan (old name)
49. protists originated:: 2 billion years ago
50. the study of animal-like protists is entitled:: protozoology
51. the study of fungi is:: mycology
52. the study of algae is:: phycology
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1. Systematics encompasses the:: Study of evolution, Study of ecology, and study of taxonomy
2. taxa include all but the following:: habitat
3. the study of heredity and molecular biology is:: genetics
4. rhizobial bacteria:: are benificial, fix nitrogen in the soil, associated with legumes
5. the deadliest organism on earth (for man) is:: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
6. the study of change in populations is:: evolution
7. anaerobic bacteria (clostridium) include the causative agents of:: tetanus, botulism,
gas gangrene
8. the domain archaea includes:: methangens, extreme halophiles, extreme thermophiles
9. the study of change in individuals is:: physiology
10. which of the following is not a currently accepted domain?: monera
11. Systema Naturae 10th ed. (1758) is:: the formal beginnig of taxonomy, written by Linnaeus,
followed by the ICZN
12. bt-corn contains a gene from:: Bacillus thuringiensis
13. a pictorial representation of the evolutionary relationship of organisms in
time is;: cladogram and phylogenetic tree
14. bacterial strains are commonly identified with a number and letter.: true
15. a molecular clock is provided by:: DNA base sequences
16. the lysogenic cycle in viruses has the viruses transferred to the progeny.: true
17. author of endosymbiotic theory is:: Lynn Margulis
18. "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.": Theodosus
Dobzhansky
19. the virus-like proteins cause tranmissible spongiform encephalopathies
(TSEs) and cruetzfeldt-jakob disease (CJD) are:: prions
20. Edward O. Wilson's pulitzer prizes for:: two of the above
21. the lytic cycle does not have a:: integration stage
22. the process of exchange of dna between bacteria is:: conjugation
23. photosynthetic bacteria are:: cyanobacteria
24. the essential ingredient in a prion is:: protein
25. major killers in hospitals include:: MRSA and VRE
26. the creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a human form of:: mad cow disease
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27. bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology is the primary tool for iden-
tifying bacteria.: true
28. plasmids are:: small rings of dna that can be transferred from one bacteria to another
29. vancomycin and synercid are the last resorts for treating:: strains of multi-drug
resistant bacteria
30. leprosy and tuberculosis are caused by:: mycobacteria
31. cladistics is phylogeny based on building monophletic clades.: true
32. classical or traditional taxonomy is phylogeny based upon sympleiomor-
phies and synapomorphiles.: false
33. a viroid is:: naked dna
34. the oldest bacteria are thermophilic:: aquifex
35. cilia are endosymbiotic spirochetes.: true
36. bunyaviruses are associated with:: encephalitis
37. cowpox is a close relative to:: smallpox
38. the chloroplasts of algae probably evolved from proteobacteria.: false
39. rabies is caused by rhabdoviruses.: true
40. the jack in the box bacteria is known as Escherichia coli H7:O157 and occurs
in contaminated ground meat.: true
41. most bacteria are beneficial.: true
42. bioremediation by bacteria can be exemplified by:: sewerage treatment, oil eating and
nitrogen fixation
43. streptomycin is produced by:: actinobacteria
44. both eukarya and archaea contain introns.: true
45. homologous structures are generally exemplified by vertebrate:: appendages
46. amoebae move and obtain food by means of:: pseudopobia
47. algal bodies that may attain lengths of hundreds of feet with a holdfast
belong to the:: kelps
48. malaria is caused by:: plasmodium, an apicomplexan, and a sporozoan (old name)
49. protists originated:: 2 billion years ago
50. the study of animal-like protists is entitled:: protozoology
51. the study of fungi is:: mycology
52. the study of algae is:: phycology
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