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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following microorganisms are not eukaryotic? | bacteria |
| In which habitat would you most likely find archae? | all of these |
| The microbial formation of alcohol from sugar is known as: | fermentation |
| Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of infections during surgery? | Lister |
| The study of the body's defenses against pathogens is called | immunology |
| Semmelweis advocated hand washing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases? | puerperal fever |
| All of the following are aspects of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation except: | the flasks he used were sealed with corks |
| Which of the following scientists was the first to develop a taxonomic system for classifying organisms? | Linnaeus |
| Who discovered penicillin? | Fleming |
| The laboratory of Robert Koch contributed which of the following to the field of microbiology? | all of them |
| Which type of molecule contains the alcohol glycerol? | Lipids |
| Which type of molecule is composed of (CH2O) in units? | carbohydrates |
| This protein building block contains NH2 groups and a carboxyl group attached to the alpha carbon? | Amino Acid |
| Which level of protein structure is composed of amino acids linked to form a polypeptide chain that is genetically determined? | primary |
| These are the primary molecules making up plasma membranes in cells | phospholipids |
| An atom of carbon that has six protons and seven neutrons is an example of | isotope |
| The valence of an atom represents | its ability to interact with other atoms |
| All of the following are associated with ionic bonds except: | radioactivity |
| The most common long-term energy storage molecule is | fat |
| Which of the following terms is not a component of bacterial flagella? | tubulin |
| Proteins are polymers of | amino acids |
| Which of the following bacterial cell structures plays an important role in the creation of bio films? | both A and C |
| A bacterial cell moving toward light would be an example of | positive phototaxis |
| Lipid A, associated with gram negative bacteria, is also known as | lipopolysaccharide |
| All of the following statements concerning osmosis are true except: | during osmosis, water crosses to the side of the membrane with a lower concentration of solute |
| Which of the following is NOT true of endospores? | endospores are reproductive structure |
| The glycocalyx of a eukaryotic cell performs all of the following foundations except: | transfer of genetic material between cells |
| Which of the following chemical substances contributes to the unique characteristics of acid-fast bacteria? | mycolic acid |
| Which diagram of a cell wall is a gram negative cell wall? | B |
| Which diagram of a cell wall contains teichoic acids? | A |
| Which diagram is a cell wall is susceptible to penicillin? | A |
| Which diagram of a cell wall contains porins? | B |
| Which of the following organelles is responsible for producing most of the ATP in eukaryotic cell? | mitochondrion |
| The chemical reactions that sustain life depend on which of the following to keep them going? | organic catalysts called enzymes |
| Which of the following is common to both respiration and fermentation? | glycolosis |
| The end product of glycolosis is: | 2 pyruvic acids |
| Which system is responsible for producing the most ATP? | ETC |
| The majority of metabolic pathways are: | amphibolic |
| Reactions involved in the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis constitute the | calvin-benson cycle |
| An anabolic process that synthesizes sugars from non-b=carbohydrate precursors such as amino acids, glycerol and fatty acids is: | gluconeogensis |
| Redox reactions: | involve oxidation and reduction |
| Energy yielding series of reactions | catobolism |
| means whole enzyme | haloenzyme |
| a non protein component of an active enzyme | coenzyme |
| a measure of the rate of activity of an enzyme | turnover number |
| a protein portion of an enzyme, inactive without a cofactor | apoenzyme |
| changes the shape of the active site of an enzyme | noncompetitive inhibotor |
| a mechanism by which fatty acids are degraded | beta oxidation |
| very similar in shape or chemistry to the normal enzyme substrate | competitive inhibotor |
| during glycolosis, glucose is oxidized and converted to two molecules of | pyrivate |
| the steps of aerobic respiration in order are | glycolosis, krebs cycle, etc |
| the end product of glycolosis is decarboxyled and converted to | acetyl coA |
| chloroplast | light harvesting organelle |
| its internal membranes are sites for ATP production | mitochondria |
| a reaction is one in which a molecule accepts an electron | reduction |
| a site of protein synthesis | ribosomes |
| packages large molecules for export from the cell | golgi body |
| in redox reactions, electron ______ give electrons to another molecule and are said to be _____ | donors/oxidized |
| the molecule that accepts the electron is an electron _____ and is said to be | acceptor/reduced |
| catabolic pathways are generally ____which means they ____ energy | exergonic/release |
| anabolic pathways are generally ____ which means they ____ energy | enderogonic/require |
| photosynthetic eukaryote that can convert CO2 in the atmosphere to carbohydrates | algae |
| prokaryotes whose cell lack peptidoglycan and are often found in extreme environments | archea |
| prokaryotes whose cell wall contains peptidoglycan, unicellular, and reproduce asexually | bacteria |
| single cell eukaryotes that are typically characterized by their type of locomotion | protozoa |
| eukaryotic organisms that possess cell walls and obtain their food from other organism | fungi |