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Biology Set D

Biology Set D

Question 1 of 40

1

Which of the following structures would NOT be found in a bacterial cell?

Select one of the following:

  • Ribosome

  • Lysosome

  • Chromosome

  • Cell membrane

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

1

What is the function of the surface chemicals on bacterial cells called pili?

Select one of the following:

  • Sensory

  • Defense

  • Movement

  • Attachment

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

1

Which of the following is MOST characteristic of eubacteria?

Select one of the following:

  • Anaerobic

  • Common and abundant

  • Live in harsh environments

  • Uncommon with simple characteristics

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

1

What shape is a bacillus bacterium?

Select one of the following:

  • Spiral

  • Elongate

  • Spherical

  • Polyhedral

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

1

Organisms that generally use oxygen, but can survive without it are called

Select one of the following:

  • obligate aerobes

  • facultative aerobes

  • obligate anaerobes

  • facultative anaerobes

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

1

Which of the following is a correct match?

Select one of the following:

  • Aerobic — plant cells — alcohol

  • Aerobic — animal cells — alcohol

  • Anaerobic — plant cells — lactic acid

  • Anaerobic — animal cells — lactic acid

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

1

A bacterium that makes its food using energy from chemicals found in its environment is termed a

Select one of the following:

  • photosynthetic autotroph

  • chemosynthetic autotroph

  • photosynthetic heterotroph

  • chemosynthetic heterotroph

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

1

During binary fission, bacteria will

Select one of the following:

  • divide by mitosis and double their number

  • produce gametes that fuse to form a zygote

  • divide by meiosis and quadruple their number

  • combine, exchange genetic material, and then divide

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

1

In one hour, given ideal growing conditions, a small colony of 10 cells could grow to include

Select one of the following:

  • 13 cells

  • 40 cells

  • 80 cells

  • Hundreds of cells

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

1

The following steps occur during conjugation. What is the correct sequence of these steps?
1. DNA replication
2. genetic recombination
3. genetic transfer between cells

Select one of the following:

  • 1, 3, 2

  • 2, 3, 1

  • 3, 1, 2

  • 1, 2, 3

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

1

Which of the following most accurately applies to endospore production?

Select one of the following:

  • Sexual; during poor growing conditions

  • Sexual; during good growing conditions

  • Asexual; during poor growing conditions

  • Asexual; during good growing conditions

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

1

Agar, a common laboratory food source for bacteria, is prepared from

Select one of the following:

  • fruit

  • seaweed

  • grain crops

  • animal tissues

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

1

Macroscopically, bacteria colonies can be distinguished from each other by all of the following EXCEPT ONE. Which one?

Select one of the following:

  • Color

  • Sheen

  • Cell shape

  • Surface texture

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

1

Bacterial cells are called gram positive if their cell walls containing

Select one of the following:

  • lipids absorb safranin

  • lipids absorb crystal violet

  • carbohydrates absorb safranin

  • carbohydrates absorb crystal violet

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

1

Which procedure is LEAST likely to be included in a list of sterile techniques?

Select one of the following:

  • Using disinfectants

  • Avoiding direct contact

  • Maintaining a biological control

  • Heating equipment to sterilize it

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

1

An antiseptic is most correctly used to kill bacteria that

Select one of the following:

  • are in food

  • may be found in a cut

  • can be found internally

  • are on non-living surfaces

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

1

Bacterial activity can result in all of the following EXCEPT ONE. Which one?

Select one of the following:

  • Oil metabolism

  • Food production

  • Protein digestion

  • Oxygen production

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

1

Significant use of biotechnology does NOT currently include the production of

Select one of the following:

  • pathogens

  • disinfectants

  • protein hormones

  • genetically altered food

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

1

Which combination is MOST correct?

Select one of the following:

  • Parasite — E. coli — intestines

  • Symbiont — E. coli — stomach

  • Pathogen — H. pylori — stomach

  • Decomposer — H. pylori — intestines

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

1

Nitrifying bacteria convert

Select one of the following:

  • N2 into NH3

  • N2 into NO3-1

  • NO3-1 into N2

  • NH3 into NO3-1

Explanation

Question 21 of 40

1

Most unicellular organisms that have a nucleus would be

Select one of the following:

  • eukaryotic and have cilia

  • prokaryotic and have ribosomes

  • prokaryotic and have chlorophyll

  • eukaryotic and have mitochondria

Explanation

Question 22 of 40

1

Which of the following is mismatched?

Select one of the following:

  • Digestive — protist-like

  • Ingestive — animal-like

  • Absorptive — fungus-like

  • Photosynthetic — plant-like

Explanation

Question 23 of 40

1

Which is the BEST description of plankton?

Select one of the following:

  • Floating plants

  • Microscopic aquatic organisms

  • Marine photosynthetic organisms without roots

  • Floating organisms that are at the mercy of the currents

Explanation

Question 24 of 40

1

What feature of a paramecium is used to classify it into its phylum?

Select one of the following:

  • Cilia

  • Oral groove

  • Food vacuole

  • Contractile vacuole

Explanation

Question 25 of 40

1

Which of the following is the BEST description of the movement of a paramecium?

Select one of the following:

  • Gliding

  • Floating

  • Spiraling

  • Crawling

Explanation

Question 26 of 40

1

What happens to a food vacuole once it is formed?

Select one of the following:

  • It leaves via the gullet

  • It fuses with a lysosome

  • It becomes a contractile vacuole

  • It becomes attached to the oral groove

Explanation

Question 27 of 40

1

What phylum does an ameba belong to?

Select one of the following:

  • Phylum Ciliphora

  • Phylum Sarcodina

  • Phylum Pyrrophyta

  • Phylum Zoomastigina

Explanation

Question 28 of 40

1

Which of the following BEST describes the functions of pseudopodia?

Select one of the following:

  • Ingestion and digestion

  • Movement and ingestion

  • Reproduction and ingestion

  • Movement and reproduction

Explanation

Question 29 of 40

1

Conjugation is considered to be

Select one of the following:

  • sexual because new genetic combinations are produced

  • asexual because no new genetic combinations are produced

  • sexual because it requires a male and female of the same species

  • asexual because organisms can conduct conjugation independently

Explanation

Question 30 of 40

1

Which of the following is a correct description of reproduction by ameba?

Select one of the following:

  • sexually when conditions are poor

  • sexually when conditions are good

  • asexually when conditions are poor

  • by forming cysts when conditions are good

Explanation

Question 31 of 40

1

During the Plasmodium life cycle, where do the sporozoans mature?

Select one of the following:

  • Liver cells

  • Red blood cells

  • Human blood stream

  • Mosquito salivary glands

Explanation

Question 32 of 40

1

Which phylum of protists is LEAST likely to have flagella?

Select one of the following:

  • Phylum Sarcodina

  • Phylum Pyrrophyta

  • Phylum Zoomastigina

  • Phylum Euglenophyta

Explanation

Question 33 of 40

1

When light shines on water containing Euglena, the Euglena will most likely swim

Select one of the following:

  • towards it using their flagella

  • away from it using their flagella

  • towards it by euglenoid movement

  • away from it by euglenoid movement

Explanation

Question 34 of 40

1

Rapid reproduction by photosynthetic protists producing “blooms” may also cause significant

Select one of the following:

  • depletion of both CO2 and O2

  • production of both CO2 and O2

  • depletion of CO2 and production of O2

  • depletion of O2 and production of CO2

Explanation

Question 35 of 40

1

Red tide is poisonous because the

Select one of the following:

  • water contains toxins produced by protists

  • shellfish accumulate toxins produced by the protists

  • protists are dying at a high rate polluting the ocean shores

  • shellfish are dying at a high rate polluting the ocean shores

Explanation

Question 36 of 40

1

Into which phylum are diatoms classified?

Select one of the following:

  • Phylum Pyrrophyta

  • Phylum Chrysophyta

  • Phylum Euglenophyta

  • Phylum Acrasiomycota

Explanation

Question 37 of 40

1

Which phylum of protists is NOT polymorphic?

Select one of the following:

  • Phylum Sporozoa

  • Phylum Pyrrophyta

  • Phylum Myxomycota

  • Phylum Acrasiomycota

Explanation

Question 38 of 40

1

What causes acrasiomycetes to develop into spore-producing structures?

Select one of the following:

  • Attraction to cAMP, which is released in poor feeding conditions

  • Attraction to cAMP, which is released in good feeding conditions

  • Repulsion from cAMP, which is released in poor feeding conditions

  • Repulsion from cAMP, which is released in good feeding conditions

Explanation

Question 39 of 40

1

Which pathogen and disease is mismatched?

Select one of the following:

  • Gonyaulax — red tide

  • Entameba - dysentery

  • Giardia — beaver fever

  • Trypanosoma — malaria

Explanation

Question 40 of 40

1

Which vector (carrier) and pathogen are mismatched?

Select one of the following:

  • Mosquito — malaria

  • Fly — Chagas disease

  • Fly — sleeping sickness

  • Mosquito — amebic dysentery

Explanation

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