2. Which drug competes with para-aminobenzoic acid in folic acid synthesis? Sulfa drugs Erythromycin Nystatin Dilantin
3. Which of the following drugs does NOT prevent translation in protein synthesis? Tetracycline Streptomycin Chloramphenicol Amphotericin B
4. Anaerobic respiration occurs in all of the following except? Clostridium Streptococcus Bacillus Pseudomonas
5. Which of the following does not occur inside the cell membrane? Aerobic respiration Fermentation Anaerobic respiration None of the above
6. Which of the following is NOT an end product of glycolysis in an anaerobic organism? Pyruvic acid ATP NADH Acetyl CoA
7. A 6-carbon glucose makes ___ ATPs by aerobic respiration and ___ ATPs by fermentation. 38, 2 2, 38 3, 8 8, 3
8. Which of the following is a final electron (H) acceptor in anaerobic respiration? Inorganic O2 Inorganic nitrate Organic carbonate Lactic acid
9. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for culturing bacteria on culture media? Knowing the oxygen requirements Knowing the nutrient requirements Knowing the pH requirements Knowing the UV requirements
10. During which phase of the growth curve is cellular reproduction most active? Lag Phase Log Phase Stationary Phase Death Phase
11. Which of the following terms refers to the transfer of DNA from one cell to another via bacteriophage? Transformation Transcription Transduction Conjugation
12. Which of the following types of organisms cannot use atmospheric oxygen? Facultative Microaerophilic Obligate aerobic Air tolerant
13. Which of the following methods of transferring genetic material requires cell-to-cell contact? Transduction Conjugation Transformation None of the above
14. Which of the following is NOT a termination codon? AUG UAA UGA UAG
15. If a codon in a sequence of DNA has the bases of TCT, what is the tRNA anticodon? AGA UCU GTG UGU
16. Which of the following types of mutation causes base pairs to be added or deleted? Frameshift mutation Nonsense mutation Missense mutation Point mutation
17. Which of the following is NOT a cause of point mutations? Caffeine Nitrogen base analogs Deaminating agents Benzpyrene
18. Which of the following is NOT a cause of frameshift mutations? Benzpyrene Alkalating agents Aflatoxin Acridine dye
19. Which of the following organisms does NOT work against the cell wall by preventing the formation of peptidoglycan? Cephalosporin Vancomycin Bacitracin Chloramphenicol
20. Which of the following enzymes cuts out damaged DNA to control mutations? Exonuclease DNA polymerase Endonuclease DNA ligase
21. When an Hfr cell conjugates with an F- cell, what is the result? F+ cell F' cell F- cell Hfr cell
22. In what year was the first artificial chromosome created by the Human Genome Project? 1984 1990 1997 2000
23. Which of the following terms refers to a technique used in directed evolution to make copies of specific DNA molecules? Polymerase Chain Reaction Human Genome Amplification DNA Testing Replicative Enzyme Grouping
24. Which of the following terms refers to a technique used to fix inherited diseases in the embryo (fertilized egg)? Polymerase Chain Reaction Binary Fission Germline Engineering Cloning
25. Which of the following refers to a method of regulating a biological pathway? Glycolysis Feedback inhibition Enzymatic reduction Endonucleosis
26. During which step in protein synthesis is all RNA made? Elongation Transcription Translation Initiation
27. During which step of transduction does a phage become integrated into the host chromosomes? Absorption Penetration Latency period Lysogenic cycle
28. Which step in transduction results in a cell being destroyed? Lysogenic cycle Absorption Lytic cycle Penetration
29. Which of the following is NOT a selective pressure we put into the environment that encourages resistance? Antimicrobial cleansers Incorrect prescriptions Drug non-compliance Unmedicated animal feed
30. Which of the following terms refers to a product that can bind to the same active site as a substrate? Feedback inhibitor Competitive inhibitor Biological pathogen Endonuclease
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