Answer Options:
Antiseptic
Disinfectant
Antibiotic
Answer: Antibiotic
Question: Lipids that act as storage molecules in cells are called:
Answer Options:
Wax
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Peptidoglycan
Glycogen
Answer: Triglycerides
Question: Which of the following viruses does NOT have an animal (non-human) vector?
Answer Options:
Zika
Hantavirus
Rabies
Smallpox
Answer: Smallpox
Question: Protozoa can exist in both cyst and trophozoite forms.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which type of eukaryotic microbe has two sets of nuclei, one for general cell function and one for sexual reproduction?
Answer Options:
Fungi
Kinetoplastids
Apicomplexans
Ciliates
Stramenopiles
Answer: Ciliates
Question: An oncogenic viral infection is one during which a virus:
Answer Options:
Produces reverse transcriptase
Induces cancerous tumor formation
Does not produce a capsid
Produces a chronic infection
Answer: Induces cancerous tumor formation
Question: What enzyme breaks down starch?
Answer Options:
β-Galactosidase
Glucoamylase
Amylase
Disaccharidase
Answer: Amylase
Question: A positive catalase test result would depict [blank] production due to release of oxygen.
Answer: bubble
Question: The production of antibiotics by the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum is considered which type of symbiotic relationship?
Answer Options:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Amensalism
Parasitism
Answer: Mutualism
Question: Please answer parts A-C in reference to depicted microscope lens features. A. The total magnification of this microscope is _____ x. B. The limit of resolution of this microscope (assuming the wavelength is 255 nm) is _____ nm. Provide with correct unit. C. If two cells are 90 nm apart, they will appear _____.
Answer: A. 1000x
B. 170 nm
C. blurred
Question: ______ medium designed to permit the growth of a particular organism while inhibiting the growth of others.
Answer Options:
Complex
Defined
Differential
Selective
Answer: Selective