front 1 Table 10.3 | back 1 Gram negative bacteria consist of rod shaped bacterium such as E. coli and bacillus. On the other hand Coccus shaped bacteria expressed to be both gram + and -. The rod shaped bacteria are motile because they have flagella while to coccus bacteria does not. To conclude organism A and E are most likely to hybridize. |
front 2 Nucleic acid hybridization is based on the fact that | back 2 pairing between complementary bases occurs. |
front 3 Chloroplasts possess circular DNA and reproduce by binary fission. | back 3 True |
front 4 Which of the following provides taxonomic information that includes the information obtained in the others listed? | back 4 cladogram |
front 5 The arrangement of organisms into taxa | back 5 shows degrees of relatedness between organisms. |
front 6 Serological testing is used for screening bacterial isolates for similarities. | back 6 True |
front 7 Figure 10.1 | back 7 5 |
front 8 Into which group would you place a multicellular organism that has a mouth and lives inside the human liver? | back 8 Animalia |
front 9 Phage typing is based on the fact that | back 9 bacterial viruses attack only members of a specific species. |
front 10 Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane? | back 10 Proteobacteria (gram-negative bacteria) |
front 11 Figure 10.3 | back 11 1 and 3 |
front 12 The phylogenetic classification of bacteria is based on | back 12 RNA sequences. |
front 13 Which of the following criteria is most useful in determining whether two organisms are related? | back 13 Both are gram-positive. |
front 14 Figure 10.1 | back 14 D |
front 15 Which of the following is NOT based on nucleic-acid hybridization? | back 15 Western blotting |
front 16 Which of the following statements about archaea is FALSE? | back 16 They evolved before bacteria. |
front 17 Table 10.2 | back 17 Citrobacter |
front 18 Figure 10.4 | back 18 Micrococcus and Mycobacterium |
front 19 Protists are a diverse group of organisms that are similar in | back 19 rRNA sequences. |
front 20 A genus can best be defined as | back 20 a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family. |
front 21 A biochemical test, in the microbiology world, is used to determine | back 21 capability of a microbe to perform a specific enzymatic activity. |
front 22 When building a cladogram, the length of the horizontal branch is based on the calculated percent similarity between organisms. | back 22 True |
front 23 Which of the following statements about members of the Kingdom Plantae is FALSE? | back 23 They use organic carbon sources. |
front 24 The cell membranes of all three domains are composed of straight
carbon chains attached to | back 24 False |
front 25 What is the outstanding characteristic of the Kingdom Fungi? | back 25 Members absorb dissolved organic matter. |