Chapter 19
Biology Concepts and Applications · 11 exercises
Problem 1
Only \(\quad\) are prokaryotic. a. archaeans b. bacteria c. prions d. both a and b
5 step solution
Problem 2
Bacteria transfer plasmids by ___ a. prokaryotic fission b. endospore formation c. conjugation d. the lytic pathway
3 step solution
Problem 3
\(\mathrm{All} \quad\) are oxygen-releasing photoautotrophs. a. spirochetes b. chlamydias c. cyanobacteria d. proteobacteria
3 step solution
Problem 4
Normally harmless \(E .\) coli cells in your gut are ___ a. spirochetes b. chlamydias c. cyanobacteria d. proteobacteria
4 step solution
Problem 5
All \(\quad\) are intracellular parasites of vertebrates. a. spirochetes b. chlamydias c. cyanobacteria d. proteobacteria
3 step solution
Problem 6
Some Gram-positive bacteria (e.g., Bacillus anthracis) survive harsh conditions by forming a(n) ___. a. pilus b. heterocyst c. endospore d. plasmid
6 step solution
Problem 7
Only ___ reproduce by prokaryotic fission. a. viruses b. archaeans c. bacteria d. both b and c
4 step solution
Problem 8
DNA or RNA may be the genetic material of ___. a. a bacterium b. a prion c. a virus \(d\). an archaean
4 step solution
Problem 9
A viroid consists entirely of ____ a. a DNA b. RNA c. protein d. lipids
3 step solution
Problem 10
Bacteriophages can multiply by ___ a. prokaryotic fission c. a lysogenic pathway b. a lytic pathway d. both b and c
6 step solution
Problem 11
Match the terms with their most suitable description. $$ \text { archaean } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { a. infectious protein } $$ $$ \text { bacteria } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { b. nonliving infectious particle; nucleic acid core, protein coat } $$ $$ \text { virus } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { c. involved in conjugation } $$ $$ \text { plasmid } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { d. prokaryotes that most closely resemble eukaryotes } $$ $$ \text { extreme halophile } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { e. most common prokaryotic cells } $$ $$ \text { prion } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { f. small circle of bacterial DNA } $$ $$ \text { sex pilus } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { g. salt lover } $$
7 step solution