Biology 1202 Exam 2 Questions and Answers| New Update with 100% Correct Answers
Systematics encompasses the: Study of evolution, Study of ecology, and study of taxonomy
taxa include all but the following: habitat
the study of heredity and molecular biology is: genetics
rhizobial bacteria: are benificial, fix nitrogen in the soil, associated with legumes
the deadliest organism on earth (for man) is: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
the study of change in populations is: evolution
anaerobic bacteria (clostridium) include the causative agents of: tetanus, botulism, gas
gangrene
the domain archaea includes: methangens, extreme halophiles, extreme thermophiles
the study of change in individuals is: physiology
which of the following is not a currently accepted domain? monera
Systema Naturae 10th ed. (1758) is: the formal beginnig of taxonomy, written by Linnaeus,
followed by the ICZN
bt-corn contains a gene from: Bacillus thuringiensis
,a pictorial representation of the evolutionary relationship of organisms in time is; cladogram
and phylogenetic tree
bacterial strains are commonly identified with a number and letter. true
a molecular clock is provided by: DNA base sequences
the lysogenic cycle in viruses has the viruses transferred to the progeny. true
author of endosymbiotic theory is: Lynn Margulis
"nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." Theodosus Dobzhansky
the virus-like proteins cause tranmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and cruetzfeldt-
jakob disease (CJD) are: prions
Edward O. Wilson's pulitzer prizes for: two of the above
the lytic cycle does not have a: integration stage
the process of exchange of dna between bacteria is: conjugation
photosynthetic bacteria are: cyanobacteria
the essential ingredient in a prion is: protein
major killers in hospitals include: MRSA and VRE
, the creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a human form of: mad cow disease
bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology is the primary tool for identifying bacteria.
true
plasmids are: small rings of dna that can be transferred from one bacteria to another
vancomycin and synercid are the last resorts for treating: strains of multi-drug resistant
bacteria
leprosy and tuberculosis are caused by: mycobacteria
cladistics is phylogeny based on building monophletic clades. true
classical or traditional taxonomy is phylogeny based upon sympleiomorphies and
synapomorphiles. false
a viroid is: naked dna
the oldest bacteria are thermophilic: aquifex
cilia are endosymbiotic spirochetes. true
bunyaviruses are associated with: encephalitis
cowpox is a close relative to: smallpox
Systematics encompasses the: Study of evolution, Study of ecology, and study of taxonomy
taxa include all but the following: habitat
the study of heredity and molecular biology is: genetics
rhizobial bacteria: are benificial, fix nitrogen in the soil, associated with legumes
the deadliest organism on earth (for man) is: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
the study of change in populations is: evolution
anaerobic bacteria (clostridium) include the causative agents of: tetanus, botulism, gas
gangrene
the domain archaea includes: methangens, extreme halophiles, extreme thermophiles
the study of change in individuals is: physiology
which of the following is not a currently accepted domain? monera
Systema Naturae 10th ed. (1758) is: the formal beginnig of taxonomy, written by Linnaeus,
followed by the ICZN
bt-corn contains a gene from: Bacillus thuringiensis
,a pictorial representation of the evolutionary relationship of organisms in time is; cladogram
and phylogenetic tree
bacterial strains are commonly identified with a number and letter. true
a molecular clock is provided by: DNA base sequences
the lysogenic cycle in viruses has the viruses transferred to the progeny. true
author of endosymbiotic theory is: Lynn Margulis
"nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution." Theodosus Dobzhansky
the virus-like proteins cause tranmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) and cruetzfeldt-
jakob disease (CJD) are: prions
Edward O. Wilson's pulitzer prizes for: two of the above
the lytic cycle does not have a: integration stage
the process of exchange of dna between bacteria is: conjugation
photosynthetic bacteria are: cyanobacteria
the essential ingredient in a prion is: protein
major killers in hospitals include: MRSA and VRE
, the creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a human form of: mad cow disease
bergey's manual of determinative bacteriology is the primary tool for identifying bacteria.
true
plasmids are: small rings of dna that can be transferred from one bacteria to another
vancomycin and synercid are the last resorts for treating: strains of multi-drug resistant
bacteria
leprosy and tuberculosis are caused by: mycobacteria
cladistics is phylogeny based on building monophletic clades. true
classical or traditional taxonomy is phylogeny based upon sympleiomorphies and
synapomorphiles. false
a viroid is: naked dna
the oldest bacteria are thermophilic: aquifex
cilia are endosymbiotic spirochetes. true
bunyaviruses are associated with: encephalitis
cowpox is a close relative to: smallpox
