RUTGERS GENERAL BIOLOGY 116 FINAL
PRACTICE 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Place the following steps of the lysogenic cycle of
bacteriophage replication in the CORRECT order.
I. Viral genome enters host cell
II. Host cell replicates genome with prophage
III. Virus attaches to host cell
IV. Integration into host chromosome - correct answer-III > I >
IV > II
A recent study has provided evidence that two types of horse
herpes viruses have an unusually broad host range. This fact
supports which of the following statements:
a. The lytic cycle occurs in horses while the lysogenic cycle
occurs only in other species.
b. Horses, rhinoceroses, and polar bears can become infected.
c. The virus is transmitted from one host to another by
mosquitos.
d. In an individual horse, many different types of cells will be
infected.
,e. In a population of horses, many of the individuals will
become infected. - correct answer-b. Horses, rhinoceroses, and
polar bears can become infected.
Some viruses have an envelope which is a structure derived
from the hosts's:
a. ribosomes
b. nucleus
c. plasma membrane
d. DNA
e. cell wall - correct answer-c. plasma membrane
Which of the following CORRECTLY pairs the component of a
virus with its function?
a. genome - lyse host cell
b. capsid - translate viral genome
c. capsomere - express viral genes
d. genome - express host genes
e. capsomere - bind with host cell - correct answer-e.
capsomere - bind with host cell
,Which of the following correctly describes photoheterotrophs?
a. use light to make ATP but must ingest organic carbon
b. use light to make ATP and fix carbon
c. use light to fix carbon abd break down those compounds to
make ATP
d. use energy from inorganic compounds to fix carbon
e. use energy from inorganic compounds to make ATP but
cannot fix carbon - correct answer-a. use light to make ATP but
must ingest organic carbon
Which of the following indicates that the flagellum is an
analogous structure in the three domains?
a. flagella are found in all three domains
b. bacterial and archaean flagella are comprised of different
proteins
c. flagella are only found in some protists
d. the common ancestor of all the domains posses flagella
e. bacteria and archaea have similar flagellar structures -
correct answer-b. bacterial and archaean flagella are
comprised of different proteins
, Which of the following is a process of genetic recombination
that involves the uptake of foreign DNA from a prokaryotic cell's
surroundings?
a. transformation
b. conjugation
c. mutation
d. transduction
e. transcription - correct answer-a. transformation
Mitochondria are most closely related to which extant group of
bacteria?
a. alpha proteobacteria
b. spirochetes
c. cyanobacteria
d. gram-positive bacteria
e. chlamydias - correct answer-a. alpha proteobacteria
You have isolated a new species of bacteria that grows rapidly
if provided with glucose and oxygen and more slowly without
oxygen. If provided with inorganic carbon instead of glucose, it
cannot grow at all. Which of the following best describes this
species?
PRACTICE 2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Place the following steps of the lysogenic cycle of
bacteriophage replication in the CORRECT order.
I. Viral genome enters host cell
II. Host cell replicates genome with prophage
III. Virus attaches to host cell
IV. Integration into host chromosome - correct answer-III > I >
IV > II
A recent study has provided evidence that two types of horse
herpes viruses have an unusually broad host range. This fact
supports which of the following statements:
a. The lytic cycle occurs in horses while the lysogenic cycle
occurs only in other species.
b. Horses, rhinoceroses, and polar bears can become infected.
c. The virus is transmitted from one host to another by
mosquitos.
d. In an individual horse, many different types of cells will be
infected.
,e. In a population of horses, many of the individuals will
become infected. - correct answer-b. Horses, rhinoceroses, and
polar bears can become infected.
Some viruses have an envelope which is a structure derived
from the hosts's:
a. ribosomes
b. nucleus
c. plasma membrane
d. DNA
e. cell wall - correct answer-c. plasma membrane
Which of the following CORRECTLY pairs the component of a
virus with its function?
a. genome - lyse host cell
b. capsid - translate viral genome
c. capsomere - express viral genes
d. genome - express host genes
e. capsomere - bind with host cell - correct answer-e.
capsomere - bind with host cell
,Which of the following correctly describes photoheterotrophs?
a. use light to make ATP but must ingest organic carbon
b. use light to make ATP and fix carbon
c. use light to fix carbon abd break down those compounds to
make ATP
d. use energy from inorganic compounds to fix carbon
e. use energy from inorganic compounds to make ATP but
cannot fix carbon - correct answer-a. use light to make ATP but
must ingest organic carbon
Which of the following indicates that the flagellum is an
analogous structure in the three domains?
a. flagella are found in all three domains
b. bacterial and archaean flagella are comprised of different
proteins
c. flagella are only found in some protists
d. the common ancestor of all the domains posses flagella
e. bacteria and archaea have similar flagellar structures -
correct answer-b. bacterial and archaean flagella are
comprised of different proteins
, Which of the following is a process of genetic recombination
that involves the uptake of foreign DNA from a prokaryotic cell's
surroundings?
a. transformation
b. conjugation
c. mutation
d. transduction
e. transcription - correct answer-a. transformation
Mitochondria are most closely related to which extant group of
bacteria?
a. alpha proteobacteria
b. spirochetes
c. cyanobacteria
d. gram-positive bacteria
e. chlamydias - correct answer-a. alpha proteobacteria
You have isolated a new species of bacteria that grows rapidly
if provided with glucose and oxygen and more slowly without
oxygen. If provided with inorganic carbon instead of glucose, it
cannot grow at all. Which of the following best describes this
species?
