BIO 420 Microbiology Final
Practice Exam Test Bank B
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Latest Final Practice Test
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,1. Bacteria have no organelles, but they do have a
True
circular chromosome and ribosomes
2. Birds and reptiles taken together form
a monophyletic taxon
C a polyphyletic taxon
B an artificial taxon
D a monophyletic taxon
E the vertebrate taxon
A a paraphyletic taxon
3. A correct alignment for the following two sequences option 2
is:
4. The human genome contains about 21,000 pro- 27,000
tein-coding genes. The number of protein-coding
genes in Arabidopsis is about
47,000
10,000
27,000
5,700
5. Homologous structures have a common evolutionary
are adaptations for a life in the desert origin
evolved by convergent evolution
have a common evolutionary origin
have the same morphological characters
have different morphological characters
6. Morphine is a powerful narcotic drug and pain re- opium poppy
liever. It is derived from the following plant:
bittersweet nightshade
opium poppy
, tobacco
cannabis plant
coca plant
7. Prokaryotes with chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b A cyanobacteria
and photosystems 1 and 2 are
A cyanobacteria
E extreme thermophiles
D Archaea
C purple and green bacteria
B green algae and plants
8. The character in box 3 is: lungs
bones
lungs
feathers
tail
9. The human genome contains ~ 3.2 billion base pairs 140 million bp
(bp). The Arabidopsis genome contains about
B 140 million bp
E 140 billion bp
A 14 million bp
C 1.4 billion bp
D 14 billion bp
10. false
, Artemisinin is derived from the plant Artemisia an-
nua and is an important drug against intestinal par-
asites such as tapeworms.
11. Corn plants that express a toxin from Bacillus the European corn borer
thuringiensis result in corn resistance against
bacterial pathogens
large grazing animals
other bacilli species
fungal pathogens
the European corn borer
12. Temperature increases due to global climate false
change generally result in increased crop yields
worldwide. The warmer the climate the higher plant
productivity.
13. What are the three domains of life? Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
E monophyletic clade, paraphyletic clade, poly-
phyletic clade
B Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C Animals, Plants, Protists
D Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Viruses
A Animals, Plants, Fungi
14. What is NOT a character for Prokaryota have mitochondria
B are ubiquitous
E have mitochondria
D are metabolically very diverse
A are most abundant form of life on earth
C do not have an endoplasmic reticulum
15. monophyletic
Practice Exam Test Bank B
With 300 Correctly Answered
Questions with
Rationales/BMCC Bio 420
Latest Final Practice Test
2026-2027
,1. Bacteria have no organelles, but they do have a
True
circular chromosome and ribosomes
2. Birds and reptiles taken together form
a monophyletic taxon
C a polyphyletic taxon
B an artificial taxon
D a monophyletic taxon
E the vertebrate taxon
A a paraphyletic taxon
3. A correct alignment for the following two sequences option 2
is:
4. The human genome contains about 21,000 pro- 27,000
tein-coding genes. The number of protein-coding
genes in Arabidopsis is about
47,000
10,000
27,000
5,700
5. Homologous structures have a common evolutionary
are adaptations for a life in the desert origin
evolved by convergent evolution
have a common evolutionary origin
have the same morphological characters
have different morphological characters
6. Morphine is a powerful narcotic drug and pain re- opium poppy
liever. It is derived from the following plant:
bittersweet nightshade
opium poppy
, tobacco
cannabis plant
coca plant
7. Prokaryotes with chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b A cyanobacteria
and photosystems 1 and 2 are
A cyanobacteria
E extreme thermophiles
D Archaea
C purple and green bacteria
B green algae and plants
8. The character in box 3 is: lungs
bones
lungs
feathers
tail
9. The human genome contains ~ 3.2 billion base pairs 140 million bp
(bp). The Arabidopsis genome contains about
B 140 million bp
E 140 billion bp
A 14 million bp
C 1.4 billion bp
D 14 billion bp
10. false
, Artemisinin is derived from the plant Artemisia an-
nua and is an important drug against intestinal par-
asites such as tapeworms.
11. Corn plants that express a toxin from Bacillus the European corn borer
thuringiensis result in corn resistance against
bacterial pathogens
large grazing animals
other bacilli species
fungal pathogens
the European corn borer
12. Temperature increases due to global climate false
change generally result in increased crop yields
worldwide. The warmer the climate the higher plant
productivity.
13. What are the three domains of life? Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
E monophyletic clade, paraphyletic clade, poly-
phyletic clade
B Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
C Animals, Plants, Protists
D Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Viruses
A Animals, Plants, Fungi
14. What is NOT a character for Prokaryota have mitochondria
B are ubiquitous
E have mitochondria
D are metabolically very diverse
A are most abundant form of life on earth
C do not have an endoplasmic reticulum
15. monophyletic
