Exam 18: Bacterial Diversity

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In order to learn what makes proteins stable in thermophilic bacteria, how should the amino acids or motifs that are involved in conferring thermostability to proteins be explored?

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Describe the cell wall of Verrucomicrobia. How could these organisms have acquired this trait?

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Question 22

Discuss the chemical nature of mycolic acids and some of the traits they confer to organisms that possess them.

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Question 23

The lack cell walls and have a double membrane around the nucleoid; their tolerance for low concentrations of nutrients is called .

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Question 24

What is unique about the genome of Borrelia species?

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Question 25

Clades of microbes that are recently defined or characterized are referred to as

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Question 26

Bacteria are widely diverse in their cell structure, metabolism, and ecological adaptations, but share some major common traits. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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Question 27

How do Bacteroides fragilis and B. thetaiotaomicron contribute to 15% of human caloric intake? Are there other benefits provided by these microbes to human health? Are they potentially pathogenic?

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Question 28

Dehalobacter restrictus conducts anaerobic respiration by

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Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the mycoplasmas?

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Question 30

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the life cycle of Chlamydia?

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Question 31

Corynebacterium species have a particular type of cell division that can be described as

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Question 32

Where do Chromatium cells store sulfur?

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Question 33

The epsilonproteobacterium Helicobacter pylori is the cause of gastritis and stomach ulcers. What mechanism allows it to survive the acidic conditions of the mammalian stomach?

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All of the following are mechanisms that provide an anoxic environment for nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria EXCEPT

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Question 35

What distinguishes bacterial cell walls from those in archaea and eukarya?

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Question 36

Which genus within the spirochetes includes the causative agent of Lyme disease?

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Which of the following is an extremophile?

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Question 38

Which of the following is NOT correct about the outer membrane of Gram-negative proteobacterial cell wall?

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Which gammaproteobacteria genera include species that oxidize H₂S to S⁰?

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Exam 18: Bacterial Diversity

In order to learn what makes proteins stable in thermophilic bacteria, how should the amino acids or motifs that are involved in conferring thermostability to proteins be explored?

Describe the cell wall of Verrucomicrobia. How could these organisms have acquired this trait?

Discuss the chemical nature of mycolic acids and some of the traits they confer to organisms that possess them.

The ________ lack cell walls and have a double membrane around the nucleoid; their tolerance for low concentrations of nutrients is called ________.

What is unique about the genome of Borrelia species?

Clades of microbes that are recently defined or characterized are referred to as

Bacteria are widely diverse in their cell structure, metabolism, and ecological adaptations, but share some major common traits. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

How do Bacteroides fragilis and B. thetaiotaomicron contribute to 15% of human caloric intake? Are there other benefits provided by these microbes to human health? Are they potentially pathogenic?

Dehalobacter restrictus conducts anaerobic respiration by

Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to the mycoplasmas?

Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding the life cycle of Chlamydia?

Corynebacterium species have a particular type of cell division that can be described as

Where do Chromatium cells store sulfur?

The epsilonproteobacterium Helicobacter pylori is the cause of gastritis and stomach ulcers. What mechanism allows it to survive the acidic conditions of the mammalian stomach?

All of the following are mechanisms that provide an anoxic environment for nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria EXCEPT

What distinguishes bacterial cell walls from those in archaea and eukarya?

Which genus within the spirochetes includes the causative agent of Lyme disease?

Which of the following is an extremophile?

Which of the following is NOT correct about the outer membrane of Gram-negative proteobacterial cell wall?

Which gammaproteobacteria genera include species that oxidize H₂S to S⁰?

Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery

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Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth

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Viral Molecular Biology

Biotechniques and Synthetic Biology

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Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy

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Archaeal Diversity

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