Exam 17: Biological Diversity, Bacteria, and Archaea

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The following diagram is an evolutionary tree showing the relationship between the three domains.Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of the Bacteria and Archaea?

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The organisms found living inside boiling-hot geysers can be described as thermophiles.

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Question 42

Some prokaryotes break down dead organisms and waste products to return the chemical elements back into the environment in a process called ________.

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Question 43

Viruses may rapidly evolve resistance to vaccines and medications by modifying their DNA; what mechanism(s)do they use?

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Question 44

Which of the following statements about bacteria is FALSE?

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Question 45

Because the RNA genome of HIV is converted into DNA in an infected host cell,HIV is a rhinovirus.

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Question 46

Which of the following statements about the human intestinal microbiome is correct?

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Question 47

The broadest classification category currently used by most biologists is the domain.

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Question 48

With the exception of the ________,the following kingdoms are placed within the domain Eukarya.

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Question 49

The Biology in the News features states that "fecal transplant experiments have established cause and effect" between the gut microbiome and weight gain.To do this,they showed that

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Question 50

Frequently,antiviral drugs stop being effective against the influenza virus because

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Question 51

Some bacteria can cause pathology by releasing a(n)________ that kills adjacent tissues.

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Question 52

Which of the following is NOT an example of bioremediation?

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Question 53

Which of the following would lead to antibiotic resistance in microorgansims?

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Question 54

Which of the following statements about prokaryotes is incorrect?

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Question 55

Which of the following is a kingdom?

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Question 56

Recent studies indicate that the microbial diversity within the human intestine changes frequently in most people.

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Question 57

Prokaryotes able to live in unusually cold conditions are ________.

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Question 58

The rate of evolution in prokaryotes may be accelerated by lateral gene transfer,a process that increases genetic diversity.

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Question 59

A patient is suffering from paralysis caused by a Clostridium botulinum infection.The paralysis is caused by a(n)

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Exam 17: Biological Diversity, Bacteria, and Archaea

The following diagram is an evolutionary tree showing the relationship between the three domains.Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of the Bacteria and Archaea?

The organisms found living inside boiling-hot geysers can be described as thermophiles.

Some prokaryotes break down dead organisms and waste products to return the chemical elements back into the environment in a process called ________.

Viruses may rapidly evolve resistance to vaccines and medications by modifying their DNA; what mechanism(s)do they use?

Which of the following statements about bacteria is FALSE?

Because the RNA genome of HIV is converted into DNA in an infected host cell,HIV is a rhinovirus.

Which of the following statements about the human intestinal microbiome is correct?

The broadest classification category currently used by most biologists is the domain.

With the exception of the ________,the following kingdoms are placed within the domain Eukarya.

The Biology in the News features states that "fecal transplant experiments have established cause and effect" between the gut microbiome and weight gain.To do this,they showed that

Frequently,antiviral drugs stop being effective against the influenza virus because

Some bacteria can cause pathology by releasing a(n)________ that kills adjacent tissues.

Which of the following is NOT an example of bioremediation?

Which of the following would lead to antibiotic resistance in microorgansims?

Which of the following statements about prokaryotes is incorrect?

Which of the following is a kingdom?

Recent studies indicate that the microbial diversity within the human intestine changes frequently in most people.

Prokaryotes able to live in unusually cold conditions are ________.

The rate of evolution in prokaryotes may be accelerated by lateral gene transfer,a process that increases genetic diversity.

A patient is suffering from paralysis caused by a Clostridium botulinum infection.The paralysis is caused by a(n)

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