Question 1

Which of these amino acids are commonly used as supplements in animal feed to promote growth?

Accepted Answer

A) glycine and glutamate 
B) methionine and lysine 
C) proline and valine 
D) tryptophan and tyrosine 
E) aspartate and histidine 
A) glycine and glutamate 
B) methionine and lysine 
C) proline and valine 
D) tryptophan and tyrosine 
E) aspartate and histidine

Question 2

Cyanobacteria are known to accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Amylase enzymes followed by glucose isomerase are used to make which sweetener?

Accepted Answer

A) NutraSweet™ (aspartame) 
B) high fructose corn syrup 
C) saccharin. 
D) sucrose 
E) Splenda™ (sucralose) 
A) NutraSweet™ (aspartame) 
B) high fructose corn syrup 
C) saccharin. 
D) sucrose 
E) Splenda™ (sucralose)

Question 4

How do fed batch reactors maximize cell density,and therefore product yield?

Accepted Answer

A) By providing a growth-limiting nutrient over time. 
B) By maximizing cell growth rate. 
C) By supplying excess essential vitamins. 
D) By providing excess oxygen for growth. 
E) By maintaining an anaerobic environment. 
A) By providing a growth-limiting nutrient over time. 
B) By maximizing cell growth rate. 
C) By supplying excess essential vitamins. 
D) By providing excess oxygen for growth. 
E) By maintaining an anaerobic environment.

Question 5

Medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology innovations belong to the grouping sometimes referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) white biotechnology 
B) green biotechnology 
C) red biotechnology 
D) yellow biotechnology 
E) blue biotechnology 
A) white biotechnology 
B) green biotechnology 
C) red biotechnology 
D) yellow biotechnology 
E) blue biotechnology

Question 6

Roundup Ready™ transgenic plants were created by inserting a glyphosate resistant gene from ___________________ into the plant chloroplast genome.

Accepted Answer

A) Rhizobium 
B) Agrobacterium 
C) Pseudomonas 
D) Xanthomonas 
E) Corynebacterium 
A) Rhizobium 
B) Agrobacterium 
C) Pseudomonas 
D) Xanthomonas 
E) Corynebacterium

Which of these amino acids are commonly used as supplements in animal feed to promote growth?

Cyanobacteria are known to accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

Amylase enzymes followed by glucose isomerase are used to make which sweetener?

How do fed batch reactors maximize cell density,and therefore product yield?

Medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology innovations belong to the grouping sometimes referred to as

Roundup Ready™ transgenic plants were created by inserting a glyphosate resistant gene from ___________________ into the plant chloroplast genome.

The Microbial World

Bacteria

Eukaryal Microbes

Archaea

Viruses

Cultivating Microorganisms

DNA Replication and Gene Expression

Viral Replication Strategies

Bacterial Genetic Analysis

Microbial Genomics

Regulation of Gene Expression

Metabolism

Biogeochemical Cycles

Microbial Ecosystems

The Microbiology of Food and Water

Microbial Symbionts

Introduction to Infectious Diseases

Innate Host Defenses Against Microbial Invasion

Adaptive Immunity

Virulence Factors and Pathogenic Mechanisms of Bacterial Infections

Viral Pathogenesis

Eukaryal Microbe Pathogenesis

Control of Infectious Diseases

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Exam 12: Microbial Biotechnology

Which of these amino acids are commonly used as supplements in animal feed to promote growth?

Cyanobacteria are known to accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

Amylase enzymes followed by glucose isomerase are used to make which sweetener?

How do fed batch reactors maximize cell density,and therefore product yield?

Medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology innovations belong to the grouping sometimes referred to as

Roundup Ready™ transgenic plants were created by inserting a glyphosate resistant gene from ___________________ into the plant chloroplast genome.

The Microbial World

Bacteria

Eukaryal Microbes

Archaea

Viruses

Cultivating Microorganisms

DNA Replication and Gene Expression

Viral Replication Strategies

Bacterial Genetic Analysis

Microbial Genomics

Regulation of Gene Expression

Metabolism

Biogeochemical Cycles

Microbial Ecosystems

The Microbiology of Food and Water

Microbial Symbionts

Introduction to Infectious Diseases

Innate Host Defenses Against Microbial Invasion

Adaptive Immunity

Virulence Factors and Pathogenic Mechanisms of Bacterial Infections

Viral Pathogenesis

Eukaryal Microbe Pathogenesis

Control of Infectious Diseases

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