Exam 1: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks

Which of the following is not a pyrimidine?

A scientist studying the sequence of nucleotides in the rRNA of a bacterial species is working on ________.

If a hypothesis is accepted,then the findings become a scientific law.

The Nobel Prize was awarded to Kary Mullis in 1993 for inventing what technique to amplify and subsequently analyze DNA?

Ms. Smith is a 29-year-old patient at the outpatient psychiatric clinic. While completing her assessment you notice her hands are red, raw, and show signs of recent bleeding. She explains that she washes all her clothes in bleach, and uses the chemical to clean her hands several times a day. She states "I need to sterilize myself and my environment of all germs so I do not get sick." While developing her nursing plan of care, you educate her about the importance of bacteria to the health and well being of not only humans, but also our planet. -As Ms.Smith progresses with her plan of care,the RN provides education regarding beneficial applications of microbes.Scientists use microbes to produce drugs,hormones,and enzymes.This type of biotechnology involves the transfer of foreign genetic material into a microbe,a process called ________. 

The most important outcome of polypeptide intrachain bonding and folding is the unique shape of the protein.

Which of the features listed below is not found in all cells?

Sterility refers to

All of the following are polysaccharides except

Disease-causing microorganisms are called ________.

When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms,the process is called ________.

Which of the following is not a human use of microorganisms?

One nucleotide contains ________.

Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that