Question 1

The uptake of foreign DNA into bacterial cells is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  translation 
B)  transcription 
C)  transgenesis 
D)  transfection 
E)  transformation 
A)  translation 
B)  transcription 
C)  transgenesis 
D)  transfection 
E)  transformation E

Question 2

Which of the following is a native protein isolated from bacteria and used to soften cotton fibers in jeans and other clothes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cellulase 
B)  Amylase 
C)  Chymosin 
D)  Penicillin 
E)  Polymerase 
A)  Cellulase 
B)  Amylase 
C)  Chymosin 
D)  Penicillin 
E)  Polymerase A

Question 3

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat a clotting disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erythropoietin 
B)  Superoxide dismutase 
C)  Insulin 
D)  tPA 
E)  Factor VIII 
A)  Erythropoietin 
B)  Superoxide dismutase 
C)  Insulin 
D)  tPA 
E)  Factor VIII E

Question 4

The vaccine for which of these pathogens is an inactivated vaccine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatitis 
B)  Human papillomavirus 
C)  Influenza 
D)  MMR 
E)  Chicken pox 
A)  Hepatitis 
B)  Human papillomavirus 
C)  Influenza 
D)  MMR 
E)  Chicken pox

Question 5

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat patients after a heart attack or stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erythropoietin 
B)  Interferon 
C)  Insulin 
D)  tPA 
E)  Growth hormone 
A)  Erythropoietin 
B)  Interferon 
C)  Insulin 
D)  tPA 
E)  Growth hormone

Question 6

Name and very briefly describe the three strategies for making vaccines.

Accepted Answer

Subunit vaccines - made from portions of

Question 7

Which type of vaccine involves using a weakened pathogen incapable of replicating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subunit vaccines 
B)  Attenuated vaccines 
C)  Inactivated vaccines 
D)  DNA vaccines 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Subunit vaccines 
B)  Attenuated vaccines 
C)  Inactivated vaccines 
D)  DNA vaccines 
E)  None of these choices

Question 8

Ethanol fermenting microbes reduce ________ into ethanol.

Accepted Answer

A)  glucose 
B)  pyruvate 
C)  NADH 
D)  NAD+ 
E)  lactate 
A)  glucose 
B)  pyruvate 
C)  NADH 
D)  NAD+ 
E)  lactate

Question 9

Gardasil is a subunit vaccine designed to protect women from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hepatitis 
B)  AIDS 
C)  human papillomavirus 
D)  influenza 
E)  measles 
A)  hepatitis 
B)  AIDS 
C)  human papillomavirus 
D)  influenza 
E)  measles

Question 10

Yeast can grow ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  under aerobic conditions only 
B)  under anaerobic conditions only 
C)  under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions 
D)  only in the presence of glucose and aerobically 
E)  only in the presence of lactose and anaerobically 
A)  under aerobic conditions only 
B)  under anaerobic conditions only 
C)  under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions 
D)  only in the presence of glucose and aerobically 
E)  only in the presence of lactose and anaerobically

Question 11

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat blood cancers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erythropoietin 
B)  Interferon 
C)  Insulin 
D)  tPA 
E)  Growth hormone 
A)  Erythropoietin 
B)  Interferon 
C)  Insulin 
D)  tPA 
E)  Growth hormone

Question 12

Streptoymces erythraeus is the bacterial source of which antibiotic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Penicillin 
B)  Streptomycin 
C)  Erythromycin 
D)  Bacitracin 
E)  Ampicillin 
A)  Penicillin 
B)  Streptomycin 
C)  Erythromycin 
D)  Bacitracin 
E)  Ampicillin

Question 13

Baker's yeast or ________ are ethanol-fermenting yeasts commonly used when making bread and pizza dough.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lactobacillus delbrueckii 
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
C)  Thermus aquaticus 
D)  Streptococcus thermophilus 
E)  Aspergillus niger 
A)  Lactobacillus delbrueckii 
B)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
C)  Thermus aquaticus 
D)  Streptococcus thermophilus 
E)  Aspergillus niger

Question 14

The use of a brief electrical shock to introduce DNA into bacterial cells is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gene therapy 
B)  electroporation 
C)  electrophoresis 
D)  electrocution 
E)  chromatography 
A)  gene therapy 
B)  electroporation 
C)  electrophoresis 
D)  electrocution 
E)  chromatography

Question 15

During calcium chloride transformation of bacteria, during which step does plasmid DNA enter the bacterial cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brief incubation with CaCl2 on ice 
B)  Brief electric shock following treatment with CaCl2 
C)  Selection on antibiotic plates 
D)  Brief incubation at 42°C 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Brief incubation with CaCl2 on ice 
B)  Brief electric shock following treatment with CaCl2 
C)  Selection on antibiotic plates 
D)  Brief incubation at 42°C 
E)  None of these choices

Question 16

The antibiotic penicillin is isolated from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  B. subtilis 
B)  E. coli 
C)  T. aquaticus 
D)  P. notatum 
E)  S. erythraeus 
A)  B. subtilis 
B)  E. coli 
C)  T. aquaticus 
D)  P. notatum 
E)  S. erythraeus

Question 17

Why is it important to sequence bacterial genomes?

Accepted Answer

It is important to sequence bacterial ge

Question 18

Which of the following is not an example of antibody action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neutralization 
B)  Inflammation 
C)  Agglutination 
D)  Sterilization 
E)  Complement activation 
A)  Neutralization 
B)  Inflammation 
C)  Agglutination 
D)  Sterilization 
E)  Complement activation

Question 19

The antibiotic bacitracin is isolated from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  B. subtilis 
B)  E. coli 
C)  T. aquaticus 
D)  P. notatum 
E)  S. erythraeus 
A)  B. subtilis 
B)  E. coli 
C)  T. aquaticus 
D)  P. notatum 
E)  S. erythraeus

Question 20

Peptidoglycan in the cell wall of a bacterial cell is determined by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a Southern blot 
B)  an ELISA 
C)  a screen with a probe 
D)  a Gram stain 
E)  None of the above 
A)  a Southern blot 
B)  an ELISA 
C)  a screen with a probe 
D)  a Gram stain 
E)  None of the above

The uptake of foreign DNA into bacterial cells is called ________.

Which of the following is a native protein isolated from bacteria and used to soften cotton fibers in jeans and other clothes?

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat a clotting disorder?

The vaccine for which of these pathogens is an inactivated vaccine?

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat patients after a heart attack or stroke?

Name and very briefly describe the three strategies for making vaccines.

Which type of vaccine involves using a weakened pathogen incapable of replicating?

Ethanol fermenting microbes reduce ________ into ethanol.

Gardasil is a subunit vaccine designed to protect women from ________.

Yeast can grow ________.

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat blood cancers?

Streptoymces erythraeus is the bacterial source of which antibiotic?

Baker's yeast or ________ are ethanol-fermenting yeasts commonly used when making bread and pizza dough.

The use of a brief electrical shock to introduce DNA into bacterial cells is called ________.

During calcium chloride transformation of bacteria, during which step does plasmid DNA enter the bacterial cells?

The antibiotic penicillin is isolated from ________.

Why is it important to sequence bacterial genomes?

Which of the following is not an example of antibody action?

The antibiotic bacitracin is isolated from ________.

Peptidoglycan in the cell wall of a bacterial cell is determined by ________.

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Exam 5: Microbial Biotechnology

The uptake of foreign DNA into bacterial cells is called ________.

Which of the following is a native protein isolated from bacteria and used to soften cotton fibers in jeans and other clothes?

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat a clotting disorder?

The vaccine for which of these pathogens is an inactivated vaccine?

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat patients after a heart attack or stroke?

Name and very briefly describe the three strategies for making vaccines.

Which type of vaccine involves using a weakened pathogen incapable of replicating?

Ethanol fermenting microbes reduce ________ into ethanol.

Gardasil is a subunit vaccine designed to protect women from ________.

Yeast can grow ________.

Which of the following recombinant therapeutic proteins, produced in bacterial cells, is used to treat blood cancers?

Streptoymces erythraeus is the bacterial source of which antibiotic?

Baker's yeast or ________ are ethanol-fermenting yeasts commonly used when making bread and pizza dough.

The use of a brief electrical shock to introduce DNA into bacterial cells is called ________.

During calcium chloride transformation of bacteria, during which step does plasmid DNA enter the bacterial cells?

The antibiotic penicillin is isolated from ________.

Why is it important to sequence bacterial genomes?

Which of the following is not an example of antibody action?

The antibiotic bacitracin is isolated from ________.

Peptidoglycan in the cell wall of a bacterial cell is determined by ________.

The Biotechnology Century and Its Workforce

An Introduction to Genes and Genomes

Recombinant Dna Technology and Genomics

Proteins As Products

Plant Biotechnology

Animal Biotechnology

Dna Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis

Bioremediation

Aquatic Biotechnology

Medical Biotechnology

Biotechnology Regulations

Ethics and Biotechnology

Filters