Exam 5: Microbial Biotechnology

The DNA fingerprinting network created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for identifying outbreaks of microbes in contaminated foods is called ________.

Which of the following is a native protein isolated from bacteria and used to digest starches?

Which of the following methods or steps has NOT been shown to allow DNA to enter cells?

Which by-product of alcohol fermentation causes bread dough to rise and creates bubbles in champagne?

Describe how yeast differs from bacteria, and describe the roles of yeast in at least two important biotechnology applications.

Antibody-producing cells in humans are called ________.

Define microbial diagnostics. Name one example of a technique used in microbial diagnostics.

Spherical bacteria are called ________.

Rod-shaped bacteria such as Escherichia coli are called ________ based on the shape of the cells.