Why was sequencing the genome of the bacterium, Streptomyces coelicolor, so important? Choose all that are correct.
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it is an endospore former
it lives in the soil
it is not a pathogen but is closely related to pathogens
it produces many antibiotics
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Question 20.5 pts
Genetically modifying Escherichia coli to make antibiotics is an example of
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industrial microbiology
biotechnology
industrial fermentation
none of the choices are correct
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Question 30.5 pts
Growing large amounts of bacteria that naturally make citric acid and capturing that citric acid is an example of
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gene therapy
industrial microbiology
genetic modification
biotechnology
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Question 40.5 pts
End products or byproducts of metabolism are called _________________.
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Question 50.5 pts
The main difference between primary and secondary metabolites is that primary metabolites are directly involved in the growth and reproduction of a microbe.
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True
False
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Question 60.5 pts
Which of the following is an example of a secondary metabolite?
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carbon dioxide
lactic acid
antibiotics
ethyl alcohol
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Question 70.5 pts
Any procedure used to grow large masses of microbes is called
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biotechnology
industrial microbiology
industrial fermentation
none of the choices are correct
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Question 80.5 pts
Large, stainless steel tanks used to grow large amounts of microbes for industrial purposes are called fermentors or _____________.
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Question 90.5 pts
This industrial microbiology product was the first antibiotic mass produced.
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rennin
penicillin
glutamic acid
riboflavin
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Question 100.5 pts
Riboflavin and cobalamin are two vitamins that they human body can not make and must get from food.
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True
False
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Question 110.5 pts
This industrial microbiology product is used to make the artificial sweetener, aspartame.
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amylase
rennin
riboflavin
aspartic acid
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Question 120.5 pts
This industrial microbiology product is used to break down starch into simple sugars
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protease
amylase
lysine
rennin
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Question 130.5 pts
This industrial microbiology product is added to laundry detergents to break down protein-based stains.
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rennin
protease
amylase
glutamic acid
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Question 140.5 pts
Heat stable enzymes used in industry are isolated from
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extremophiles
hyperthermophiles
mesophiles
fungi
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Question 150.5 pts
What is the name of the process used to make ethanol from corn or sugarcane?
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photosynthesis
genetic engineering
fermentation
bioremediation
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Question 160.5 pts
Combustion of gasohol produces lower amounts of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide than pure gasoline.
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True
False
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Question 170.5 pts
Algae are being studied to produce biofuels because they perform fermentation.
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True
False
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Question 180.5 pts
___________________ is the tough material that makes up plant cells walls.
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Question 190.5 pts
Taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism is called
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genetic engineering
industrial microbiology
gene expression
none of the choices are correct
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Question 200.5 pts
Which of the following is not an example of a pharmaceutical made by genetically modified organisms?
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insulin
interferon
penicillin
human growth hormone
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Question 210.5 pts
What do researchers need to perform genetic engineering?
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human gene
bacterial cell
bacterial plasmid
all choices are correct
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Question 220.5 pts
_______________ are substances that prepare the immune system to recognize and respond to a pathogen.
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Question 230.5 pts
In response to vaccination, the immune system makes (choose all that are correct)
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antigens
memory cells
antibodies
toxins
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Question 240.5 pts
Attenuated vaccines are typically safer than inactivated vaccines.
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True
False
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Question 250.5 pts
An inactivated toxin used in a vaccine is called a _______________________.
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Question 260.5 pts
The Hepatitis B vaccine contains capsid protein from several strains of the hepatitis virus. This is an example of a/an ___________ vaccine.
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toxoid
inactivated
attenuated
subunit
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Question 270.5 pts
The FDA has approved a DNA vaccine for use in preventing Hepatitis C in humans.
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True
False
