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Question 1

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A microbe growing in a functioning refrigerator is probably a:
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  • Psychrophile
  • Mesophile
  • Thermophile
  • Hyperthermophile

Question 2

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A microbe isolated from deep in the ocean could best be characterized as a:
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  • Psychrophile.
  • Mesophile.
  • Barophile and psychrophile
  • Barophile.

Question 3

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Addition of blood to a culture medium only allows the haemolytic bacteria that grow on the plate to be picked out. This is an example of a:
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  • Selective medium
  • Differential medium
  • Complex medium
  • Synthetic medium

Question 4

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All organisms require the following macronutrients:
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  • Potassium, magnesium, zinc
  • Phosphorus, cobalt, manganese
  • Calcium, potassium, zinc
  • Phosphorus, potassium, magnesium

Question 5

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Almost all medically important microbes are:
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  • Chemolithoautotrophs
  • Photoorganoheterotrophs
  • Photolithoautotrophs
  • Chemoorganoheterotrophs

Question 6

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An extremophilic microbe is one which:
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  • Can survive dry conditions
  • Can grow only when there is a mixture of stress parameters (e.g. high temperatures and low pH)
  • Can grow optimally under extreme conditions
  • Becomes dormant under extreme conditions

Question 7

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Biochemical synthesis of new cell material is called:
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  • Metabolism.
  • Anabolism.
  • Catabolism.
  • Synthatabolism.

Question 8

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Carl Woese of the University of Illinois and his collaborators identified two major branches of prokaryotic evolution. What was the basis for dividing prokaryotes into two domains?
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  • Microscopic examination of the staining characteristics of the cell wall
  • Metabolic characteristics such as the production of methane gas
  • Ecological characteristics such as the ability to survive extreme temperatures
  • Molecular characteristics such as ribosomal RNA sequences

Question 9

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Carrier mediated transport is necessary when:
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  • Diffusion will not allow adequate amounts of a substance to enter the cell
  • Movement into the cell is against a concentration gradient
  • The level of nutrients in nature is very low
  • All of the above

Question 10

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Catalase is indispensable to:
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  • Obligate anaerobes
  • Aerotolerant anaerobes
  • Aerobes
  • All of the above

Question 11

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Chemical energy is released when organic or inorganic compounds are:
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  • Reduced
  • Incorporated into larger molecules
  • Synthesized
  • Oxidized

Question 12

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Denitrification is a process by which:
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  • Nitrogen gas is fixed by microorganisms
  • Nitrates are reduced to nitrogen gas
  • Nitrates are reduced to ammonia
  • Nitrogen is assimilated into cellular material

Question 13

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Incorporation of atmospheric N2 to NH4+ occurs via the process of:
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  • Nitrogen fixation.
  • Nitrification.
  • Denitrification.
  • None of the above, atmospheric N2 cannot be incorporated into NH4+

Question 14

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MacConkey agar selects for:
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  • Gram-negative bacteria
  • Gram-positive bacteria
  • Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
  • Haemolytic microorganisms

Question 15

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Modes of obtaining nutrition, used by at least some bacteria, include all of the following EXCEPT:
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  • Chemolithoautrophy
  • Photolithoautrophy
  • Chemoheteroautrophy
  • Chemoorganoheterotrophy

Question 16

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Photoautotophs use:
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  • Light as an energy source and CO2 as a carbon source
  • Light as an energy and methane as a carbon source
  • CO2 as both an energy source and a carbon source
  • All of the above

Question 17

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Siderophores:
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  • Act as a solvent for iron and transport it into the cells
  • Are a key component of cytochromes
  • Help maintain osmotic balance in seawater microbes
  • Develop when errors in membrane synthesis occur

Question 18

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The cardinal temperatures are the:
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  • Minimum temperatures
  • Optimum temperatures
  • Maximum temperatures
  • Minimum, optimum, and maximum temperatures taken together

Question 19

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The CORRECT way to write this microbe’s name is
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  • bacillus subtilis (italics)
  • Bacillus subtilis
  • Bacillus Subtilis (italics)
  • Bacillus subtilis (italics)

Question 20

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The signature sequence is used extensively in the:
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  • Phylogenetic probe
  • Reclassification of misclassified organisms
  • Defining of a specific group within a domain
  • All of the above

Question 21

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The size (as determined by the sedimentation factor) of the most useful RNA molecule for prokaryotic evolutionary studies is:
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  • 5S
  • 16S
  • 18S
  • 23S

Question 22

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Which of the following is a macronutrient?
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  • Manganese
  • Magnesium
  • Zinc
  • Cobalt

Question 23

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Which of the following is both a selective and a differential medium?
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  • Nutrient broth.
  • MacConkey agar.
  • Blood agar.
  • Tryptic soya broth.

Question 24

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Which of the following forms of oxygen are generally toxic to living organisms?
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  • Superoxide anion
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Hydroxyl radical
  • All of the above

Question 25

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Which of these environmental factors influence microbial growth?
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  • pH
  • Water potential
  • Oxygen
  • All of the above

Question 26

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Which prokaryotes should be expected to be most strongly resistant to plasmolysis in hypertonic environments?
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  • Extreme halophiles
  • Extreme thermophiles
  • Methanogens
  • Nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in root nodules

Question 27

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A Wild-type bacterial strain is:
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  • A strain with a limited number of mutations
  • An arbitrarily chosen strain
  • A strain without plasmids
  • A strain which is sensitive to antibiotics

Question 28

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Bacterial genes:
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  • Are stretches of double stranded RNA
  • Have introns
  • Are often organised into operons
  • Are always present in two copies

Question 29

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Bacterial Genomics is:
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  • A study of the entire bacterial genome
  • Sequencing of the bacterial chromosome
  • A study of essential genes and genetic elements
  • Sequencing of DNA samples obtained from the environment

Question 30

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Genetic recombination is a:
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  • Change of DNA structure caused by radiation
  • Amplification of DNA molecules followed by cell division
  • Physical exchange between DNA molecules
  • Process resulting in protein synthesis

Question 31

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Mutations are:
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  • Chemical modifications of DNA or RNA molecules
  • Any changes of bacterial genome as compared with a wild type
  • Events resulting from genetic exchange between bacterial plasmids
  • Sequencing errors

Question 32

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Post-genomic techniques include:
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  • Proteomics
  • Use of restriction enzymes
  • Gene sequencing
  • Studies of signal-transduction pathways

Question 33

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The bacterial genome is:
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  • Mostly diploid but includes several haploid regions
  • A single circular DNA molecule
  • Mostly haploid
  • A double stranded RNA molecule

Question 34

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Which one of the following sentences correctly describes the science of Metagenomics?
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  • Metagenomics is a genome level study of the whole microbial community
  • Metagenomics is a genomics of industrially and medically important bacteria
  • Metagenomics is a study of gene expression
  • Metagenomics is a comparative analysis of the sequenced microbial genomes

Question 35

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With regards to bacterial plasmids which statement is the correct one?
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  • A plasmid is a regulatory gene
  • A plasmid is a short RNA molecule
  • A plasmid is an extra chromosomal DNA molecule
  • A plasmid is a non coding region found in some bacterial genomes

Question 36

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A culture of E. coli is diluted by a factor of 10-6 and, after plating out 100 μl on an agar plate, 63 colonies grew after incubation at 37oC overnight. The original culture therefore contained how many viable E coli cells per ml?
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  • 6.3 x 10(7)
  • 6.3 x 10(8)
  • 6.3 x 10(6)
  • 6.3 x 10(5)

Question 37

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Bacterial flagella bring about cell motion by which mechanism?
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  • Wave-like movement of the flagellum
  • Rotation of the cell
  • Rotation of the flagellum in one direction only
  • Rotation of the flagellum that is reversible

Question 38

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Koch’s postulates most CORRECTLY relate to which one of the following statements?
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  • The isolation of a bacterium in culture from an infection alone indicates that it caused the disease
  • Isolation and cultivation of a microorganism from a diseased animal, then inoculation into another healthy animal to cause the same disease, followed by re-isolation of the same microorganism, indicates that it is the cause of the disease
  • The observation of virus particles in tissue from a human with disease indicates that it has caused the disease
  • Inoculation of a bacterium into an animal and observation of disease alone indicates that it is the cause of the disease observed

Question 39

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Pasteur is attributed with which one of the following discoveries?
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  • Was the first to see microorganisms under a microscope
  • First to discover and use agar
  • That there could be life without air
  • The first chemical antibiotics

Question 40

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The length of a typical E. coli cell is approximately?
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  • 20 μm
  • 2 μm
  • 200 nm
  • 20nm

Question 41

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With regard to the differences between bacterial and eukaryotic cells which statement is the correct one?
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  • Bacterial cells do not contain mitochondria
  • Bacterial cells are usually larger than eukaryote cells
  • Bacteria do not contain a chromosome
  • Bacterial cells are not sensitive to β-lactam antibiotics

Question 42

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With respect to differences between members of the archaeal and bacterial domains/kingdoms, which is the CORRECT statement?
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  • Both have peptidoglycan in their cell walls
  • Only some Archaea are capable of methanogenesis
  • Archaea are sensitive to β-lactam antibiotics
  • Bacteria have similar RNA polymerase to that of Archaea

Question 43

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Which statement is correct with respect to the E.coli chromosome?
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  • It is negatively supercoiled
  • It is positively supercoiled
  • There are typically several origins of replication
  • It consists of over 50 million base pairs

Question 44

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Which statement is correct with respect to Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)?
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  • LPS is found in Gram positive cells
  • LPS is found in Gram negative cells in the cytoplasmic membrane
  • LPS is found in the outer-membrane of Gram negative cells
  • LPS is associated with all bacterial cells

Question 45

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Which statement is correct with respect to peptidoglycan?
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  • There are multiple molecules of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls
  • Only Gram positive cells possess peptidoglycan
  • There is only a single molecule of peptidoglycan in a bacterial cell wall
  • Peptidoglycan is only found in Gram negative cell walls

Question 46

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Anthrophilic dermatophytes (fungi causing cutaneous infections of humans) are primarily associated with:
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  • Soil
  • Animals
  • Plants
  • Humans

Question 47

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Asexual reproduction in the Mastigomycotina (e.g. Phytophthora spp.) results in the formation of:
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  • Sporangia
  • Oospores
  • Zygospores
  • Conidia

Question 48

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Black sigatoka is a:
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  • Fungal root disease of bananas
  • Fungal foliar disease of bananas
  • Fungal fruit disease of apples
  • Fungal foliar disease of potatoes

Question 49

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Fungal growth and cell division is NOT normally accompanied by:
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  • Biomass acquisition
  • Reduced vitality
  • Nucleic-acid replication
  • Enhanced ability to compete with other microbial species

Question 50

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Fungi primarily contribute to soil and plant health by:
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  • Degrading sand particles to release Si
  • Facilitating desiccation of water-logged soils
  • Degrading organic matter and releasing nutrients
  • Preventing bacterial growth

Question 51

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Fungi tend to live at interfaces. Which of these statements is untrue:
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  • This can be where nutrients are most concentrated
  • Solid surfaces may provide anchorage
  • Other microbes, that leak useful metabolites, may inhabit such niches
  • There is typically less water on physical surfaces and fungi avoid water

Question 52

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In the Earth’s biosphere most fungal biomass and diversity is found:
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  • In the oceans
  • In soils
  • Under glaciers
  • In the atmosphere

Question 53

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One factor that is NOT used to prevent or reduce fungal spoilage of processed foods is:
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  • Addition of benzene
  • Low water-activity
  • Refrigeration
  • Heat-sterilization

Question 54

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Organisms belonging to the genus Phytophthora are:
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  • True fungi
  • Fungus-like organisms
  • Slime moulds
  • Rusts

Question 55

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Phytophthora infestans is a fungus-like organism which:
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  • Causes disease of a wide range of woody hosts
  • Causes potato blight
  • Causes ringworm
  • Causes black sigatoka disease of banana

Question 56

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Phytophthora ramorum is the causal pathogen of:
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  • Potato blight
  • Sudden Oak Death
  • Coffee rust
  • Ash dieback

Question 57

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‘Necrosis’ is a symptom of infection of a plant with a pathogenic organism. Necrosis is:
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  • Yellowing of infected or surrounding tissue
  • Uncontrolled cell division resulting in the formation of a gall
  • Death of infected or surrounding cells
  • Premature leaf fall

Question 58

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Saprophytic activity is essential for the health of the biosphere because:
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  • It facilitates nutrient cycling and waste degradation
  • It kills host organisms and thereby averts overpopulation
  • It facilitates species evolution via endosymbiosis
  • It involves mineralization of inorganic rocks in the lithosphere

Question 59

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Secondary symptoms of infections of plants by pathogens:
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  • Occur at some distance from the point of infection
  • Normally occur close to the site of active infection
  • Are an ideal place to isolate the causal organism
  • Never occur at the same time as primary symptoms

Question 60

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Systems biology approaches to the study of fungal cells do NOT necessarily involve:
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  • Generation of data from biological experiments
  • Mathematical quantification of changes in cell components
  • Creation of a model of the cellular system in silico
  • Creation of a conceptual model based on philosophical techniques

Question 61

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The symptom ‘chlorosis’ which develops when some fungi infect plants is due to:
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  • Cell death
  • Nutrient imbalance
  • Impaired photosynthesis
  • Excess plant hormones

Question 62

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The symptom ‘hyperplasia’ in plants caused by a fungal infection is due to:
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  • Abnormal cell enlargement
  • Downward growth of petioles
  • Uncontrolled cell division
  • Restriction of water transport

Question 63

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Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about true fungi
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  • True fungi are eukaryotic
  • All true fungi are multi-cellular
  • True fungi are heterotrophic
  • Most true fungi have chitin cell walls

Question 64

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Which of the following is NOT an alternative name for cutaneous fungal infections of humans:
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  • Superficial mycoses
  • Dermatophytes
  • Mycetoma
  • Ringworms

Question 65

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Which of the following is NOT part of the plant disease triangle:
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  • Susceptible host
  • Climate change
  • Active pathogen
  • Suitable environment

Question 66

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Which of the following organisms is NOT a true fungus (i.e. it is classified in the Kingdom Protoctista):
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  • Phytophthora infestans
  • Botrytis cinerea
  • Agaricus bisporus
  • Taphrina deformans

Question 67

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Which of the following statements is NOT true about rust fungi?
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  • They are obligate pathogens
  • They are host specific pathogens
  • They have an active saprophytic phase
  • They form basidiospores as part of their life cycle

Question 68

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Which of these statements is untrue?
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  • Some species of yeasts are highly tolerant to ethanol stress
  • Some species of fungi are extremely xerophilic
  • Many fungi are more tolerant to water stress than any bacterial species
  • Fungi can grow over the entire pH range from 0 to 14

Question 69

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Zoophilic dermatophytes are:
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  • normally associated with animals and humans
  • normally only associated with humans
  • mainly associated with the soil
  • mainly associated with contaminated water

Question 70

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Modification of RNA polymerase confers bacterial resistance to:
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  • Beta-lactam antibiotics
  • Rifampicin
  • Quinolone antibiotics
  • Metronidazole

Question 71

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The Bacille-Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is:
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  • Heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Attenuated live Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Attenuated live Mycobacterium bovis

Question 72

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The antibiotic rifampicin interferes with which of the following?
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  • Peptidoglycan synthesis
  • DNA gyrase
  • Lipid synthesis
  • RNA polymerase

Question 73

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Which one of the following infectious diseases has been eradicated from the human population?
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  • Plague
  • Leprosy
  • Small pox
  • Polio

Question 74

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Which of the following is a bacterial infection?
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  • Whooping cough
  • Polio
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Malaria

Question 75

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Which of the following is a host component important in specific immune recognition of extracellular microbes?
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  • Antigen
  • Antibody
  • Phagocyte
  • Lipopolysaccharide

Question 76

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Which of the following is NOT an acquired mechanism of antibiotic resistance in bacteria?
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  • Beta-lactamase production
  • Efflux pump antibiotic export
  • Lack of peptidoglycan
  • RNA polymerase single nucleotide change

Question 77

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Which of the following is only transmitted by direct person-to-person contact?
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  • Malaria
  • Plague
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Tuberculosis

Question 78

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Which of the following is transmitted via the faecal-oral-route?
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  • Malaria
  • Typhoid
  • Plague
  • Meningitis

Question 79

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Which of the following is primarily a respiratory pathogen?
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  • Vibrio cholera
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Salmonella typhi
  • Mycobacterium leprae

Question 80

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Which of the following is transmitted to humans by arthropods?
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  • Tuberculosis
  • Malaria
  • Cholera
  • Typhoid

Question 81

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Which one of the following diseases is NOT caused by an infectious agent?
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  • Stomach ulcer
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Cervical cancer
  • Liver cancer

Question 82

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All viruses:
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  • Enter cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis
  • Replicate their genomes in the nucleus of the cell
  • Replicate their genomes in the cytoplasm of the cell
  • Surround their progeny genomes with capsid proteins inside infected cells

Question 83

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Mature virus particles (Virions) ALWAYS contain:
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  • non-structural proteins
  • a protease enzyme
  • a DNA or RNA genome
  • a reverse transcriptase

Question 84

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Poliovirus:
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  • Has a double-stranded DNA genome
  • Has a capsid that is composed of 240 copies of a single protein
  • Replicates primarily in the upper respiratory tract
  • Belongs to the enterovirus genus of the picornavirus family

Question 85

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The genome of measles virus is composed of :
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  • Double stranded DNA
  • Single stranded DNA
  • Single stranded RNA
  • DNA and RNA

Question 86

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The poliovirus mature virus particle:
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  • Contains 240 copies of a single protein
  • Contains 60 copies of four proteins
  • Has a dsDNA genome
  • Has a single stranded negative–sense genome

Question 87

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Tobacco mosaic virus has:
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  • An icosahedral capsid
  • A helical capsid
  • Multiple copies of each of four proteins making up the capsid
  • Multiple copies of two proteins making up the capsid

Question 88

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Underline the TRUE statement below:
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  • Viruses do not infect microorganisms
  • All viruses are enveloped
  • All viruses cause disease
  • All viruses are parasites

Question 89

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Viruses may encode their genomes as
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  • DNA
  • RNA
  • negative strand RNA
  • All of the above

Question 90

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Virus particles:
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  • Are always smaller than bacterial cells
  • Can replicate independently of a host cell if provided with a nutrient medium
  • Can use some of the enzymes expressed in the host cell to aid their replication
  • Are always eliminated by the host immune system
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