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| Description: biochemistry | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Avani Handa | |
| Tags: biochemistry Diversity of Living World Biology |
Which of the following structures are found in prokaryotic cells? I. A cell wall with peptidoglycan. II. A plasma membrane without cholesterol. II. Ribosomes.
Bacteriophages are the obligate parasites of bacterial cells. They transfers bacterial DNA from one host to another. What is this phenomenon called?
Which of the following statements is true of a lysogenic cell?
Which of the following feature provide easy recognition of a bacteriophage?
Which of the following characters is related to saprophytic nature of fungi?
A structures that can never be found in the capsid of a virion is ___________.
Why are fungi placed in a distinct kingdom?
A phage sensitive strain of E. coli is grown in the environment containig DNA from phage resistant bacteria. After incubation, the sensitive strain becomes resistant. Which of the following mechanisms is responsible for this event?
When E.coli is placed in a sterile nutrient rich media it undergoes exponential growth. Which of the following phenomenon is responsible for this?
What must happen to bacteriophage prior to infecting a bacterium?
Which of the following features is associated with the lipopolysaccharide layer outside the peptidoglycan cell wall of a gram negative bacterium?
What is the advantage offered by the haploid state to the fungal life cycle?
Staphylococcus is a Gram-positive bacteria, which includes several species that can cause a wide variety of infections in humans and other animals through infection or the production of toxins. Staphylococcal toxins are a common cause of food poisoning. What is the shape of the causative agent?
Which of the following features is correctly described about the most viruses that infect animals?
To which character of feeding are virus associated?