QUESTION 11 Suppose that you are treating a patient who has a bacterial infectio

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QUESTION 11

Suppose that you are treating a patient who has a bacterial infection that is highly resistant to antibiotic treatment. Which of the following traits is this bacterial strain likely to possess?

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.   Gram negative

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.   endospore

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.   capsule

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.   all of these traits are likely in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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.   R-plasmid (plasmid with resistance genes)

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QUESTION 12

Imagine that you are treating patients with a serious viral infection. You determine that the patients' immune system is unable to easily detect the presence of the virus, and so you conclude that the virus is most likey possesses which of the following features?

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.   a capsid

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.   a membranous envelope

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.   a reverse transcriptase enzyme

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.   an RNA genome

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.   a DNA genome

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QUESTION 14

Which of the following structures is NOT included in any virus?

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.   capsid proteins

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.   RNA

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.   cytoplasm

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.   membranous envelope

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.   DNA

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QUESTION 16

Certain fungi form mutualistic symbioses with a photosynthetic partner such as a protist or cyanobacterium. These are commonly known as _________________.

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.   mycelia

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.   parasites

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.   lichens

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.   mycorrhizae

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.   hyphae

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QUESTION 17

Multicellular fungi are made up of numerous thin filaments called:

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.   spores

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.   mycelia

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.   gills

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.   hyphae

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.   mushrooms

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QUESTION 18

The food-absorbing part of a fungus (as opposed to the reproductive structure) is called the:

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.   hyphae

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.   spores

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.   mycorrhizae

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.   mushrooms

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.   mycelium

   .  

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.   Gram negative

.

.

.   endospore

.

.

.   capsule

.

.

.   all of these traits are likely in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

.

.

.   R-plasmid (plasmid with resistance genes)

Explanation / Answer

11. R plasmid (plasmid with resistance gene).

12. a membranous envelope

14. cytoplasm

16. lichens

17.hyphae

18.hyphae

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