Microbial Systems Biology - Biology of Microorganisms | Biology+

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: The Microbial World

Set 2: Microbial Cell Structure and Function

Set 3: Microbial Metabolism

Set 4: Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing

Set 5: Microbial Growth and Its Control

Set 6: Microbial Regulatory Systems

Set 7: Molecular Biology of Microbial Growth

Set 8: Viruses and Their Replication

Set 9: Microbial Systems Biology

Set 10: Viral Genomics, Diversity, and Ecology

Set 11: Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

Set 12: Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

Set 13: Microbial Evolution and Systematics

Set 14: Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms

Set 15: Functional Diversity of Microorganisms

Set 16: Diversity of Bacteria

Set 17: Diversity of Archaea

Set 18: Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

Set 19: Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems

Set 20: Microbial Ecosystems

Set 21: Nutrient Cycles

Set 22: Microbiology of the Built Environment

Set 23: Microbial Symbioses

Set 24: Microbial Symbioses with Humans

Set 25: Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis

Set 26: Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses

Set 27: Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses

Set 28: Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

Set 29: Epidemiology

Set 30: Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 31: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 32: Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 33: Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoans, and Helminths

Set 9 Microbial Systems Biology

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Set 9 Microbial Systems Biology

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The most abundant genes in prokaryotic genomes are

A) those involved in metabolism.
B) those involved in translation.
C) those involved in transport.
D) those involved in DNA replication.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

You want to know whether the virulence genes present in Bordetella pertussis are evolutionarily related to genes in the less pathogenic species B. bronchiseptica or if the virulence genes were acquired via horizontal gene transfer. What characteristic(s) would you compare to answer this question?

A) percentage of GC content and codon usage
B) genome size and number of introns
C) number of genes in the pan genome
D) ribosomal binding site and intron sequence

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The very first DNA sequencing technology called the Sanger method relies on

A) nanopore technology that separates DNA molecules based on charge differences.
B) the incorporation of dideoxynucleotides that terminate chain extension during DNA synthesis.
C) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis.
D) the release of protons whenever a new nucleotide is added to a growing strand of DNA.

Answer