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Microbiology

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Set 11 Characterizing And Classifying Prokaryotes

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following characteristics distinguish the archaea from the bacteria?

A) cell wall composition
B) ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences
C) the deoxyribonucleotides in the DNA
D) cytoplasmic membrane lipids
E) cell wall composition, cytoplasmic membrane lipids, and rRNA sequences

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following types of microbes might be found in a boiling hot spring?

A) hyperthermophiles
B) phototrophic bacteria
C) methanogens
D) non-thermophiles
E) halophiles

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Question 3

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Which of the following bacterial arrangements is the result of snapping division?

A) tetrads
B) palisades
C) strepto-
D) sarcinae
E) staphylo-

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