Microbiology Proctored Exam (Hennepin Tech)

A gene is a segment of DNA that specifies a(n)

Which of the following characteristics describes mRNA?

Which of the following processes requires contact between a donor cell and a recipient cell?

The Escherichia coli strain O157:H7 produces a life-threatening infection in humans if it gets into their digestive tracts. The O157:H7 toxin is suspected to have been transferred from a different bac

Which bacterial cells are capable of initiating conjugation?

When genes are passed from parent to offspring, the event is called

The genetic information needed for a bacterial cell to participate in conjugation is found in the cell's

Some of the strongest opposition to the application of recombinant DNA technology concerns

Reverse transcriptase is used to make cDNA from an RNA template.

Subunit vaccines are safer than traditional vaccines because they

Recombinant DNA technology can be most accurately defined as the

Surfactants

Endospores can be inactivated by

Which of the following methods is effective at killing bacterial endospores?

High concentrations of solutes, like sugar or salt, results in plasmolysis of cells. The reason for this is

When preparing a patient for surgery, you would want to use a(n) _____ on the patient's skin.

What does pasteurization do to milk?

An agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria without killing them is called a(n)

Removal of moisture by dehydration is called

lonizing radiation is more effective than nonionizing radiation in killing or inactivating microbes.

When food is reheated in a microwave oven, bacterial endospores are killed.

Your friend Joe recently visited the doctor for steroid injections into his knee to reduce swelling due to previous knee injury. Within a couple of days, he had an infection caused by Pseudomonas, a v

You have inherited some old glass baby milk bottles from your grandmother and you would like to use them instead of plastic bottles. The bottles are placed into a large metal container and placed in t

The term ______ refers to the ability of a microbe to exist in a wide range of conditions.

Place the following steps in order: