Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) Neisseria meningitidis — produces deadly endotoxins
B) Haemophilus influenzae — virulence due to capsule
C) Mycobacterium leprae — cultured in armadillos
D) Cryptococcus neoformans — acid-fast rod
E) Naegleria fowleri — causes amoebic encephalitis
Ans: D) Cryptococcus neoformans — acid-fast rod
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How do endophytes differ from endomycorrhizal fungi?
A. Endophytes live within leaves, whereas endomycorrhizal fungi live within roots. B. Endomycorrhizal fungi are beneficial to the plant, whereas endophytes are harmful. C. Endophytes are unicellular, whereas endomycorrhizal fungi are multicellular. D. Endophytes help plants absorb nutrients, whereas endomycorrhizal fungi help plants defend against predators and pathogens. E. Endophytes penetrate into plant cells, whereas endomycorrhizal fungi live within and between plant cell walls.
Which of the following are eusocial (true social) insects? (Check all that apply.)
_____ ants _____ fruit flies _____ honeybees _____ termites _____ wasps
Bacteria reproduce asexually via binary fission. This process generates ________
A) Genetically different bacteria B) Genetically identical bacteria
You are studying a disease that is caused by a virus, but when you purify the virus particles and analyze them you find they contain no trace of DNA. Which of the following molecules are likely to contain the genetic information of the virus?
(a) high-energy phosphate groups (b) RNA (c) lipids (d) carbohydrates