Potato spindle-tuber disease, which causes potatoes to become gnarled and cracked, is caused by an infectious agent consisting of a small circular RNA molecule that totally lacks a protein coat. These infectious agents are thought to exert their effects by interfering with the cell's normal path of gene expression. Such an infectious agent is known as a(n) __________.

A) eviscerion
B) viroid
C) provirous
D) bacteriophage
E) virunette


Ans: B) viroid

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every molecule of DNA unwinds and becomes single-stranded.

a. covalent bonds b. peptide bonds c. hydrogen bonds d. lipoproteins e. DNA ligases

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The phospholipid molecule represented in the figure

above a. has a hydrophobic head labeled B and a hydrophilic tail labeled A. b. has a hydrophilic head labeled A and a hydrophobic tail labeled B. c. does not contain a phospholipid. d. contains only a hydrophobic segment. e. contains only a hydrophilic segment.

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In the Beadle and Tatum study, it was important that Neurospora was haploid because:a

it is easier to grow haploid molds in the laboratory. b. haploid molds have simpler nutritional requirements than do diploid molds. c. a mutation that arises is not masked by a normal allele on a homologous chromosome. d. haploid Neurospora will always mutate. e. diploid Neurospora will always mutate.

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One purpose of the lymphatic system is to:

a. transport nutrients and oxygen. b. returns interstitial fluid to the blood. c. block the transport of blood proteins. d. produce red blood cells. e. deliver carbon dioxide to the heart.

Biology & Microbiology