Phage typing is useful for identifying bacteria because of the specificity of (antibodies/bacteriophages/PCR) for unique bacterial structures

What will be an ideal response?


bacteriophages
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: Classification and Identification of Microorganisms
Learning Outcome: 4.23

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An enzyme has a total of four active sites. When you denature the molecule and study its composition, you find that each active site occurs on a different polypeptide. Which of the following hypotheses does this observation support?

A) The enzyme is subject to regulation. B) The enzyme requires a cofactor to function normally. C) The protein's structure is affected by temperature and pH. D) The protein has quaternary structure.

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If purple flower color is dominant in pea plants, a cross between true breeding P generation purple and white plants will

result in ____.

a. all white flowers in the F1 generation b. all purple flowers in the F1 generation c. all purple flowers in the F1 generation but a lighter purple than in the parents d. mostly purple flowers in the F1 generation, with an occasional white flower e. half of the plants having purple flowers and half having white flowers

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The land plants are probably descendants of which of these groups?

a) green algae b) red algae c) brown algae d) angiosperms

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In the citric acid cycle, malate is oxidized to form

A. citrate. B. succinate. C. oxaloacetate. D. fumarate. E. malate.

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