sea microbes

What will be an ideal response?


•Discovery of Synechococcus (1979) and Prochlorococcus (1988)
•Prochlorococcus most abundant phototroph in sea (probably on Earth!)

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Which statement is true?

a. Translation cannot proceed until eIF-2 is phosphorylated. b. eIF4F bonds to the 40S ribosome after GTP is hydrolyzed. c. Phosphorylation of a protein can alter RNA stability. d. GTP bonds to the 5’ cap of the mRNA during translation.

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Which of the following can undergo metabolic conversion to acetyl CoA and enter the citric acid cycle?

Glucose Fatty acids Protein All of the choices are correct.

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When an electron returns to its ground state, energy will be released as heat or an emission of light of a longer

wavelength known as: a. fluorescence. b. UV radiation. c. action spectrum. d. photoelectron hydrolysis. e. photoelectron degradation

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Which of the following kinds of proteins circulates in the blood and coats the surfaces of microbes to make them more susceptible to engulfment by phagocytic cells?

A) defensive B) histamine C) B cell receptor D) antigen

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