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Gram-negative bacteria


A) have a more complex cell envelope with a greater variation in chemical composition.
B) appear purple following the Gram stain.
C) are generally more susceptible to antibiotics than gram-positive bacteria.
D) include all pathogens.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The most immediate result of destruction of a cell's ribosomes would be that


A) material would not cross the cell membrane.
B) the chromosome would unravel.
C) protein synthesis would stop.
D) holes would appear in the capsule.
E) glycogen inclusions would form.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Serological analysis for bacterial identification typically involves using


A) specific antibodies to the bacterial cell antigens.
B) a microscope to determine cell morphology.
C) the determination of guanine + cytosine base concentrations.
D) methods to identify cell enzymes.
E) the analysis of the appearance of colonies.

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following is not true of the outer membrane?


A) The uppermost layer is made of lipopolysaccharide.
B) The lipid portion of the lipopolysaccharide layer is termed endotoxin.
C) Gram-positive bacteria have an outer membrane.
D) The innermost layer is a phospholipid bilayer.
E) Porins create channels through the outer membrane.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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The basal body of a flagellum is anchored into the ______.


A) hook
B) cell membrane
C) cell wall
D) peptidoglycan layer
E) outer membrane

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The chemical components of ribosomes are proteins and ______.


A) mRNA
B) tRNA
C) rRNA
D) DNA

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Hot carbol fuchsin is the primary dye in the acid-fast stain.

A) True
B) False

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A bacterial genus that has waxy mycolic acid in the cell walls is ______.


A) Bacillus
B) Mycobacterium
C) Mycoplasma
D) Corynebacterium.
E) Streptococcus

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The cell envelope or its parts can interact with human tissue and cause disease.

A) True
B) False

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When bacilli in a chain fold back upon each other like a hinge, this cellular arrangement is termed a ______.


A) strep
B) staph
C) sarcina
D) tetrad
E) palisade

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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The site for ATP synthesis in bacterial cells is the ______.


A) cell membrane
B) mitochondrion
C) cell wall
D) microcompartment
E) ribosome

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following is mismatched?


A) Tenericutes - waxy, acid-fast cell walls
B) Gracilicutes - gram-negative cell walls
C) Mendosicutes - archaea cell walls
D) Firmicutes - gram-positive cell walls

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Alcohol-based hand sanitizers specifically target lipids, making them most effective when trying to eliminate ______.


A) endospores
B) biofilms
C) gram-positives
D) viruses
E) gram-negatives

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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All of the following structures contribute to the ability of pathogenic bacteria to cause disease except ______.


A) gram-negative outer membrane
B) inclusions
C) slime layer
D) capsule
E) fimbriae

F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

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