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The word cell was first used by
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A. Robert Hooke
B. Theodor Schwann
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Ronald Ross
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Robert Hooke
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1. The five-kingdom system of classification was set up by
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A. Louis Pasteur
B. Robert Whittaker
C. Robert Koch
D. Masaki Ogata
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Correct Answer: Robert Whittaker
2. A newly discovered microscopic structure is hypothesized to be a living organism. Which of the following lines of evidence would support the contention that this organism may be alive?
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A. It contains DNA
B. It is made of a single cell
C. It utilizes energy
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: It utilizes energy
3. Carl Woese and his colleague are best known for establishing
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A. the five kingdom system
B. the three domain system
C. the prokaryote-eukaryote system
D. the plant-animal system
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Correct Answer: the three domain system
4. Micro organisms are found in which of the following kingdom of five kingdom concept (Whittaker's classification)?
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A. Monera
B. Protista
C. Fungi
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: All of these
5. All membranes of free-living organisms have phospholipid bilayers, but exception is
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A. bacteria
B. fungi
C. archaea
D. protozoa
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Correct Answer: archaea
6. Archeal cells usually do not contain peptidoglycan, rather contain pseudo-peptidoglycan which is mainly composed of
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A. N-acetylmuramic acid and L-amino acids
B. N-acetylmuramic acid and D-amino acids
C. N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid and D-amino acids
D. N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid and L-amino acids
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Correct Answer: N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid and L-amino acids
7. A characteristic of protein synthesis in both the archaea and eukarya is
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A. transcription and translation are coupled
B. translation is inhibited by diphtheria toxin
C. proteins are synthesized from D-, rather than L-, isomers of amino acids
D. the initiator tRNA is charged with N-formyl-methionine
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Correct Answer: proteins are synthesized from D-, rather than L-, isomers of amino acids
8. Which of the following is not true for eukaryotic cells?
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A. Nucleus is bounded by nuclear membrane
B. Chromosomes contain histones
C. Chloroplasts and mitochondria contains 70S ribosomes
D. Gas vacuoles are present
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Correct Answer: Gas vacuoles are present
9. Eukaryotic cell organelles first emerged
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A. from a specialized lineage of cells within the kingdom Protista
B. when prokaryotes engulfed each other and became interdependent
C. when bacteria made their first attempts at reproduction
D. just before the origin of the animal and fungal kingdoms
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Correct Answer: when prokaryotes engulfed each other and became interdependent
10. The membranes of which domains are chemically the most similar?
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A. Archaea and Bacteria
B. Bacteria and Eukarya
C. Eukarya and Archaea
D. membranes of all three domains are chemically identical
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Correct Answer: Bacteria and Eukarya
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