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Which of the following is a characteristic unique to the ciliates?
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A. Use of cilia as a sensory function
B. Presence of both a macronucleus and several micronuclei
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Possess a light-detecting eye spot
Correct Answer
Both (a) and (b)
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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. Cell theory includes all of the following except
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A. all organisms are composed of one or more cells
B. the cell is the most primitive form of life
C. the cell is the structural unit of life
D. cells arise by division of preexisting cells
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Correct Answer: the cell is the most primitive form of life
7. Which of the following may account for the small size of the cells?
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A. The rate of diffusion
B. The surface area/volume ratio
C. The number of mRNAs that can be produced by the nucleus
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
8. Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom
Prokaryotae
?
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A. Bacteria
B. Protozoa
C. Fungi
D. All of these
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Correct Answer: Bacteria
9. The three domain version of life on earth is based on the
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A. nucleic acid sequence data
B. morphological traits
C. metabolic traits
D. characteristics of the cell wall
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Correct Answer: nucleic acid sequence data
10. Which of the following sequences has helped in identifying eukaryotes, eubacteria and archeabacterial cell types?
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A. Signature sequence
B. Signal sequence
C. Shine-Dalgarno sequence
D. Amino acid sequence
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Correct Answer: Signature sequence
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