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  • Question
  • Which of the following plamids do not possess information for self transfer to another cell?


  • Options
  • A. Cryptic plasmids
  • B. Conjugative plasmids
  • C. Non-conjugative plasmids
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Non-conjugative plasmids 


  • More questions

    • 1. The last step in synthesis of peptidoglycan is

    • Options
    • A. attachment of a peptide to muramic acid
    • B. attaching two amino acids to form a cross-link
    • C. attachment of a portion of peptidoglycan to a membrane lipid
    • D. binding of penicillin to a membrane protein
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which spore is on a club and results from the fusion of two nuclei from different strains of the same fungi?

    • Options
    • A. Ascospore
    • B. Basidiospore
    • C. Blastospore
    • D. Conidiospore
    • Discuss
    • 3. Slime molds differ from the moldy fungi

    • Options
    • A. in their mode of nutrition: phagocytosis for the slime molds; absorptive heterotroph for moldy fungi
    • B. in that the moldy fungi produce amoeboid or flagellated cells and the slime molds do not
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The problem(s) associated with development of a vaccine against HIV is/are

    • Options
    • A. antibody alone may be insufficient
    • B. rapid mutation of HIV
    • C. virus can spread from cell to cell by fusion to produce syncytia
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Number of flagella produced by motile cells in

    • Options
    • A. members of the phaeophyta is greater than members of the Oomycota
    • B. members of the Oomycota is greater than members of the Phaeophyta
    • C. members of the Phaeophyta is approximately equal to members of the Oomycota
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The antibiotics not having good activity against Enterobacteriaceae is

    • Options
    • A. clindamycin
    • B. cefoxitin
    • C. trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole
    • D. ciprofloxacin
    • Discuss
    • 7. The compound(s) which act(s) as metabolic antagonist is/are

    • Options
    • A. trimethoprim
    • B. sulphonamides
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following has more tolerance for acidic pH (lower pH)?

    • Options
    • A. Yeast and moulds
    • B. Bacteria
    • C. E. coli
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The chlorophyll molecules used by eucaryotes and cyanobacteria absorb radiant energy in the____________portion(s) of the visible spectrum.

    • Options
    • A. red
    • B. green
    • C. red and blue
    • D. green and ultraviolet
    • Discuss
    • 10. Peptidoglycan is also known as

    • Options
    • A. N-acetyl muramic acid
    • B. murein mucopeptide
    • C. N acetylglucosamine
    • D. mesodiaminopimetic acid
    • Discuss


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