1.

Which of the following will most likely conserve the greatest amount of energy for the
cell?
Selected Answer:

c.
regulation of gene expression

2.

Acetic acid results from the reduction of:

Selected Answer:

d.
ethanol

3.

Which of the following is NOT a possible end-product of fermentation?

Selected Answer:

c.
Pyruvate

4.

The ability of some bacteria to decarboxylate amino acids is advantageous because

Correct Answer:

c.
some of the end products can be oxidized to produce ATP

5.

-Galactosidase is a repressible enzyme

Correct Answer:

a.
True

6.

In the presence of both glucose and lactose, the lactose repressor is not bound to the
operator; however, the genes of the lactose operon are still not expressed: catabolite
repression affects the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter, but does not involve the
operator.
Selected Answer:

a.

True

7.

How does the presence of an inducer affect transcription?

Selected Answer:

d.
The inducer prevents the repressor from binding to the operator.

8.

In feedback inhibition and allosteric regulation

Selected Answer:

c.
the effector molecule binds to enzyme's allosteric site

9.

Which of the following tests cannot be used to distinguish the Enterobacteriaceae?

Selected Answer:

b.
Gram stain

10.

All of the following are classified as biochemical tests EXCEPT

Correct Answer:

b.
the acid fast stain

11.

PCR-based identification of a bacterium would require all of the following EXCEPT:

Correct Answer:

c.
selective agar

12.

Finding an inverted repeated sequence within 100200 bases of a promoter suggests the

presence of a __________ binding site.

Selected Answer:

c.
regulatory

13.

Which molecules use 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP) in their biosynthesis?

Selected Answer:

d.
nucleotides

14.

Which of the following cofactors is very important in the synthesis of purines?

Selected Answer:

d.
folic acid

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5. For the transcription to occur, an inducer must be present so that

Selected Answer:

d.
the repressor does not bind to the operator.

16.

Clostridium acetobutylicum has been used to produce the solvents:

Correct Answer:

b.

acetone and butanol

17.

Chorismate is used in a branched pathway to synthesize:

Selected Answer:

c.
aromatic amino acids

18.

ubstrates for biosynthesis of lipids and amino acids derive from the __________ pathways of
glycolysis and the TCA cycle.
Selected Answer:

a.
amphibolic

19.

Breakdown of lignocellulosic waste to produce ethanol requires that microorganisms are able
to ferment:
Correct Answer:

c.
both hexose and pentose sugars

20.

Frequently a critical component in the medium, often the carbon source, is added
_____________ so that the microorganisms will not have excess substrate available at any
Selected Answer:

continuously