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MICR 2420 Introduction to Microbiology - W23 Midterm exam 2024 prep with W. Keenleyside (all expected exam questions and answer) University of Guelph Last document update:   ago

MICR 2420 Introduction to Microbiology - W23 Midterm exam 2024 prep with W. Keenleyside (all expected exam questions and answer) University of Guelph

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MICR 2420 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers What microbes can degrade and/or utilize every molecule on earth? - ANSWER-bacteria and archaea What is botulism used for? - ANSWER-medicine (is a very potent toxin; is a paralytic) How do we identify new bacteria? - ANSWER-by sequence analysis of universal genes (i.e. with rRNA) What is a process that is preserved between cells? Why? - ANSWER-translation of ribosomes; it is a complex process with lots of restraints on mutations (i.e. genes mut...

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MICR 2420 Midterm Exam Study Guide Solutions Which of the following family of viruses have DNA genomes - ANSWER-Hepadnaviridae The single stranded negative strand RNA of a virus - ANSWER-must be converted to positive strand RNA in order to be translated into proteins The distinction between a prion and a virus is that - ANSWER-A prion is a single protein molecule whereas a virus may contain many copies of one or several proteins The Pasteur Swan Neck flask experiment shows that - ANSWER-m...