Q: Which equation correctly represents the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP?

$\mathrm{ATP} + \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} \rightarrow \mathrm{ADP} + \mathrm{P}_i + \text{energy}$

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the role of microbes in the environment, aside from causing disease?

Accepted Answer

They participate in nutrient cycling, such as nitrogen fixation and decomposition.

Question 2

Which of the following correctly represents the binomial nomenclature for Escherichia coli?

Accepted Answer

Escherichia coli

Question 3

A scientist observes a bacterium with a thick peptidoglycan layer and no outer membrane. Which type of cell wall does this bacterium possess?

Accepted Answer

Gram-positive

Question 4

Which external bacterial structure is primarily responsible for attachment to surfaces and formation of biofilms?

Accepted Answer

Fimbriae

Question 5

Penicillin inhibits bacterial growth by interfering with which cellular component?

Accepted Answer

Peptidoglycan synthesis in the cell wall

Question 6

Which of the following best explains why hand washing was not immediately adopted in medical settings after its benefits were discovered?

Accepted Answer

Lack of scientific evidence supporting germ theory at the time

Question 7

Which of the following is a major limitation of Koch’s postulates when applied to viral diseases?

Accepted Answer

Viruses cannot be grown in pure culture outside host cells

Question 8

Which equation correctly represents the hydrolysis of ATP to ADP?

Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{ATP} + \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} ightarrow \mathrm{ADP} + \mathrm{P}_i + 	ext{energy}$

Question 9

During aerobic cellular respiration in bacteria, where does the electron transport chain (ETC) occur?

Accepted Answer

On the plasma membrane

Question 10

A bacterial population is in the stationary phase of the growth curve. What is the primary reason for this phase?

Accepted Answer

Cell death rate equals cell division rate due to nutrient depletion and waste accumulation

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the process of horizontal gene transfer via conjugation?

Accepted Answer

DNA is transferred from donor to recipient through a sex pilus and requires an F plasmid.

Question 12

Which mechanism allows bacteria to survive antibiotic treatment by entering a dormant state without genetic change?

Accepted Answer

Persister cell formation

Question 13

Which of the following is a real-world example of transformation in bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A bacterium takes up recombinant DNA encoding human insulin from its environment.

Question 14

Which of the following best explains why the influenza vaccine must be updated annually?

Accepted Answer

Antigenic drift causes gradual changes in viral spike proteins.

Question 15

Which of the following is a property of biofilms that makes them difficult to treat in human infections?

Accepted Answer

Biofilms exhibit emergent properties such as increased antibiotic resistance.

Question 16

Which of the following best describes the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotes have a nucleus; prokaryotes lack a nucleus.

Question 17

Which equation represents the overall reaction for glycolysis?

Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{C}_6\mathrm{H}_{12}\mathrm{O}_6 + 2\mathrm{NAD}^+ + 2\mathrm{ADP} + 2\mathrm{P}_i \rightarrow 2\mathrm{C}_3\mathrm{H}_4\mathrm{O}_3 + 2\mathrm{NADH} + 2\mathrm{ATP} + 2\mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}$

Question 18

Which of the following is a function of the bacterial capsule?

Accepted Answer

Protects against phagocytosis by host immune cells

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the process of fermentation in bacteria?

Accepted Answer

Fermentation produces ATP by substrate-level phosphorylation without an electron transport chain.

Question 20

Which mechanism of antibiotic resistance involves the modification of the antibiotic’s target site?

Accepted Answer

Alteration of ribosomal structure to prevent antibiotic binding

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