AP Bio Unit 9: Inheritance & Prokaryotic Genomes

Bacteria is what kind of cell?

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic

Which of the following processes brings about an exchange of genetic information between bacterial cells?

• binary fission
• mutulaism
• conjugation
• replication

Process by which bacteria reproduce asexually

• binary fission
• transduction
• transformation
• conjugation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Bacteria cells share which of the following organelles in common with plant and animal cells?

• cell membrane, RER
• cell wall, mitochondria
• nucleus, ribosomes
• ribosomes, cytoplasm

Which of the following IS found in a bacteria cell?

• Nucleus
• Nucleoid
• Mitochondria
• RER

Which of the following statements about plasmids is FALSE?

• Plasmids typically contain a small number of genes that are useful only in particular environments.

• Plasmids may contain virulence genes that confer disease properties on the bacterium.

• Plasmids are essential for survival of the organism.

• Plasmids can be transferred horizontally from one bacterial cell to another.

An operon contains

• mRNA from several genes in tandem

• a promoter and a regulatory gene

• a promoter, an operator, and several genes in tandem

• a repressor

LB containing ampicillin is inoculated with the E. coli bacteria that contains ampicillin resistant gene. The bacteria will;

• Grow on the agar plate

• Will not grow on the agar plate.

• will only grow after the plate has been incubated at 45C

• will only grow after the plate has been placed in a warm water bath for 2 minutes.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Observe the results above. What gene is present in the engineered plasmid?

• kanamycin resistant gene

• ampicillin resistant gene

• tetracycline resistant gene

• No plasmid is necessary to grow on plate 3.

Which of the following is a medical application of genetic engineering?

• Inserting human DNA into bacterial DNA for insulin production

• Manipulating of DNA to produce glowing monkeys

• Engineering crops for greater nutritional content

• Modifying genes to achieve a desirable phenotype