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6. As the magnification of a series of objective lenses increases, the working distance___
Decreases
Resolution generally is _______ with a longer wavelength of light.
Worsened
Which of the following is an intracellular agent that contains protein but does not appear to carry nucleic acids.
Prions
Acid-fast organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis resist decolorization by an acid-alcohol wash because of the high concentration of __________ in their cell walls.
Lipids (mycolic acid)
Basic dyes
Have negative charge
The ribosomal RNA studies that led to the division of procaryotic organisms into the Bacteria and the Archea were begun by
Woese
The crosslinking in the peptidoglycan of a Gram positive organism consists of ________ between the D ala of one tetrapeptide to the DAP (or lysine) of a second tetrapeptide.
A covalent amide bonding by a peptide interbridge
Which amino acid(s) is/are found only in the cell walls of Bacteria?
Diaminopimelic acid
The crosslinking in the peptidoglycan of a Gram negative organism consists of a ________ between the D ala of one tetrapeptide to the Diaminopimelic Acid of a second tetrapeptide.
A direct link through an amide bond.
Spirochetes have a twisting and flexing locomotion due to appendages called
Periplasmic flagella (axial filaments) Periplasmic flagella (axial filaments)










                                    
                                    
                                           


















                                                                                   
                                            
                                                           
                       
      Question 16    
                                                                                  
                            
    Question 16
Endospores are
A dormant cell type
A feature unique to some archaeal plasma membranes is that they may:
Consist of a lipid monolayer
Peptidoglycan
May be digested by lysozyme.
Organisms that are indifferent to the presence of oxygen and do not use it are
Aerotolerant anaerobes.
During which phase of growth are bacteria most susceptible to antibiotics?
Exponential (log)