These are similar to the questions that will be on the first lecture test.

1).   Monocotyledons is an example of a :
	a) phylum      b) class      c) order      d) genus
 
2).   What is meant by "population" ? __________________________________
 
3).   "Changes in the gene pool of a small population due to chance" is:
       a) genetics      b) mutation      c)  gene flow      d) genetic drift
 
4).   In elephants __1__ indicate __2__ :
      a) long tusks ; faster growth       b) pheromones ; fewer parasites
      c) long tusks ; fewer parasites     d) pheromones ; faster growth
 
5)    Coconut kadang-kadang disease is caused by a:
      a) bacteria      b) virus      c) viroid      d) prion
 
6)    The genus Camarhynchus has the common name:
      a) elephants      b) Galapagos finches      c) cranes      d) peacocks
 
7)    Explain the difference between the "lytic" and "lysogenic" cycles :
      __________________________________________________________________
 
8)    Where is the disease kuru found? 
      a) Africa     b) Australia     c) Philippines     d) Papua New Guinea
 
9)    Give the genus and species name of a rod-shaped bacteria:
      ________________     __________________
 
10)   What is a commercial use of bacteriophages?
      ________________________________________________________________
 
11)   Scrapie is a disease of __1__ caused by a __2__.
      a) sheep ; prion       b) cattle ; prion
      c) sheep ; viroid      d) cattle ; viroid
 
12)   How many genes does HIV contain? __________
 
13)   HIV uses two proteins on the cell membrane to enter white blood cells:
      a) CD4 and CKR5       b) CD5 and CKR4      
      c) CD45 and CFR4      d) CD54 and CFR5
 
14)   Give an example of a disease caused by a negative single stranded 
      RNA virus :
                  __________________________________
 
15)   Which two animals in the US suffer from a prion disease similar to 
      BSE (mad cow disease)? ___________________________________________
 
16)   The outside of a Gram positive bacteria is:
      a) peptobismol     b) cell membrane     c) peptidoglycan     d) pepsin
 
17)   Give an example of a  genus of Halophile: ___________________________
 
18)   What is a commercial use for the bacteria Thermus? _________________
 
19)   Anabaena is an example of :
      a) a thermophile      b) nitrogen fixing bacteria
      c) enteric bacteria   d) cyanobacteria
 
20)   An organism that takes in carbon dioxide and makes organic molecules
      using energy from inorganic compounds is called a:
      a) chemoautotroph      b) photoautotroph
      c) chemoheterotroph    d) photoheterotroph
 
21)   Sex pili are used to transfer genes from one bacteria to another in:
      a) binary fission     b) transduction
      c) conjugation        d) collaboration
 
22)   Which genus of bacteria listed below grow best at 70 - 100 oC?
      a) Pyrococcus         b) Halobacterium
      c) Methanosarcina     d) Escherichia

23).  Transduction means: ________________________________________________

24).  In which part of the world would you expect to find bower birds?
      a) Africa    b) Australia    c) Europe    d) Asia   e) South America

25).  How wide are typical bacterial cells?
      a) 1 - 5 micrometers                 b) 10 - 50 micrometers
      c) 1 - 5 nanometers                  d) 10 - 50 nanometers