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What disease is caused by the agent shown in the above image? [disease] a.  AIDS b.  influenza c.  measles d.  mumps In which Domain does this agent belong? [domain] a.  Archaea b.  Bacteria c.  Eukarya d.  none

            Your young patient has thick whitish lesions on his tongue, shown above left.  The organism is shown above right. What is the proper name of the pathogen causing the baby’s illness?  [pathogen] a.  Candida albicans b.  Claviceps purpurea c.  Coccidioides immitis d.  Cercospora apii What is the common name for the baby’s disease?  [disease] a.  thus b.  thrush c.  thrust d.  truss

What is the technical term for the type of symbiosis to describe the organisms shown growing on the branch, above?  [symbiosis] a.  commensalism b.  mutualism c.  parasitism d.  predation What are the two (2) types of organisms that make up the organisms shown above?  [organisms] a.  plant; fungus b.  alga/cyanobacterium; fungus c.  slime mold; fungus d.  protozoan; fungus What is the relationship between the organisms, shown above, and the tree on which they’re growing?  [relationships] a.  commensalism b.  mutualism c.  parasitism d.  predation

Because leather is made from animals, especially cattle, and because cattle produce large amounts of methane, a key player in climate change, there is a push to develop leather alternatives.  What are two leather alternatives that we’ve discussed in class?

A mycelium can produce spores by mitosis, or yeasts can produce daughter cells by mitosis or budding.  What type of reproduction is this?

The specimen, shown above, was taken from the lungs of a cow dying of anthrax. What is the proper name of the pathogen shown in the image, above?  [anthrax] a.  Bacillus anthracas b.  Bacillus anthraces c.  Bacillus anthracis d.  Bacillus anthrasus What part of this pathogen can be weaponized for bioterrorism use?  [bioterrorism] a.  cell wall b.  cell membrane c.  endospore d.  flagella

Your attending physician instructs you to give a patient 10 cc of a medication.  How many microliters of medication would this be? (4 points) For full credit, give your answer in decimal and exponential format.  If you are unable to use the superscript function, you may give your exponential format answer as follows:  n X 10e1 microliters or n X 10e-1 microliters.  Note:  the example is just that; it is not the answer.

Where is the observatory that defines the prime meridian?

What is the technical term for the active, feeding form of a protozoan?  Note:  credit will be earned only for the full name, NOT the short form.

The above image shows legume roots and root nodules. What are the two roles of the plant in the root nodule relationship shown in the image, above?  [plantroot] a.  Provide fixed carbon and make leghemoglobin. b.  Provide fixed carbon and make phospholipids. c.  Provide fixed nitrogen and make leghemoglobin. d.  Provide fixed nitrogen and make phospholipids. What is the role of leghemoglobin?  [leghemoglobin] a.  bind carbon b. bind nitrogen c.  bind oxygen d.  bind phosphorus What is the name of the bacteria found in root nodules, such as those shown in the above image?  [bacteria] a.  Rhizobium b.  Rhizoobium c.  Rhizopus d.  Rhizoopus