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Which statement is FALSE regarding microorganisms?

Sulfa drugs are antibiotics that mimics the shape of an important substrate for a particular bacterial enzyme, binding to the active site and thereby inhibiting the enzyme. This type of inhibition is known as

You find a swimming microorganism while examining some pond water. After further analyzing the microbe, you determine it is unicellular, has a membrane surrounding its DNA, and movies via cilia. The microbe can be identified as a:

Select all that apply: Which of the following are STOP codons:

Where exactly on a bacterial cell can the ‘lipopolysaccharide’ membrane layer be found?

Select all that apply:  RNA is characterized by which of the following:

Which microbes are likely to be found living optimally in the Oceans (REQUIRE 4% salt)?

Which of these binomials for baker’s yeast is written correctly?

Assume you are working for a chemical company and are responsible for growing a yeast culture that produces ethanol through fermentation. The yeasts are growing well on the maltose (sugar) medium kept in a standard incubator but are not producing ethanol. What is the most likely explanation?

The ________ of a phospholipid, forming the cytoplasmic membrane, points outwards towards water, while the _________ portion forms the middle of the bilayer.