Exploring Microbial Diversity

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three domains of life?

  • Archaea
  • Prokaryotes (correct)
  • Bacteria
  • Eukaryotes

Which of the following is a defining feature of archaea?

  • Lipid bilayer membranes
  • Have a nucleus
  • 80S ribosomes
  • Lack a nucleus (correct)

What is the location of transcription and translation in bacteria?

  • Both in the cytoplasm (correct)
  • In the nucleus
  • In the endoplasmic reticulum
  • In the mitochondria

Which of the following is a piece of evidence that supports endosymbiosis?

<p>Presence of second genome (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the HS-syntrophy hypothesis?

<p>A form of symbiosis where one organism consumes nutrients produced by another organism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the major groups of organisms that comprise microbes?

<p>Viruses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a major difference between bacteria and archaea?

<p>Lipid membrane structure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a major similarity between archaea and eukaryotes?

<p>Ribosome size (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining feature of bacteria?

<p>Location of transcription/translation in the cytoplasm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the HS-syntrophy hypothesis?

<p>A form of symbiosis where one organism consumes nutrients produced by another organism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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