BMS1021 PASS – Week 11

Learning objectives:
 Describe the steps to viral replication
 Differentiate between a eukaryotic cell and a prokaryotic cell
 Describe the bacterial cell structures and some of their functions

MCQ:
1. Which of the following is considered part of the secondary lymphoid organs?
a. Bone Marrow
b. Spleen
c. Thymus
d. Kidney
2. Why are lymph nodes important for the immune system?
a. They are where lymphocytes mature
b. They are where lymphocytes are produced
c. They give antigens and adaptive immune cells a better chance to meet
d. Because they are one of the primary lymphoid organs
3. Which “flavour” of immunoglobulin is found beneath epithelial surfaces?
a. IgG
b. IgM
c. IgA
d. IgE
4. Gram positive bacteria:
a. Have a thin peptidoglycan layer
b. Have lipopolysaccharide in their cell
c. Become purple after gram staining
d. May not form heat resistant endospores
5. Normal Flora:
a. Are pathogenic
b. Are found on internal tissues
c. Are commensalistic or mutualistic
d. Exclude the transient flora
6. What is the primary function of fimbriae?
a. Prevention of phagocytosis
b. Cell motility
c. Secretion of slime layer
d. Adhesion
7. Which of the following is FALSE about Prokaryotes?
a. Have a single circular chromosome
b. Haploid
c. Divide by binary fission
d. Have membrane bound organelles
8. Which is of the following is not a method of genetic recombination?
a. Transformation
b. Sporulation
c. Conjugation
d. Transduction
Short Answer:

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1. Fill in the table to compare the three major differences between eukaryotic and
prokaryotic cells.

EUKARYOTIC PROKARYOTIC
Structure of
nucleus

Intracellular
organelles

Cell wall
structure

2. What are the components of a bacteria’s flagella and what is its function?

3. What are the direct and indirect forms of disease transmission?

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4. How do bacteria evade phagocytosis?

5. What are the stages of the bacteria pathogenesis process?

6. What is the Baltimore virus classification system?

7. What are the steps of Influenza A replication?

8. What are the steps of HIV replication?

9. Draw the bacterial cell structure and describe the functions of its features…

10. Describe the role of normal flora using examples.

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11. Compare bacteria and archaea…

Extension:

1. List all of the domains of organisms, and then the kingdoms of eukaryotes. Provide
an example for each category.
2. Explain gram staining – both positive and negative.

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