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15. An antigen is a substance <strong>that</strong> stimulates <strong>the</strong> formation of:<br />
A. antibiotics<br />
B. more antigens<br />
C. vaccines<br />
D. antibodies<br />
16. Antibiotic resistance:<br />
A. only applies <strong>to</strong> penicillin<br />
B. occurs when a microorganism s<strong>to</strong>ps producing an antibiotic.<br />
C. seems <strong>to</strong> be decreasing over time<br />
D. occurs in part as a result of <strong>the</strong> improper use of antibiotics.<br />
17. Recombinant vaccines are safer than vaccines made by traditional methods because<br />
recombinant vaccines:<br />
A. Include whole cells<br />
B. Contain many different pathogens in a single injection<br />
C. Are living<br />
D. Do not contain disease-causing agents<br />
18. A reporter gene might be:<br />
A. used <strong>to</strong> identify a fragment of RNA<br />
B. used <strong>to</strong> show <strong>that</strong> <strong>the</strong> promoter of a target gene has been turned on<br />
C. labeled with 32 P<br />
D. used as a genotypic marker<br />
19. Which of <strong>the</strong> following is not an example of a phenotypic property:<br />
A. <strong>the</strong> genetic makeup of an organism<br />
B. <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>to</strong> resist and antibiotic<br />
C. <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>to</strong> produce light<br />
D. <strong>the</strong> size and shape of a cell<br />
20. The “dead zone” in <strong>the</strong> Gulf of Mexico is due primarily <strong>to</strong>:<br />
A. herbicides and pesticides <strong>that</strong> poison fish<br />
B. excessive amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus in <strong>the</strong> water<br />
C. high populations of fish pathogens<br />
D. insufficient algal growth <strong>to</strong> support fish populations