INFLUENZA
Microbial Interactions
spores and misc
INNATE IMMUNITY
ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY
100

A mutation in neuraminidase prevents cleavage of sialic acid.

What is the virus cannot spread to new cells after exiting?

100

The growth of S. epidermidis on the skin of humans is an example of?


commensalism

100

The spore cortex is primarily composed of this.

What is modified peptidoglycan?

100

Proteins that enhance phagocytosis by coating pathogens.

What are opsonins (complement proteins)?

100

Cells responsible for antibody production.

What are B cells?

200

A strain of influenza virus has a mutation in hemagglutinin (HA). The virus can no longer bind host receptors.

What is the virus cannot enter host cells?

200

The production of organic molecules by an autotroph which could feed a carbon-dioxide producing bacterium

cooperation

200

Bacterial sporulation is best described as this regulatory process.

What is a cascade of sigma factor activation? 

200

Neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, natural killer cells, lysosomes, complement proteins, inflammation, fever, and physical barriers like skin all belong to this type of immune defense.

What is: the innate immune system? 

200

Helper T cells recognize antigen presented on this molecule.

What is MHC class II?


300

A neuraminidase mutation prevents Tamiflu binding but enzyme function remains intact.

What is the virus continues a normal life cycle (drug resistance)?

300

A Streptomyces species produces antibiotics that inhibit nearby bacteria.

What is amensalism?

300

which of the following is NOT associated with C. difficile?

A. infection by C. difficile spores results in stomach ulcer formation

B. fecal transplants can be used to successfully treat C. difficile infection

C. C. difficile makes two toxins that lead to host cell toxicity

D. C. difficile forms endospores

E. antibiotic treatment is generally needed to initiate a C. difficile infection

A

300

Lysozyme targets this bond in bacterial cell walls.

What is the bond between NAG and NAM?

300

Cytotoxic T cells induce apoptosis when antigen is presented on this.

What is MHC class I?

400

An influenza virus lacks RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity.

What is the virus cannot replicate its genome?

400

the relationship that Bdellovibrio has with other Gram-negative bacteria

What is predation?

400

Which of the following regarding bacterial spores (endospores) is FALSE?
A. endospores are formed by vegetative cells upon nutrient limitation
B. one copy of the chromosome is in the endospore
C. endospores sense their environment to identify when conditions could support growth
D. endospores are metabolically active
E. endospores are used to certify autoclaves

D

400

TLRs differ from NLRs in this key way.

What is TLRs detect extracellular PAMPs, NLRs intracellular?

400

Which of the following is NOT a component of the adaptive immune response?
A. complement
B. antibodies
C. T-cell receptors
D. B-cell receptors
E. major histocompatibility complex I and II

A

500

Avian influenza infects birds more efficiently than humans due to receptor specificity.

What is hemagglutinin binding to α-2,3 instead of α-2,6 linkages?

500

Buchnera and aphids are an example of what?

Buchnera and aphids are a example of mutualism (specifically, obligate mutualistic symbiosis).

500

Transcription stops depending on ribosome activity during amino acid synthesis regulation.

What is transcriptional attenuation?

500

After phagosome-lysosome fusion, this killing mechanism occurs.

What is production of reactive oxygen species?

500

Where does MHCI I present antigens and where do MHC I present antigens?

What are immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G an example of?

MHC II presents antigents from the outside and MHC I present antigens from the inside.

Antibodies

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