MMG 301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Transcriptome, Metabolome, Electrical Contacts

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This exam has 30 multiple choice questions and 10 short answer questions. On multiple choice questions, select the best answer from the choices given. All short answer questions are answerable in 2-3 sentences. Make sure to put your name on the short answer section. Make sure you put the proper form letter on your scantron! It is high in methane: ehec is a variant of e. coli that contains pathogenicity islands that allow the normally harmless bacterium to become a pathogen. The pathogenicity islands are best described as parts of: recently scientists analyzed the transcriptomes of bacteria living underneath the antarctic ice shelf. They found high transcript levels for bacterial genes involved in methane oxidation. Based on these results, what is most likely true about the environment below the ice shelf: many bacteria produce autoinducers that are excreted outside the cell and are used to: