Table of contents

1. Introduction to Microbiology3h 22m
2. Disproving Spontaneous Generation1h 18m
3. Chemical Principles of Microbiology3h 38m
4. Water1h 28m
5. Molecules of Microbiology2h 23m
6. Cell Membrane & Transport3h 28m
7. Prokaryotic Cell Structures & Functions5h 52m
8. Eukaryotic Cell Structures & Functions2h 18m
9. Microscopes2h 46m
10. Dynamics of Microbial Growth4h 36m
11. Controlling Microbial Growth4h 10m
12. Microbial Metabolism5h 16m
13. Photosynthesis2h 31m
14. DNA Replication2h 25m
15. Central Dogma & Gene Regulation7h 14m
16. Microbial Genetics4h 44m
17. Biotechnology3h 0m
18. Viruses, Viroids, & Prions4h 56m
19. Innate Immunity7h 15m
20. Adaptive Immunity7h 14m
21. Principles of Disease6h 57m
25. Epidemiology2h 24m
26. Applications of the Immune Response2h 9m

7. Prokaryotic Cell Structures & Functions

Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids

Microbiology

7. Prokaryotic Cell Structures & Functions

Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids

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Multiple Choice

Some bacterial viruses (lysogenic phages) carry viral DNA that acts like an episome. When a bacterial cell that is infected by a lysogenic phage replicates, what happens to the viral DNA?

The viral DNA remains separate from the bacterial chromosome and is not passed on to the daughter cells.

The viral DNA is incorporated into the bacterial chromosome and passed on to the daughter cells.

That viral DNA remains separate from the bacterial chromosome but is still passed on to the daughter cells.

The viral DNA is degraded by the bacterial cell.

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Understand the concept of lysogenic phages: Lysogenic phages are a type of bacteriophage that can integrate their viral DNA into the host bacterial chromosome, forming a prophage.

Recognize the process of lysogeny: In lysogeny, the viral DNA integrates into the bacterial genome and replicates along with the host DNA during cell division.

Identify the fate of viral DNA during bacterial replication: Since the viral DNA is integrated into the bacterial chromosome, it is replicated and passed on to the daughter cells as part of the bacterial genome.

Differentiate between lysogenic and lytic cycles: In the lysogenic cycle, the viral DNA is incorporated into the host genome, whereas in the lytic cycle, the viral DNA remains separate and eventually leads to the production of new phages.

Conclude the correct outcome: The viral DNA is incorporated into the bacterial chromosome and is passed on to the daughter cells during replication, which is characteristic of the lysogenic cycle.