Quiz for:
Understanding Bacterial Transduction Mechanisms

Question 1

What is a prophage?

Question 2

Why might transferred DNA in generalized transduction often have no effect?

Question 3

Which toxin is associated with prophage DNA in bacterial cells?

Question 4

What mistake during specialized transduction results in the transfer of bacterial DNA?

Question 5

Virulence factors in Streptococcus pyogenes are often linked to what genetic element?

Question 6

What is the primary mechanism involved in generalized transduction?

Question 7

What role does transduction play in bacterial evolution?

Question 8

Which phage cycle results in the destruction of the host cell?

Question 9

Why are viruses important in the process of transduction?

Question 10

How does specialized transduction contribute to genetic variability?

Question 11

What is a significant outcome of the lysogenic cycle?

Question 12

Which cycle involves phage DNA integrating into the bacterial genome?

Question 13

An increase in necrotizing fasciitis cases has been linked to what viral element?

Question 14

In which type of transduction does the phage mistakenly carry specific bacterial genes due to incorrect excision?

Question 15

How can generalized transduction lead to antibiotic resistance?