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Microbiology test 1
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1Check all Biological Domains
- ABacteria
- BArchaea
- CEukarya
- DVertebrata
- EProtista
2Microorganisms exist in all Biological Domains
- ATrue
- BFalse
3Which Domain separated first in the phylogenetic tree?
- ABacteria
- BArchaea
- CEukarya
4Check all that apply to Domain Bacteria
- AProkaryotic
- B16S rRNA genes
- CEukaryotic
- D18S rRNA genes
- ECyanobacteria
- F"Extremeophiles"
- GFungi
5Check all that apply to Domain Archaea
- AProkaryotic
- B16S rRNA genes
- C"Extremeophiles"
- DFungi
- E18S rRNA genes
- FHalophilic, methanogenic, and acetogenic prokaryotes
- GEukaryotic
6Check all that apply to Domain Eukarya
- AEukaryotic
- B18S rRNA genes
- CFungi
- DAlgae
- EProtozoa
- FProkaryotic
- G"Extremophiles"
- Hcyanobacteria
- IHalophilic, methanogenic, and acetogenic prokaryotes
7Which Domain was most recently discovered?
- ABacteria
- BArchaea
- CEukarya
8Classical taxonomy of fungi is based on the following: (check all that apply)
- Asexual reproductive mode
- Bmorphology
- Cbiochemistry
- Decology
- Ephysics
- Fmode of motility
9Algae are classified by [blank_start]pigmentation color[blank_end]. They are labeled as [blank_start]green[blank_end], [blank_start]red[blank_end], and [blank_start]brown[blank_end].
- Apigmentation color
- Bshape
- Cdiet
- Dgreen
- Epurple
- Foblong
- Gred
- Hblue
- Ileafy
- Jbrown
- Korange
- Lcircular
10Protists are found in the following groups:
(check all that apply)- AFungi
- BAlgae
- CProtozoa
- DArchaea
11Classical Taxonomy of Protozoa is based on ______.
- Amode of motility
- Bbiochemistry
- Cmode of reproduction
- Dgeology
12Viruses are aggressive parasitic cells that attack other cells.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Microbes are [blank_start]ubiquitous[blank_end], meaning that they are found everywhere.
- Aubiquitous
14Life on Earth would be impossible without microbes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
15[blank_start]Antony van Leeuwenhoek[blank_end] invented the simple microscope.
[blank_start]Robert Hooke[blank_end] invented the compound microscope.- AAntony van Leeuwenhoek
- BVon Dusch
- CRobert Hooke
- DJ. Tyndall
16[blank_start]Joseph Lister[blank_end] created antiseptic techniques for surgery.
[blank_start]Robert Koch[blank_end] came up with the Germ Theory of Disease.
[blank_start]Pasteur and Roux[blank_end] created the attenuated vaccine.- AJoseph Lister
- BJ.M. Berkeley
- CRobert Koch
- DVon Dusch
- EPasteur and Roux
- FTyndall and Needham
17Koch's Postulates are as follows:
(check all that apply)- AMicrobe is present in every case of the disease but absent in healthy hosts
- BSuspected microbe can be isolated and grown in pure culture
- CSame disease must be produced when a healthy host is inoculated with that microbe
- DSame microbes must be isolatable from newly diseased host
- EMicrobes are ubiquitous, found everywhere from the human body to object surfaces to ocean basins to mountain tops.
18[blank_start]Anaerobic[blank_end]: does not require oxygen
- AAnaerobic
19Who discovered anaerobic microbes?
- APasteur
- BRoux
- CJenner
- DKoch
20Microbial infallibility:
- Aall naturally produced organic materials are biodegradable
- BAll things die in the end
- CMicrobes can't always be right
- DSome microbes are actually HUGE!
21Microbes are great for experiments because:
(check all that apply)- Athey reduce space
- Bthey reduce time to study the same process
- Cno one cares about microbes
- Dthey're all the same
22Most microbes are [blank_start]single[blank_end] cells, whereas most other living things are composed of [blank_start]multiple[blank_end] cells.
- Asingle
- Bmultiple
- Cmultiple
- Dsingle
23Heterotrophy includes [blank_start]chemoheterotrophy[blank_end] and [blank_start]photoheterotroophy[blank_end].
- Achemoheterotrophy
- Bchemolithotrophy
- Cphotoheterotrophy
- Dphotolithotrophy
24Autotrophy includes [blank_start]chemolithotrophy[blank_end] and [blank_start]photolithotrophy[blank_end].
- Achemolithotrophy
- Bchemoheterotrophy
- Cphotolithotrophy
- Dphotoheterotrophy
25There are more Eukaryotic cells in the human body than Prokaryote cells.
- ATrue
- BFalse
26Label the arrangements of cocci cells.
- Acoccus
- Bdiplococci
- Cstaphylococci
- Dstreptococci
- Esarcina
- Ftetrad
27Some organisms studied by microbiologists are larger than a pizza.
- ATrue
- BFalse
28Prions are cellular entities.
- ATrue
- BFalse
29The peptidoglycan layer of gram-negative bacteria is thinner than that of gram-positive bacteria.
- ATrue
- BFalse
30The rotation of bacterial flagella is powered by ATP hydrolysis.
- ATrue
- BFalse
31Optical density of a bacterial suspension is directly proportionate to cell population density.
- ATrue
- BFalse
32An example of "decimating" a microbial population is to reduce it from 1000 to 100 microbes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
33During logarithmic growth, bacteria divide synchronously by binary fission, thereby doubling their population in a discrete stepwise manner
- ATrue
- BFalse
34Microbiologists study a variety of organisms, but all are considered either Bacteria or Archaea.
- ATrue
- BFalse
35Marshall and Warren won a Nobel Prize for their application of Koch's Postulates to establish Helicobacter pylori as the etiological agent of gastric and pyloric ulcers
- ATrue
- BFalse
36Quarternary ammonium compounds are a class of disinfectants that are cationic surfactants
- ATrue
- BFalse
37Who is considered the "Father of Microbiology?"
- ALois Pasteur
- BEdward Jenner
- CRobert Koch
- DJoseph Lister
- EAlexander Flemming
38Carl Woese and George Fox established that prokaryotic microorganisms should be classified into the separate domains Bacteria and Archaea based on...
- Acell morphology and physiology
- B16S rRNA gene sequence differences
- C18S rRNA gene sequence differences
- Dcolors of colonies on Petri Plate cultures
39Microorganisms are the only cellular-based organisms capable of spontaneous generation.
- ATrue
- BFalse
40The periplasmic space is ONLY in gram-positive cell walls.
- ATrue
- BFalse
41chains of linked peptidoglycan subunits are cross-linked by...
- Apeptides
- Bpeptobysmal
- Ccarbon links
- Dproteins
42Gram positive cell walls are [blank_start]simpler[blank_end] chemically than that of gram negative bacteria. They are primarily composed of [blank_start]peptidoglycan[blank_end].
- Asimpler
- Bmore complex
- Cpeptidoglycan
- Dproteins
- Eglucose
43The [blank_start]periplasmic[blank_end] space lies between the plasma membrane and cell wall of gram positive bacteria.
- Aperiplasmic
44What is the periplasm?
- AThe region between the outer membrane and cell membrane
- BThe space between the outer membrane and cell membrane
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- Study guide for microbiology covering prokaryotic cells, microbial growth, nutrition, metabolism, and control in the environment.
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