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Question #1
The Dutch merchant who made and used quality magnifying lenses to see and record microorganisms was _____.
A.
Francesco Redi
B.
Joseph Lister
C.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
D.
Louis Pasteur
E.
Robert Koch
Question #2
All of the following are lipids except _____.
A.
phospholipid
B.
cholesterol
C.
starch
D.
triglyceride
E.
wax
Question #3
All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that ______.
A.
cause human disease
B.
lack a cell nucleus
C.
are infectious particles
D.
can only be found growing in laboratories
E.
are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
Question #4
Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that ______.
A.
life forms can only arise from preexisting life forms
B.
microbes can be used to clean up toxic spills
C.
microbes are found on dust particles
D.
a specific microbe should be classified in a specific kingdom
E.
a specific microbe is the cause of a specific disease
Question #5
Cells, like bacteria and archaea, that do not have a nucleus in their cells have traditionally been called _____.
A.
decomposers
B.
fermenters
C.
pathogens
D.
eukaryotes
E.
prokaryotes
Question #6
When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called _____.
A.
epidemiology
B.
bioremediation
C.
immunology
D.
genetic engineering
E.
taxonomy
Question #7
Disease-causing microorganisms are called _____.
A.
decomposers
B.
eukaryotes
C.
prokaryotes
D.
pathogens
E.
fermenters
Question #8
Despite the lack of a membrane-bound nucleus, bacteria and archaea are cells with a complex organizational structure.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #9
Which group of microorganisms is composed only of hereditary material wrapped in a protein covering?
A.
Viruses
B.
Helminths
C.
Fungi
D.
Parasites
E.
Bacteria
Question #10
Select the correct descending taxonomic hierarchy:
A.
kingdom, domain,phylum
B.
family, order,class
C.
class, phylum,order
D.
family, genus,species
E.
genus, species,family
Question #11
The most prevalent worldwide infectious diseases are _____.
A.
AIDS-related diseases
B.
diarrheal diseases
C.
measles
D.
malaria diseases
E.
respiratory diseases
Question #12
Taxonomy does not involve _____.
A.
taxa
B.
nomenclature
C.
classification
D.
identification
E.
common name
Question #13
Which statement correctly compares the sizes of different microorganisms?
A.
Bacteria are larger than viruses
B.
Eukaryotic microorganisms are smaller than viruses
C.
Bacteria are larger than eukaryotic microorganisms
D.
Archaea are larger than eukaryotic microorganisms but smaller than bacteria
Question #14
All proteins are enzymes.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #15
Most microorganisms that are found in and on humans do not cause harm and can sometimes benefit the host.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #16
Organic chemicals always have a basic framework of the element _____ bonded to other atoms.
A.
hydrogen
B.
oxygen
C.
phosphorous
D.
carbon
E.
nitrogen
Question #17
Helminths are _____.
A.
infectious particles
B.
parasitic worms
C.
molds
D.
bacteria
E.
protozoa
Question #18
A.
nomenclature
B.
recombinant DNA
C.
determining evolutionary relatedness
D.
determining if that species is the cause of a new disease
E.
bioremediation
Question #19
Nucleic acids have primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary levels of organization.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #20
Select the elements necessary for good microscopy.
A.
Ability to observe cells in the living state, Contrast, Specimen holder
B.
Ability to observe cells in the living state, Use of wavelengths other than the visible spectrum, Specimen holder
C.
Ability to observe cells in the living state, Adequate magnification, Specimen holder
D.
Adequate magnification, Contrast, Resolution
Question #21
The type of microscope in which you would see brightly illuminated specimens against a black background is _____.
A.
fluorescence
B.
dark field
C.
bright field
D.
phase contrast
E.
electron
Question #22
Agar is a complex polysaccharide that comes from a(n) _____.
A.
green plant
B.
mold
C.
euglena
D.
algae
E.
fungus
Question #23
Which type of media would be the best choice when shipping a sample of bacteria to a laboratory to be tested from a satellite office site?
A.
General purpose
B.
Thioglycollate
C.
Blood
D.
EMB
E.
Transport
Question #24
Which type of microscope does not use light in forming the specimen image?
A.
Fluorescence
B.
Phase contrast
C.
Electron
D.
Bright field
E.
Dark field
Question #25
A nutrient medium that contains at least one ingredient that is NOT chemically definable would be termed _____.
A.
reducing
B.
minimal
C.
synthetic
D.
enriched
E.
complex
Question #26
Which of the following is not a benefit of agar as a solid medium?
A.
Holds moisture
B.
Is solid at room temperature
C.
Has flexibility
D.
Can be inoculated and poured at a temperature that is not harmful
E.
Is digested by most microbes
Question #27
A microbiologist inoculates Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherichia coli into a culture medium. Following incubation, only the E. coli grows in the culture. What is the most likely explanation?
A.
The incubationtemperature was incorrect.
B.
The culturemedium must be selective.
C.
Themicrobiologist used too much inoculum.
D.
The culturemedium must be differential.
E.
The culture iscontaminated.
Question #28
The specimen preparation that is best for viewing cell motility is ______.
A.
fixed stained smear
B.
negative stain
C.
flagellar stain
D.
hanging drop
E.
Gram stain
Question #29
Which type of microscope bombards a whole, metal-coated specimen with electrons moving back and forth over it?
A.
Phase contrast
B.
Fluorescence
C.
Differential interference contrast
D.
Scanning electron
E.
Transmission electron
Question #30
A microbiologist makes a fixed smear of bacterial cells and stains them with Loeffler's methylene blue. All the cells appear blue under the oil lens. This is an example of ______.
A.
using the acid-fast stain
B.
simple staining
C.
capsule staining
D.
negative staining
E.
using an acidic dye
Question #31
Select the methods below that enable the isolation of bacteria.
A.
Gram stain, Bright-field microscopy, Spread plate, Use of selective media,
B.
Loop dilution, Spread plate, Use of selective media, Quadrant streak plate
C.
Gram stain, Loop dilution, Bright-field microscopy, Use of selective media,
D.
Gram stain, Loop dilution, Spread plate, Use of selective media,
Question #32
Which of the following characteristics refers to the microscope's ability to show two separate entities as separate and distinct?
A.
All of thechoices are correct.
B.
None of the choices are correct.
C.
Refraction
D.
Resolving power
E.
Magnification
Question #33
Which type of medium is able to distinguish different species or types of microorganisms based on an observable change in the colonies or in the medium?
A.
Enumeration
B.
Reducing
C.
Selective
D.
Differential
E.
Enriched
Question #34
A common medium used for growing fastidious bacteria is ______.
A.
MacConkey medium
B.
a reducing medium
C.
mannitol salt agar
D.
trypticase soy agar
E.
blood agar
Question #35
All of the following pertain to the fluorescence microscope except ______.
A.
it is commonly used to diagnose certain infections
B.
it is a type of compound microscope
C.
it requires an ultraviolet radiation source
D.
it uses electrons to produce a specimen image
E.
it requires the use of dyes like acridine and fluorescein
Question #36
Which of the following is not an inoculating tool?
A.
Pipette
B.
Petri dish
C.
Needle
D.
Swab
E.
Loop
Question #37
Which of the following magnifies the specimen to produce its real image?
A.
Body
B.
Objective lens
C.
Nosepiece
D.
Condenser
E.
Ocular lens
Question #38
Bacteria that require special growth factors and complex nutrients are termed _____.
A.
microaerophilic
B.
fastidious
C.
aerobic
D.
autotrophic
E.
anaerobic
Question #39
A.
basal body
B.
filament
C.
outer membrane
D.
sheath
E.
hook
Question #40
Which of the following is not true of the outer membrane?
A.
The porinproteins create channels through the outer membrane.
B.
Gram-positivebacteria have an outer membrane.
C.
The uppermost layer is made of lipopolysaccharides.
D.
The lipid portionof the lipopolysaccharide layer is an endotoxin.
E.
The innermost layer is a phospholipid bilayer.
Question #41
Peptidoglycan is a unique macromolecule found in bacterial _______.
A.
cell membranes
B.
inclusions
C.
capsules
D.
slime layers
E.
cell walls
Question #42
Endospores are ________.
A.
living structures
B.
All of the choices are correct.
C.
metabolically inactive
D.
resistant to heat and chemical destruction
E.
resistant to destruction by radiation
Question #43
Each bacterial species represents a distinct organism that can produce viable offspring when mating with other bacteria of its kind.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #44
Lysozyme is most effective against _______.
A.
archaea
B.
gram-positive organisms
C.
cyanobacteria
D.
mycoplasmas
E.
gram-negative organisms
Question #45
During the Gram stain, ______ cells decolorize when the alcohol is applied.
A.
gram-negative
B.
both gram-positive and -negative
C.
gram-positive
D.
Question #46
The chemical components of ribosomes are proteins and _______.
A.
None of thechoices is correct.
B.
All of thechoices are correct.
C.
rRNA
D.
mRNA
E.
tRNA
Question #47
A bacterial cell wall that has primarily peptidoglycan with small amounts of teichoic acid and lipoteichoic acid is _______.
A.
gram-negative
B.
gram-positive
C.
acid fast
D.
found in archaea
E.
a spheroplast
Question #48
A.
periplasmic flagella (axial filaments)
B.
sex pili
C.
cilia
D.
fimbriae
E.
flagella
Question #49
When an endospore germinates, it develops into multiple vegetative cells ensuring reproductive success.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #50
Bacterial endospores are not produced by _______.
A.
Staphylococcus
B.
Bacillus
C.
Clostridium
D.
Sporosarcina
E.
All of thechoices are correct.
Question #51
The term that refers to the presence of flagella over the cell surface is _______.
A.
atrichous
B.
amphitrichous
C.
monotrichous
D.
peritrichous
E.
lophotrichous
Question #52
All of the following structures contribute to the ability of pathogenic bacteria to cause disease except the _______.
A.
LPS
B.
capsule
C.
slime layer
D.
fimbriae
E.
inclusions
Question #53
Plasmids ________.
A.
are found in all bacteria
B.
cannot be passed between organisms
C.
are essential for growth and metabolism
D.
cannot be passed on to progeny
E.
are often the site of pathogenic genes
Question #54
Which structure protects bacteria from being phagocytized by white blood cells?
A.
Capsule
B.
Cell membrane
C.
Slime layer
D.
Fimbriae
E.
All of the choices are correct.
Question #55
The short, numerous appendages used by some bacterial cells for adhering to surfaces are called _______.
A.
sex pili
B.
flagella
C.
fimbriae
D.
cilia
E.
periplasmic flagella (axial filaments)
Question #56
Which term is not used to describe bacterial cell shapes?
A.
Rod
B.
Tetrad
C.
Coccus
D.
Vibrio
E.
Spirochete
Question #57
The gram-positive cell wall is considered stronger than that of gram-negative cells since its hydrophobic outer membrane contains an endotoxin.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #58
Select characteristics exhibited by BOTH bacterial and eukaryotic cytoplasmic membranes.
A.
Sterols, Selectively permeable barrier, and Embedded proteins
B.
Sterols, Transport systems and Phospholipid bilayer
C.
Transport systems, Selectively permeable barrier, and Sterols
D.
Phospholipid bilayer, Transport systems, Selectively permeable barrier, and Embedded proteins
Question #59
When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible network of dark fibers called the _____.
A.
chromatin
B.
nucleoplasm
C.
nucleolus
D.
nuclear envelope
E.
nucleosome
Question #60
There are nine peripheral pairs and one central pair of _______ found inside eukaryotic flagella and cilia.
A.
filaments
B.
flagella
C.
None of the choices are correct.
D.
cilia
E.
microtubules
Question #61
The cytoskeleton ________.
A.
All of the choices are correct.
B.
provides support
C.
anchors organelles
D.
functions in movements of the cytoplasm
E.
helps maintain cell shape
Question #62
During unfavorable growth conditions, many protozoa can convert to a resistant, dormant stage called a(n) ______.
A.
endospore
B.
sporozoa
C.
cyst
D.
trophozoite
E.
seed
Question #63
An organelle that is a stack of flattened, membranous sacs and functions to receive, modify, and package proteins for cell secretion is the ________.
A.
endoplasmic reticulum
B.
chloroplast
C.
mitochondria
D.
Golgi apparatus
E.
lysosome
Question #64
Eukaryotic flagella differ from bacterial flagella because only eukaryotic flagella ________.
A.
are long, whiplike structures
B.
are used for cell motility
C.
facilitate phototaxis
D.
contain microtubules
E.
facilitate chemotaxis
Question #65
Select all of the groups on this list that contain eukaryotic microorganisms.
A.
Algae, Protozoa, Helminths, and Fungi
B.
Protozoa, Bacteria, Viruses and Archaea
C.
Protozoa, Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi
D.
Bacteria, Viruses and Archaea
Question #66
The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis is the ______.
A.
ribosome
B.
nucleus
C.
nucleolus
D.
lysosome
E.
Golgi apparatus
Question #67
Most fungi obtain nutrients from dead plants and animals. These fungi are called _______.
A.
parasites
B.
dimorphic
C.
substrates
D.
nonseptate
E.
saprobes
Question #68
Fungi that grow as yeast at one temperature but will grow as mold at another temperature are called _______.
A.
saprobes
B.
spores
C.
dimorphic
D.
pseudohyphae
E.
parasites
Question #69
Select the organisms that typically have cell walls.
A.
Algae, Plants, and Fungi
B.
Algae, Protozoa and Animals
C.
Protozoa and Animals
D.
Fungi, Protozoa and Animals
Question #70
Histones are ________.
A.
enzymes found in lysosomes
B.
on the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum
C.
found in polyribosomes
D.
proteins of the cytoskeleton
E.
proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus
Question #71
Which is mismatched?
A.
Trichomonas—sexually transmitted vaginal infection
B.
Plasmodium—protozoan that causes Chagas disease
C.
Giardia— causes intestinal distress; transmitted by feces in drinking water
D.
Naegleria—amoeba that causes brain infection
E.
Histoplasma—fungus that causes Ohio Valley fever
Question #72
Filamentous fungi are called _______.
A.
molds
B.
mycelium
C.
dimorphic
D.
septa
E.
pseudohyphae
Question #73
The motile, feeding stage of protozoa is called the _______.
A.
food vacuole
B.
oocyst
C.
sporozoite
D.
cyst
E.
trophozoite
Question #74
All of the following are found in some or all protozoa except ________.
A.
formation of a cyst stage
B.
motility
C.
heterotrophic nutrition
D.
ectoplasm and endoplasm
E.
cell wall
Question #75
Which is not a characteristic of fungi?
A.
Include single-celled and filamentous forms
B.
Heterotrophic nutrition
C.
Photosynthetic
D.
Have cell walls
E.
Can use a wide variety of nutrients
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