Portage Microbiology Module 1 Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass
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Portage Microbiology Module 1 Exam
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What is microbiology? - answerThe study of biological processes at the micro level.
What are viruses classified as? - answerMicrobes
How are microbes helpful? - answerThey aid in food digestion and protect us from foreign
invad...
What are the four classifications of eukaryotic microorganisms? - answer✔Animalia, Plantae,
Fungi, and Protista
Animalia - answer✔heterotrophic multicellular eukaryotic organisms
Animalia are ________ and have the general characteristic of _______________. -
answer✔heterotrophic, motility
Fungi can be both _____________ or ____________ organisms. - answer✔multicellular,
unicellular
What is the defining characteristic of fungi? - answer✔Presence of chitin in cell walls
What are protista? - answer✔(1) Unicellular microorganisms that form as colonies, but not
tissue layers.
(2) They do not fit criteria for plants, animals, or fungi.
An amoeba is classified as - answer✔protista
Why are viruses not considered living? - answer✔(1) They cannot replicate on their own
(2) No metabolism outside of host cell
What is a capsid? - answer✔Membrane-like structure that contains genetic material.
What is a cell? - answer✔Small, membrane-enclosed unit of life
What are the 5 characteristics of life? - answer✔Responsiveness, growth and reproduction,
metabolism, homeostasis, and organization
What is organization? - answer✔Building of molecular structures from atoms
What do all cells have in common? - answer✔(1) exhibit different structures and functions
(2) share a basic chemistry
(3) all descend from a previous cell
(4) genome dictates cell structure, function and behavior
What are the four macromolecules? - answer✔carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
What are the characteristics of prokaryotes? - answer✔(1) Size: 2-10 um in length
(2) Outer layers: cell wall (semi-rigid peptidoglycan layer) and glycocalyx (gel-like sugar-protein
coating that can protect against immune attack)
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