Microbiology Final Exam completed
2023/2024
Why study microbiology - correct answersmicrobes have profound impact on our lives
and health
Most microorganisms are harmful - correct answersFalse
The leading cause of death resulting from infectious disease is - correct answersacute
respiratory infection
Which of the following has been a major factor leading to emerging disease - correct
answersall of the above
_________ has returned to the ranks of leading causes of death as a "re-emerging"
disease becuase of increasing drug resistance - correct answersTuberculosis
Which of the following is a disease caused by a new human pathogen - correct
answersSARS
Which of the following has been used as a biological weapon - correct answersanthrax
and smallpox
Who developed the first true vaccine - correct answersE. Jenner
Aseptic surgical practices were introduced by - correct answersJ lister
Who among the following first detected the existence of noncellular infectious agents,
which are now known as viruses - correct answersL. Pasteur
The use of microorganisms to clean up toxic spills known as - correct
answersBioremediation
Which of the following first proposed that health care workers should wash their hands
before coming into contact with their patients - correct answersI. Semmelweis
The process for determining the etiologic agent of an infectious disease was developed
by___________, and used to identify the bacteria caused by anthrax - correct
answersR. Koch
Mycology is the study of - correct answersFungi
,The study of the body's defenses against invading microbes is called - correct answers
immunology
Which of the following cellular structures is not found in all organisms - correct answers
Cell wall
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes - correct answersBacteria
Which of the following infectious agents is not an organism - correct answersVirus
The genetic material of prokaryotes is - correct answersa single circular chromosome
Bacterial cell walls are composed of - correct answerspeptidoglycan
Human tapeworms are best measured in - correct answersmeters
The genetic material of eukaryotes is found in the _________ of the cell - correct
answersnucleus
The organelle involved in both digestion and apoptosis is the - correct answerslysosome
Which of the following is best described as an infectious protein - correct answersprions
The primary function of the ________________ is production of the short-term energy
storage molecule ATP - correct answersmitcohondrion
The first antibiotic discovered kills bacteria but does not harm people. This is an
example of - correct answersselective toxicity
Yeasts are members of the - correct answersMycetae
The scientific name of an organism is the - correct answersgenus and species
Which version of binomial nomenclature form is correct - correct answersEscherichia
coli
The microscopes used in AC microbiology laboratory are__________________ -
correct answerscompound bright-field microscopes
In microbiology growth usually means - correct answersan increase in the number of
microbial cells
Proteins that catalyze the reactions of metabolism are called - correct answersenzymes
Organisms which obtain their carbon and energy from organic sources of carbon are
called - correct answerschemoheterotrophs
, Dehydration synthesis reactions are a common type of _____________ reaction -
correct answersanabolic
In Dr. Dolby's class organic means grown without the use of chemicals - correct
answersFalse
An organism described as fastidous - correct answershas extensive nutrient
requirements
All living things require nitrogen - correct answersTrue
Which of the following statements are true of anabolic metabolism - correct answersit
results in the formation of biomolecules
Which of the following is a feature that eukaryotes have but prokaryotes lack - correct
answersnucleus
the agent that causes mad cow disease is a newly recognized type of agent of
infectious disease known as - correct answersprions
Chemoautotroph - correct answersuses inorganic chemicals to fuel its metabolism
Photautotroph - correct answersuses inorganic sources of carbon and light energy
Facultative anaerobe - correct answerscan grow in the presence or absence of oxygen
Halophile - correct answersgrows best in high salt concentrations
Microaerophile - correct answerscan only grow in low oxygen conditions
Some archea of thermophiles, which means they thrive under _________________ -
correct answershigh temperature
A few prokaryotes are capable of fixing nitrogen which means they - correct
answersconvert nitrogen gas to organic nitrogen
The first use of microbes as weapons in North america occured in 2001 when anthrax
was sent throughtthe mail to several polititiacans - correct answersFalse
Which of the listed taxonimic ranks is the larges, containing the greatest number of
different kinds of organisms - correct answersDomain
Which of the following is produced by the activity of microorganisms - correct
answersAll
2023/2024
Why study microbiology - correct answersmicrobes have profound impact on our lives
and health
Most microorganisms are harmful - correct answersFalse
The leading cause of death resulting from infectious disease is - correct answersacute
respiratory infection
Which of the following has been a major factor leading to emerging disease - correct
answersall of the above
_________ has returned to the ranks of leading causes of death as a "re-emerging"
disease becuase of increasing drug resistance - correct answersTuberculosis
Which of the following is a disease caused by a new human pathogen - correct
answersSARS
Which of the following has been used as a biological weapon - correct answersanthrax
and smallpox
Who developed the first true vaccine - correct answersE. Jenner
Aseptic surgical practices were introduced by - correct answersJ lister
Who among the following first detected the existence of noncellular infectious agents,
which are now known as viruses - correct answersL. Pasteur
The use of microorganisms to clean up toxic spills known as - correct
answersBioremediation
Which of the following first proposed that health care workers should wash their hands
before coming into contact with their patients - correct answersI. Semmelweis
The process for determining the etiologic agent of an infectious disease was developed
by___________, and used to identify the bacteria caused by anthrax - correct
answersR. Koch
Mycology is the study of - correct answersFungi
,The study of the body's defenses against invading microbes is called - correct answers
immunology
Which of the following cellular structures is not found in all organisms - correct answers
Cell wall
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes - correct answersBacteria
Which of the following infectious agents is not an organism - correct answersVirus
The genetic material of prokaryotes is - correct answersa single circular chromosome
Bacterial cell walls are composed of - correct answerspeptidoglycan
Human tapeworms are best measured in - correct answersmeters
The genetic material of eukaryotes is found in the _________ of the cell - correct
answersnucleus
The organelle involved in both digestion and apoptosis is the - correct answerslysosome
Which of the following is best described as an infectious protein - correct answersprions
The primary function of the ________________ is production of the short-term energy
storage molecule ATP - correct answersmitcohondrion
The first antibiotic discovered kills bacteria but does not harm people. This is an
example of - correct answersselective toxicity
Yeasts are members of the - correct answersMycetae
The scientific name of an organism is the - correct answersgenus and species
Which version of binomial nomenclature form is correct - correct answersEscherichia
coli
The microscopes used in AC microbiology laboratory are__________________ -
correct answerscompound bright-field microscopes
In microbiology growth usually means - correct answersan increase in the number of
microbial cells
Proteins that catalyze the reactions of metabolism are called - correct answersenzymes
Organisms which obtain their carbon and energy from organic sources of carbon are
called - correct answerschemoheterotrophs
, Dehydration synthesis reactions are a common type of _____________ reaction -
correct answersanabolic
In Dr. Dolby's class organic means grown without the use of chemicals - correct
answersFalse
An organism described as fastidous - correct answershas extensive nutrient
requirements
All living things require nitrogen - correct answersTrue
Which of the following statements are true of anabolic metabolism - correct answersit
results in the formation of biomolecules
Which of the following is a feature that eukaryotes have but prokaryotes lack - correct
answersnucleus
the agent that causes mad cow disease is a newly recognized type of agent of
infectious disease known as - correct answersprions
Chemoautotroph - correct answersuses inorganic chemicals to fuel its metabolism
Photautotroph - correct answersuses inorganic sources of carbon and light energy
Facultative anaerobe - correct answerscan grow in the presence or absence of oxygen
Halophile - correct answersgrows best in high salt concentrations
Microaerophile - correct answerscan only grow in low oxygen conditions
Some archea of thermophiles, which means they thrive under _________________ -
correct answershigh temperature
A few prokaryotes are capable of fixing nitrogen which means they - correct
answersconvert nitrogen gas to organic nitrogen
The first use of microbes as weapons in North america occured in 2001 when anthrax
was sent throughtthe mail to several polititiacans - correct answersFalse
Which of the listed taxonimic ranks is the larges, containing the greatest number of
different kinds of organisms - correct answersDomain
Which of the following is produced by the activity of microorganisms - correct
answersAll
