MICROBIOLOGY 2420 - EXAM 1A
CHOOSE THE MOST CORRECT ANSWER
- In addition to organisms that require a microscope to be seen, microbiology also includes the topics of
- immunology
- sterilization
- disinfection
- sewage treatment
- more than one of the above is correct
- In natural cycles (biogeochemical) microorganisms function to
- promote disease
- build up organic matter
- return essential elements to the soil
- fix carbon dioxide
- more than one of the above is correct
- Which of the following is not an area in which microorganisms play a significant role?
- health
- decay
- industrial processes
- plastic synthesis
- basic research
- The microscope was invented by
- Janssen
- Van Leeuwnhoek
- Redi
- Needham
- Schwann
- The first person to observe microorganisms was
- Janssen
- Van Leeuwnhoek
- Redi
- Needham
- Schwann
- The scientist (s) who sealed flasks of boiled media with sterile cotton in an attempt to disprove spontaneous generation was (were)
- Pasteur
- Schroder and von Dusch
- Neddham
- Spallazani
- Schwann
- Which of the following did not make a contribution to the germ theory of disease?
- Fracastoro
- Semmelweis
- Pasteur
- Koch
- Spallazani
- The rules which are still used today for demonstrating an organism that causes an infectious disease were developed by
- Pasteur
- Koch
- Semmelweis
- Spallazani
- Schroder and von Dush
- The first vaccination was performed by
- Pasteur
- Jenner
- Koch
- Semmelweis
- Lister
- The importance of phagocytic cells in body defense was demonstrated by
- Nuttal and Bordet
- Klebs and loeffler
- Metchnikoff
- Von Behring and Kitasato
- Iwanowsky
- The mosquito borne nature of yellow fever was demonstrate by
- Ronald Ross
- Paul Erlich
- John Enders
- Walter Reed
- Aaron Thielengerdes
- The first chemother apeutic agents against syphillis was discovered by
- Ronald Ross
- Paul Erlich
- Ronald Wernli
- Walter Reed
- John Enders
- Which of the following is true of both procaryotic and eucaryotic cells?
- Size is less than 5 microns
- A true nucleus is present
- Chromosome is circular
- Ribosomes are 70 s
- A plasma membrane is present
- The cell wall in procaryotes is composed primarily of
- cellulose
- hemicellulose
- chitin
- peptidoglycan
- none of the above
- The membrane invaginations found in procaryotes which function as surfaces for biochemical reactions are termed
- ribosomes
- mesosomes
- pili
- fimbriae
- none of the above
- In eucaryotic cells, the ____ functions as the site for energy production
- lysosome
- ribosome
- mitochondrion
- peroxisome
- golgi body
- The organelle which contains the enzyme catalase is the
- lysosome
- peroxisome
- ribosome
- chloroplast
- plasma membrane
- This organelle which functions as the site of protein synthesis is the
- lysosome
- peroxisome
- ribosome
- chloroplast
- plasma membrane
- Photosynthesis occurs in the
- chloroplast
- mitochondrion
- endoplasmic reticulum
- ribosome
- nucleus
- the flagellum or cilium of an eucaryotic cell is connected to the _____ which is located inside of the cell membrane
- nucleolus
- chromosome
- kinetosome
- peroxisome
- lysosome
- During binary fission in procaryotes, the duplicated chromosomes attach to
- spindle fibers
- the equatorial plate
- either side of a membrane invagination
- opposite poles of the mother cell
- none of the above
- The type of asexual reproduction in eucaryotes where by a number of daughter cells are formed simultaneously is
- syngamy
- budding
- binary fission
- schizogony
- more than one of the above is correct
- In sexual reproduction among microorganisms, the zygote results directly from
- formation of haploid cells
- meiosis
- fusion of haploid cells
- fusion of diploid cells
- mitosis
- The science of the systematic arrangement of organisms best defines
- classification
- nomenclature
- identification
- taxonomy
- none of the above
- Which of the following categories is the most inclusive?
- phylum
- class
- order
- genus
- species
- Which of the following would be the correct way to write a genus and species name?
- Proteus vulgaris
- Proteus vulgarisc
- Proteus vulgarisd
- proteus vulgaris
- none of the above
- Which of the following is a characteristic used to classify microorganisms?
- morphology
- cultural characteristics
- chemical composition
- genetics
- more than one of the above is correct
- The bacteria belong to the kingdom
- monera
- protista
- fungi
- plantae
- animalia
- Bergey’s manual is of significance because
- it includes all microorganisms
- it serves as a single source for the identification of all procaryotes
- it describes the metabolic tests for all protozoa
- it gives a complete description of all of the fungi
- more than one of the above is correct
- Gram positive bacteria
- are decolorized by alcohol
- appear pink
- retain the Gram stain (crystal violet) when treated with alcohol
- contain much less peptidoglycan in their cell walls than do Gram negative
- more than one of the above is correct
- Organisms which arranged in cubical packets of 8 organisms are termed
- diplococcus
- streptococcus
- sarcina
- staphylococcus
- none of the above
- Volume I of Bergey’s manual consists of the
- ordinary Gram negative bacteria
- ordinary Gram positive bacteria
- unusual bacteria
- Gram positive bacteria of complex morphology
- None of the above
- Possession of a peryplasmic flagellum is a distinguishing characteristic of the
- helical, motile bacteria
- spirochetes
- aerobic G-cocci
- facultatively anaerobic G- rods
- rickettsias
- The majority of the sewage transmitted pathogenic bacteria are found in the
- rickettsias
- anaerobic, G-, straight, curved, and helical rods
- facultatively anaerobic G- rods
- mycoplasms
- chlamydia
- The bacteria which cannot generate their own ATP belong to the group
- rickettsiales
- mycoplasmas
- chlamydiales
- spirochetes
- helical, motile bacteria
- The organisms which process myolic acid in their cell walls thereby making them acid-fast belong to the section
- rikkettsiales
- mycoplasmas
- chalamydiales
- spirochetes
- helical, motile bacteria
- The organisms which possess mycolic acid in their cell walls thereby making them acid-fast belong to the section
- Gram+cocci
- Endospore forming Gram+bacteria
- Mycobacterium
- Nocardioformes
- None of the above
- The group of organisms that is considered by many experts to be a sixth kingdom is the
- oxygenic photoropic bacteria
- nocardioformes
- archaebacteria
- mycobacteria
- Gram + endospore formers
- The different species of the genus Streptomycesare based upon
- their different morphologies
- their antigenic differences
- the type of antibiotic which each produces
- gram characteristics
- the wall composition
- The Mycetacea (fungi)
- are procaryotic
- contain chlorophyll
- obtain their nutrition of absorption or organic matter
- ingest organic matter
- more than one of the is the
- The mycelium is composed of
- spores
- hyphae
- thallus
- peptidoglycan
- none of the above
- The asexual spore of fungi which is formed by disjointing and transformation of hyphal cells is the
- sporangiospore
- conidiospore
- arthrospore
- chlamydspore
- endospore
- Asexual spores formed by budding in the fungi are termed
- conidiospore
- blastospores
- arthrospores
- chlamydospores
- sporangiospores
- During sexual reproduction in the fungi, fusion of the haploid nuclei is referred to as
- plasmogamy
- karyogamy
- meiosis
- zygosis
- mitosis
- Sexual spores that form inside of a sac are known as
- basidiospores
- zygospores
- basidiospores
- arthrospores
- blastospores
- The primitive aquatic fungi which produce flagellated cells belong to the phylum
- Gymnomycota
- Mastigomycota
- Amastigomycota
- Zygomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
- The class of fungi which contain forms in which no sexual phase has been discovered are the
- zygomyctes
- ascomycetes
- basidiomycetes
- deuteromycetes
- none of the above
- Fungi play significant roles I
- decomposition
- pathogenicity
- symbiotic associations
- industrial processes
- more than one of the above is correct
- The photosynthetic protists are important because
- they contain many pathogenic species
- they help maintain the temperature of the earth’s surface
- they are responsible for the majority of the oxygen in the atmosphere
- they produce large quantities of oil
- none of the above
- The phylum of protozoa that move by means of pseudopods are the
- mastigophora
- ciliophora
- sporozoa
- sarcodina
- more than one of the above is correct
- Giardia, Trypanosoma, and, Trichomonas, all belong to the phylum
- sarcodina
- mastigophora
- sporozoa
- ciliophora
- zygomycetes
- The phylum of protozoa which contains no known pathogens is the
- sarcodina
- mastigophora
- sporozoa
- ciliophora
- zygomycetes
- Viruses are not included in the five kingdoms of life because
- they are too small
- they contain either DNA or RNA, but not both
- they are obligate intracellular parasites
- they have no cellular organization
- more than one of the above is correct
- The nucleic acid of a virus may be
- single stranded
- double stranded
- RNA
- DNA
- More than one of the above is correct
- Viruses generally are ______ in shape
- round or square
- elipsoid
- helical or polyhedronal
- tear drop shaped
- cubical
- The nucleic acid core of the virus is surrounded by a (an)
- capsomere
- envelope
- capsid
- cell wall
- none of the above
- Following entry into a host cell, the nest step in viral replication is
- intracellular synthesis of virus components
- liberation of progeny viruses
- assembly of new virus particles
- synthesis of enzymes needed for replication of viral nucleic acids
- mitosis
- Which of the following would not be used for culturing viruses?
- a fertile egg
- a plant
- an animal
- a bacterial cell
- nutrient agar
- A virus classified as R2 would contain
- two kinds of nucleic acid
- two kinds of RNA
- double stranded RNA
- double stranded DNA
- single stranded RNA
- Which of the following is a method used for classifying viruses?
- disease caused
- tissue attacked
- mode of transmission
- nucleic acid content
- more than one of the above is correct
- The reproductive strategy followed by a virus that incorporates with the bacterial chromosome is known as
- slash and burn
- lysogeny
- rupture replication
- escape
- none of the above
- The lipoprotein coat found surrounding many animal viruses comes from
- viral synthesis
- virally converted bacteria
- the cell membrane of the previously infected animal cell
- mycoplasmas
- Gram-bacteria
- Yellow fever is caused by a (an)
- Picornavirus
- Rhinovirus
- Togavirus
- Myxovirus
- Retrovirus
- Chicken pox is the result of a (an)
- adenovirus
- herpes virus
- poxvirus
- hepadnavirus
- enterovirus
- Naked animal viruses infect a host cell by
- fusion of envelope with the cell membrane
- insertion by a phage
- phagocytosis by the host cell
- transduction
- circumduction
- Reverse transcriptase is found in
- DNA viruses
- Normal RNA viruses
- Retroviruses
- Haustoria
- None of the above
- The type of virus that cannot become a provirus is a (an)
- DNA virus
- Normal RNA virus
- Retrovirus
- Herpes virus
- Poxvirus
- The advantage that UV microscopy has over standard brightfield methods is
- the color rendition is superior
- a greater field of view
- UV light is easier on the eyes
- The resolving power is much greater
- More than one of the above is correct
- To observe as much detail as possible in a live protozoan you would probably use the_____ microscope
- brighfield
- darkfield
- phase contrast
- UV
- Electron
- High magnification of surface details of a cell could be best accomplished by using the
- darkfield microscope
- phase contrast microscope
- transmission electron microscope
- scanning electron microscope
- UV microscope
- The contractile filaments which are part of the cytoskeleton are known as the
- microfilaments
- microtubules
- intermediate filaments
- dense filaments
- elastic filaments
- The flagella arrangement in bacteria whereby two tufts of flagella are found at either end of the cell is termed
- lophotichous
- amphitrichous
- monotrichous
- peritrichous
- supertrichous
BIOLOGY 2420 -EXAM IB
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- Microbiology can be best defined as the science that deals with
- bacteria exclusively
- multicellular organisms
- organisms that require a microscope to be seen
- only the fungi
- protozoa and fungi only
- In which of the following areas do microorganisms play a major role?
- natural cycles
- industrial microbiology
- basic research
- genetic engineering
- more than one of the above is correct
- Which of the following scientists performed experiments that seemed to suggest the spontaneous generation of microorganisms?
- Redi
- Needham
- Spallazani
- Schwann
- Pasteur
- The doctrine of spontaneous generation was important to the growth of microbiology as a science because
- it demonstrated that microorganisms could be derived from nonliving matter
- it demonstrated that microorganisms could not be derived from nonliving matter
- it generated a great deal of study about microorganisms
- scientist were able to disprove it using microorganisms
- none of the above are correct
- The two cofounders of the germ theory of disease were
- Francastoro and Semmelweis
- Needham and Schwann
- Schroder and Von Dusch
- Pasteur and Koch
- Jenner and Lister
- The two first pure bacterial culture was obtained by
- Pasteur
- Koch
- Lister
- Jenner
- Metchnikoff
- The first man to isolate a virus was
- Erlich
- Iwanowsky
- Reed
- Enders
- Ross
- The man that demonstrated that malaria was contracted by the bite of a mosquito was
- Ross
- Reed
- Erlich
- Enders
- Pasteurs
- Koch’s postulates did not include
- specific organism must always be found with the disease
- the disease organism must be isolated and grown in pure culture
- the pure culture must induce the disease in a fresh animal
- the organism must be recovered from the infected animal
- the organism must always be a bacterium
- The first chemotherapeutic agent against syphilis was discovered by
- Erlich
- Nuttal and Brodet
- Reed
- Pasteur
- Loeffler
- Procaryotic cells contain all of the following features except for
- peptidoblycan in the cell wall
- mesosomes
- gas vacuoles
- a single circular chromosome
- 80s ribosomes
- A viscous coating found outside of the cell wall in certain procaryotic cells best describes a (an)
- flagellum
- capsule
- periplasmic space
- plasma membrane
- none of the above
- Invaginations of the cell membrane found in most procaryotes are known as
- capsules
- flagella
- mesosomes
- endoplasmic reticula
- periplasmic spaces
- The cell wall functions primarily to
- protect against osmotic shock
- serve as a surface for reactions to occur on
- inactivate hydrogen peroxide
- absorb materials from the environment
- more than one of the above is correct
- This organelle functions to regulate the entry and exit of materials to and from the cell. It is the
- cell wall
- cell membrane
- endoplasmic reticulum
- nucleus
- golgi body
- These organelles serve as the sites of protein synthesis
- nucleus
- ribosomes
- golgi body
- endoplasmic reticulum
- flagellum
- In binary fission as occurs is procaryotes, the duplicated chromosomes attach themselves to
- spindle fibers
- centromeres
- invaginations of the plasma membrane
- cell walls
- none of the above
- The term schizogony best describes
- binary fission
- multiple fission
- budding
- sexual reproduction
- conjugation
- The process of syngamy involves
- the fusion of two haploid cells
- the fusion to diploid cells
- conjugation
- binary fission
- none of the above
- The science of the systematic arrangement of organisms into groups or categories is known as
- classification
- nomenclature
- identification
- taxonomy
- none of the above
- A phylum or division best describes a group of related
- classes
- orders
- families
- genera
- species
- Which of the following would be the correct way to write a generic name?
- homo sapiens
- HOMO SAPIENS
- HOMO sapiens
- Homo sapiens
- homo Sapiens
- Which of the following characteristics could be used in the classification of microorganisms?
- morphology
- cultural characteristics
- metabolic characteristics
- chemical composition
- more than one of the above is correct
- The basis for the 5 kingdoms of life is
- cellular organization
- nutritional requirements
- cellular organization and nutritional requirements
- cellular organization and cells size
- cellular organization and motility
- The kingdom that consists exclusively of procaryotic organisms is the
- protista
- monera
- plants
- animals
- fungi
- Gram positive bacteria, when compared to Gram negative bacteria
- have a more complex chemical structure
- contain more peptidoglycan in their in their walls
- contain less peptidoglycan in their walls
- are smaller
- more than one of the above is correct
- A bacterium that is seen to consist of chains of spheres would be termed a
- staphylococcus
- sarcina
- diplococcus
- streptococcus
- bacillus
- Volume I of Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteria includes
- ordinary gram positive organisms
- ordinary gram negative organism
- unusual bacteria
- filamentous bacteria of complex morphology
- fungi
- The spirochetes are characterized by
- rigid cell walls
- possession of a periplasmic flagellum
- ease of culture in laboratory media
- rod shape
- more than one of the above is correct
- Organisms which are straight or curved gram negative rods and which can grow either aerobically or anaerobically belong to the section
- anaerobic, G-, straight curved, and helical rods
- rickettsias and chlamydias
- mycoplasmas
- facultatively anaerobic G-rods
- spirochetes
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rickettsias?
- they generate their own energy
- they are minute, obligate intracellular parasites
- they are associated with the blood vascular system in humans
- they have a complex development cycle
- they grow on non-living medium
- The chlamydiales
- can grow on artificial media
- cannot produce energy (ATP)
- are spread mainly by ticks and lice
- do not posses a cell wall
- none of the above
- The mycopasma are unique among bacteria in that they
- are not affected by penicillin
- are gram negative parasites
- do not possess a cell wall
- do not possess a cell membrane
- do not contain genetic material
- The endospore forming bacteria are found in
- Volume I
- Volume II
- Volume III
- Volume IV
- More than one of the above is correct
- The section in Volume II which contains bacteria that produce a fungal growth pattern is the
- Gram positive cocci
- Mycobacteria
- Nocardioforms
- Nonspore forming gram positive rods
- None of the above
- The evidence that the archaebacteria represents a second procaryotic kingdom includes all of the following except
- absence of peptidoglycan
- chemically different lipids in the cell membranes
- difference sequences of nucleotides in the ribosomal RNA
- unique enzymes and coenzymes
- absence of DNA as the genetic material
- Volume IV contains organisms of medical significance because
- most of them are highly pathogenic
- they resemble microscopic fungi
- many of them produce antibiotics
- the genus streptomyces contains more species than any other bacterial genus
- none of the above are correct
- The vegetative body of a mould is termed a (an)
- hypha
- mycelium
- ancospore
- haustoria
- sporophore
- The single celled form of a fungus is termed a (an)
- yeast
- mycelium
- ancospore
- mould
- none of the above
- A non-motile sporangiospore is termed a (an)
- zoospore
- aplanospore
- arthrospore
- chlamydospore
- conidioospore
- Fungi reproduce asexually by
- budding
- fragmentation
- spores
- conidia
- more than one of the above is correct
- The spores that are formed naked on the tips of modified hyphae are known as
- zoospores
- arthrospores
- conidia
- chlamydospores
- blastospores
- During sexual reproduction in the fungi, the sequence of events is
- Plasmogamy, meiosis, karyogamy
- Karyogamy, meiosis, plasmogamy
- Karyogamy, plasmogamy, meiosis
- Meiosis, plasmogamy, karyogamy
- Plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis
- Which of the following is not a sexually produced spore in the fungi?
- zygospore
- basidiospore
- ascospore
- blastospore
- all are sexually produced spores
- The division Gymnomycota of the fungi includes the
- aquatic fungi
- terrestrial fungi without flagella
- slime moulds
- sac fungi
- mushrooms
- The primitive aquatic fungi are found in the division
- Gymnomycota
- Mastigomycota
- Amastigomycota
- Zygomycetes
- Ascomycetes
- The asexual spores of the Ascomycetes are
- ascospores
- sporangiospores
- basidiospores
- conidia
- aplanospores
- The toad stools, mushrooms, bracket fungi, smuts, and jelly fungi are found in the class
- zygomycetes
- ascomycetes
- basidiomycetes
- deuteromycetes
- mastigomycota
- In which of the following do the fungi play a significant role?
- decomposition
- symbiotic associations
- industrial production
- disease
- more than one of the above is correct
- The phylum of protozoa that move by means of flagella are the
- ciliophora
- mastigophora
- sarcodina
- sporozoa
- deuteromycetes
- The phylum of protozoa that are completely parasitic are the
- ciliophora
- mastigophora
- sarcodina
- sporozoa
- deuteromycetes
- The protozoa are important because they
- are important links in the food chain
- maintain ecology of the wetlands
- degrade sewage
- cause disease
- more than one of the above is correct
- Viruses are not considered to belong to any of the 5 kingdoms of life because
- they are very small
- they cannot generate their own energy
- they are acellular
- none can produce outside of other cells
- more than one of the above is correct
- Viruses
- may contain DNA or RNA, but not both
- may contain either single or double stranded nucleic acids
- lack all machinery for energy production and protein synthesis
- are all obligate intracellular parasites
- more than one of the above is correct
- The two major morphologies found among the viruses are
- Cylindrical and spherical
- Helical and polyhedron
- Cubic and spherical
- Linear and cubic
- None of the above is correct
- The coat that surrounds the nucleic acid of a virus is the
- capsomere
- capsid
- virion
- phage
- envelope
- The third phase of viral replication is
- liberation of progeny virus
- infection and adsorption
- synthesis or replicative enzymes
- intracellular synthesis of virus components
- assembly of new virus particles
- Which of the following methods would not be suitable for the cultivation of viruses?
- fertile eggs
- tissue culture of human cells
- tissue culture of animal cells
- experimental plants
- non-living microbiological media
- A virus classified as a D2 type would contain
- single stranded DNA
- double stranded DNA
- single stranded RNA
- double stranded RNA
- none of the above
- The incorporation of the viral nucleic acid into the host cell chromosome and its subsequent replication along with the host cell is termed
- lysis
- lysogeny
- viral conversion
- cryptoreplication
- none of the above
- When a bacterial cell contains a provirus it frequently
- expresses new traits such as toxin production
- is destroyed
- becomes weakened
- fails to divide
- divides uncontrollably
- The lipoprotein coat which surrounds many animal viruses is derived from
- special viral genes
- the previous host cell
- special genes within the animal cell which it infected
- materials derived from the external environment
- none of the above
- Chicken pox and fever blisters are caused by the
- pox virus
- hepadnavirus
- herpes virus
- adenovirus
- rhinoviruses
- Which of the following is an RNA virus
- pox virus
- hepadavirus
- herpes virus
- adenovirus
- rhinoviruses
- The viruses which contain reverse transcriptase are the
- togaviruses
- rhabdovirus
- rotavirus
- retroviruses
- myxoviruses
- Rabies is caused by the
- togavirus
- myxovirus
- rotavirus
- rhabdovirus
- retrovirus
- Naked animal viruses are adsorbed into the host cell by
- phagocytosis
- fusion of their envelope with the host cell membrane
- penetration enzymes
- pinocytosis
- more than one of the above is correct
- Which of the following viruses cannot become a provirus
- DNA virus
- Normal RNA virus
- Retrovirus
- Sll can become a provirus
- In the retroviruses, replication involves
- copying of the viral DNA directly into new DNA
- copying of the viral RNA directly into new RNA
- copying of the viral RNA into DNA
- copying of the viral DNA into RNA
- none of the above
- In order to observe as much detail as possible in living, unstained organisms, you would probably utilize a
- brightfield microscope
- darkfield microscope
- phase contrast microscope
- TEM
- SEM
- To observe highly detailed images of surfaces structures on microorganisms, you would utilize the
- brightfield microscope
- darkfield microscope
- phase contrast microscope
- TEM
- SEM
- A bacterium that exhibited amphitrichous flagellation would have
- a single flagellum
- tufts of flagella at both ends of the cell
- flagella over the entire surface
- two or more flagella at one pole
- a row of flagella around the midline of the cell
- That component of the cytoskeleton that is involved in movement is the
- microfilament
- microtubule
- endoplasmic reticulum
- Golgi body
- Ribosome
- Which of the following is a larval stage of the trematodes?
- miracidia
- redia
- cercaria
- metacercaria
- more than one of the above is correct
- The helminths are
- procaryotes
- protozoa
- fungi
- invertabrate animals
- protista