UTA MICROBIOLOGY FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which one is not a cause of infectious death worldwide? Answer:
Ebola
◉ ____is the most infectious microbe caused through non-human-to-
human transmission, while____ is the most infectious microbe caused
by human-to-human transmission. Answer: Malaria;measles
◉ What is the only eradicated disease in the world. Answer: Small pox
◉ Which choice below lists emerging diseases? Answer: HIV, SARS,
Lassa fever
◉ Species that are in the same ___ are more closely related than species
that are only in the same ____. Answer: Family;order
◉ The first person to use a microscope to observe living cells was ____?
Answer: Anton van Leeuwenhoek
,◉ Which of the following organisms shows the proper use of binomial
nomenclature? Answer: Escherichia coli
◉ All of the following are considered eukaryotes except ___. Answer:
Archea Bacteria
◉ Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is
an example of. Answer: bioremediation
◉ Helminths are ____. Answer: parasitic worms
◉ Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that ___. Answer: A
specific microbe is the cause of infectious disease
◉ Sterile refers to ___. Answer: absence of any life forms and viral
particles
◉ The curve in Pasteur's swan neck flasks was important because ____.
Answer: It trapped microbes that otherwise would have entered the flask
◉ One nucleotide contains one___. Answer: Pentose sugar
Phosphate
Nitrogen base
, ◉ What bond results from an unequal sharing of electrons between
atoms? Answer: Polar covalent bond
◉ You have a solution of pH 6. What is the hydroxide ion concentration
[OH-]? Answer: 10-8 M
◉ Which statement is true of all ions that are cations? Answer: The ion
has more protons than electrons
◉ You have 2 beakers; one contains pure water, the other contains a
hydrocarbon solution (nonpolar). You pour table salt (NaCl) into each
beaker. Predict what will happen. *NaCl is an ionic compound. Answer:
NaCl crystals will dissolve readily in water but will not dissolve in
hydrocarbon solution
*like dissolves like* water is polar
◉ The atomic number of sulfur is 16. What would be the valence
number of electrons in an atom of sulfur? Answer: 6
◉ The atomic number of sulfur is 16. What is the bonding capacity of
sulfur? Answer: 2
◉ Hydrogen bonds ___. Answer: Result from attractive forces between
molecules with polar covalent bonds
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Which one is not a cause of infectious death worldwide? Answer:
Ebola
◉ ____is the most infectious microbe caused through non-human-to-
human transmission, while____ is the most infectious microbe caused
by human-to-human transmission. Answer: Malaria;measles
◉ What is the only eradicated disease in the world. Answer: Small pox
◉ Which choice below lists emerging diseases? Answer: HIV, SARS,
Lassa fever
◉ Species that are in the same ___ are more closely related than species
that are only in the same ____. Answer: Family;order
◉ The first person to use a microscope to observe living cells was ____?
Answer: Anton van Leeuwenhoek
,◉ Which of the following organisms shows the proper use of binomial
nomenclature? Answer: Escherichia coli
◉ All of the following are considered eukaryotes except ___. Answer:
Archea Bacteria
◉ Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is
an example of. Answer: bioremediation
◉ Helminths are ____. Answer: parasitic worms
◉ Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that ___. Answer: A
specific microbe is the cause of infectious disease
◉ Sterile refers to ___. Answer: absence of any life forms and viral
particles
◉ The curve in Pasteur's swan neck flasks was important because ____.
Answer: It trapped microbes that otherwise would have entered the flask
◉ One nucleotide contains one___. Answer: Pentose sugar
Phosphate
Nitrogen base
, ◉ What bond results from an unequal sharing of electrons between
atoms? Answer: Polar covalent bond
◉ You have a solution of pH 6. What is the hydroxide ion concentration
[OH-]? Answer: 10-8 M
◉ Which statement is true of all ions that are cations? Answer: The ion
has more protons than electrons
◉ You have 2 beakers; one contains pure water, the other contains a
hydrocarbon solution (nonpolar). You pour table salt (NaCl) into each
beaker. Predict what will happen. *NaCl is an ionic compound. Answer:
NaCl crystals will dissolve readily in water but will not dissolve in
hydrocarbon solution
*like dissolves like* water is polar
◉ The atomic number of sulfur is 16. What would be the valence
number of electrons in an atom of sulfur? Answer: 6
◉ The atomic number of sulfur is 16. What is the bonding capacity of
sulfur? Answer: 2
◉ Hydrogen bonds ___. Answer: Result from attractive forces between
molecules with polar covalent bonds
