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Microbiology Exam 1 Mcgraw Hill questions 2026(NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)- GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED
Antoonie van Leeuwenhoekfungi - CORRECT ANSWER Select the individual below that was a
Dutch linen merchant who ground glass lenses to ever finer specifications so that he was able to
develop a microscope for observing and describing living microscopic animalcules.
QUESTION :Biotechnology - CORRECT ANSWER The term used to describe the broad field of
science that employs the human manipulation of microbes for use in industrial processes.
QUESTION :The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include bacteria and
archaea, algae, helminths, protozoans, viruses, and _______. - CORRECT ANSWER fungi
QUESTION :Please choose the term that describes the system of arranging and naming organisms. -
CORRECT ANSWER taxacomny
QUESTION :Most microorganisms that are found in and on humans do not cause harm and can
sometimes benefit the host.true/false - CORRECT ANSWER true
QUESTION :Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
a. carry out photosynthesis
b. biological decomposition
c. nutrient recycling
d. complex relationships with animals but not plants - CORRECT ANSWER a. carry out
photosynthesis
b. biological decomposition
c. nutrient recycling
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QUESTION :Which of the following choices is a correct way to denote the binomial name of a
microorganism? - CORRECT ANSWER (italicized) Staphylococcus aureus
QUESTION :The scientific name of a microorganism is a combination of the _____ name, which is
capitalized, followed bythe _____ name, which begins with a lowercase letter. - CORRECT
ANSWER genus, species
QUESTION :physical state (media) - CORRECT ANSWER - Liquid - broth; does not solidify
- Semisolid - contains solidifying agent
- Solid - firm surface or colony formation, contains solidifying agent, liquefiable and nonliquefiable
QUESTION :functional type (media) - CORRECT ANSWER general purpose
enriched
selective
differential
anaerobic growth
specimen transport
assay
enumeration
QUESTION :chemical composition (media) - CORRECT ANSWER synthetic (chemically
defined)
complex (non synthetic, or chemically defined)
QUESTION :Which represent the 5 I's of culturing microorganisms? - CORRECT ANSWER
Inoculation
Incubation
practice exam 2026
Microbiology Exam 1 Mcgraw Hill questions 2026(NEW UPDATED VERSION) LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS)- GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED
Antoonie van Leeuwenhoekfungi - CORRECT ANSWER Select the individual below that was a
Dutch linen merchant who ground glass lenses to ever finer specifications so that he was able to
develop a microscope for observing and describing living microscopic animalcules.
QUESTION :Biotechnology - CORRECT ANSWER The term used to describe the broad field of
science that employs the human manipulation of microbes for use in industrial processes.
QUESTION :The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include bacteria and
archaea, algae, helminths, protozoans, viruses, and _______. - CORRECT ANSWER fungi
QUESTION :Please choose the term that describes the system of arranging and naming organisms. -
CORRECT ANSWER taxacomny
QUESTION :Most microorganisms that are found in and on humans do not cause harm and can
sometimes benefit the host.true/false - CORRECT ANSWER true
QUESTION :Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
a. carry out photosynthesis
b. biological decomposition
c. nutrient recycling
d. complex relationships with animals but not plants - CORRECT ANSWER a. carry out
photosynthesis
b. biological decomposition
c. nutrient recycling
practice exam 2026
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QUESTION :Which of the following choices is a correct way to denote the binomial name of a
microorganism? - CORRECT ANSWER (italicized) Staphylococcus aureus
QUESTION :The scientific name of a microorganism is a combination of the _____ name, which is
capitalized, followed bythe _____ name, which begins with a lowercase letter. - CORRECT
ANSWER genus, species
QUESTION :physical state (media) - CORRECT ANSWER - Liquid - broth; does not solidify
- Semisolid - contains solidifying agent
- Solid - firm surface or colony formation, contains solidifying agent, liquefiable and nonliquefiable
QUESTION :functional type (media) - CORRECT ANSWER general purpose
enriched
selective
differential
anaerobic growth
specimen transport
assay
enumeration
QUESTION :chemical composition (media) - CORRECT ANSWER synthetic (chemically
defined)
complex (non synthetic, or chemically defined)
QUESTION :Which represent the 5 I's of culturing microorganisms? - CORRECT ANSWER
Inoculation
Incubation
practice exam 2026
