Microbiology Exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions
3 groups of Carbohydrates Correct Answers Monosaccharide,
Disaccharide, Polysaccharide
Adenine and Thymine Correct Answers Complimentary bases,
form two hydrogen bonds
All cells are compromised of Correct Answers
Macromolecules (building bloacks)
Amino Acid Correct Answers Way proteins are formed by
varying combinations, 20 different kinds
Animalia Correct Answers multicellular eukaryotic organisms,
heterotrophic, ability to move
Bacillus Correct Answers Rod (e coli)
Bacteria Correct Answers large cohort of prokaryotic
microorganisms
Bacteria and Archaea Correct Answers Prokaryotic
Bilayer (cell membrane) Correct Answers Composed for
amphipathic phospholipids (water loving heads and water hating
tails), tails face inward
Can DNA and RNA be found in the nucleus? Correct Answers
Yes
, Can DNA and RNA leave the nucleus? Correct Answers Only
RNA. DNA is highly compact in the nucleus
Carbohydrates Correct Answers Made of Carbon, Hydrogen,
and Oxygen atoms (CH2O)n (# of carbon and oxygen is always
equal with the number of hydrogen levels doubled; C6H12O6)
Cell Correct Answers Smallest, most basic biological unit of
life
Cell membrane Correct Answers Encloses the main body of the
cell, permeable barrier surrounding the cytoplasmic space of a
cell
Cell membrane has a high level of Correct Answers fluidity,
lipids can move freely between the two layers, slower at lower
temps and faster at high temps
Cell membrane may also be referred to as Correct Answers
Plasma membrane or the cytoplasmic membrane
Cell wall Correct Answers Found in bacteria, plants, fungi, and
algae and help form the shape of the cell, provide protection
Chloroplasts Correct Answers double membrane-enclosed
organelles specific to algae and plants, animal cells to not
contain chloroplasts, site of photosynthesis
Coccus Correct Answers Round/spherical (streptococcus)