BIO 250 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Microscopic, single-cell, cluster, chains carry out life processes
independently as ______________ cells.
Answer: single
●● Viruses are non-__________________
Answer: cellular
●● True or false: Viruses can be RNA or DNA.
Answer: true
●● What are the two themes of microbiology?
Answer: basic and applied
●● Applied microbiology is practical problems in
_____________________, _______________, and
__________________.
Answer: agriculture, health, industry
,●● Basic microbiology is cellular ____________________.
Answer: processes
●● Name the 5 types of microorganisms.
Answer: bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, viruses
●● Bacteria are _____________-celled organisms.
Answer: single
●● Are bacteria eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
Answer: prokaryotes
●● How many shapes does bacteria come in?
Answer: 3
●● Name the 3 shapes of bacteria.
Answer: spherical, rod, spiral
●● Algae are _____________-cell organisms.
Answer: single
●● Are algae prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
,Answer: eukaryotic
●● Algae are ______________ and __________________-bound
organelles.
Answer: nucleus, membrane
●● Algae are photo______________.
Answer: synthetic
●● Algae are found in ___________water and marine environments.
Answer: fresh
●● Fungi found in single-cell organisms are:
Answer: yeast(s)
●● Fungi found in multi-cellular organisms are:
Answer: mold(s)
●● Is fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Answer: eukaryotic
●● Fungi is widely distributed in water and soil as
____________________ of dead organisms.
, Answer: decomposers
●● Some fungi are important in:
Answer: medicine
●● Are viruses cellular or acellular?
Answer: acellular
●● Viruses are composed of _______________ (RNA or DNA) and
______________.
Answer: nucleic acid, protein
●● _______________________ are viruses that infect bacteria.
Answer: bacteriophage
●● Nucleic acid without a protein coating (half-virus):
Answer: viroids
●● Infectious proteinaceous particles:
Answer: prions
●● Protozoa are ___________-celled.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Microscopic, single-cell, cluster, chains carry out life processes
independently as ______________ cells.
Answer: single
●● Viruses are non-__________________
Answer: cellular
●● True or false: Viruses can be RNA or DNA.
Answer: true
●● What are the two themes of microbiology?
Answer: basic and applied
●● Applied microbiology is practical problems in
_____________________, _______________, and
__________________.
Answer: agriculture, health, industry
,●● Basic microbiology is cellular ____________________.
Answer: processes
●● Name the 5 types of microorganisms.
Answer: bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae, viruses
●● Bacteria are _____________-celled organisms.
Answer: single
●● Are bacteria eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
Answer: prokaryotes
●● How many shapes does bacteria come in?
Answer: 3
●● Name the 3 shapes of bacteria.
Answer: spherical, rod, spiral
●● Algae are _____________-cell organisms.
Answer: single
●● Are algae prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
,Answer: eukaryotic
●● Algae are ______________ and __________________-bound
organelles.
Answer: nucleus, membrane
●● Algae are photo______________.
Answer: synthetic
●● Algae are found in ___________water and marine environments.
Answer: fresh
●● Fungi found in single-cell organisms are:
Answer: yeast(s)
●● Fungi found in multi-cellular organisms are:
Answer: mold(s)
●● Is fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Answer: eukaryotic
●● Fungi is widely distributed in water and soil as
____________________ of dead organisms.
, Answer: decomposers
●● Some fungi are important in:
Answer: medicine
●● Are viruses cellular or acellular?
Answer: acellular
●● Viruses are composed of _______________ (RNA or DNA) and
______________.
Answer: nucleic acid, protein
●● _______________________ are viruses that infect bacteria.
Answer: bacteriophage
●● Nucleic acid without a protein coating (half-virus):
Answer: viroids
●● Infectious proteinaceous particles:
Answer: prions
●● Protozoa are ___________-celled.
