MICROBIOLOGY EXAM #1 (CHAPTER 1, 3, 4, 5, 6) LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Microbiology
Correct Answer: The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
Question 2.
6 major groups of microorganisms
Correct Answer: 1. Bacteria 2. Algae 3. Protozoa 4. Helminths 5. Fungi 6.
Viruses
Question 3.
What do microbiologists study?
Correct Answer: - Cell structure - Growth and Physiology - Genetics - Taxonomy
and evolutionary history - Interactions with living and non living environment
Question 4.
What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology?
Correct Answer: 1. Medical microbiology 2. Public Health microbiology and
Epidemiology 3. Immunology 4. Industrial Microbiology 5. Agricultural
Microbiology 6. Environmental Microbiology
Question 5.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with
microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
Question 6.
Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology
Correct Answer: Monitor and control the spread of disease in communities.
USPHS, CDC, WHO
Question 7.
Industrial Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Use of microbes to manufacture important compounds -
Safeguards our food and water - Also includes biotechnology - Ranges from
bread making to gene therapy - Microbes can be used to create large quantities
,of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
Question 8.
Agricultural Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with the relationships between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil
fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists work with infectious
diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
Question 9.
Immunology
Correct Answer: Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing, and
allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
Question 10.
Environmental Microbiology
Correct Answer: Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and
astrobiology
Question 11.
eu-kary means?
Correct Answer: true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as eukaryotes
Question 12.
Pro-kary means?
Correct Answer: Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a nucleus and
have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
Question 13.
What is a microbe?
Correct Answer: A microorganism
Question 14.
How are biology and microbiology different? How are they similar?
Correct Answer: Biology is concerned with all the different scales of size that
microorganisms exist on, but many fields on biology are concerned with more
complex organisms such as mammals. Microbiology is concerned specifically
,with smaller, individual organisms. Microbiologists might be concerned with
something as big as a bacteria, and they do study systems, such as the immune
system, but generally they focus on smaller individual organisms. They are
similar because they both study organisms, just on different scales.
Question 15.
Bacteria
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Some cause human, animal, or
plant diseases; others are beneficial. - Prokaryotic
Question 16.
Algae
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Prokaryotic - Food or water
borne - Reproduce Asexually - Photosythetic
Question 17.
Protozoa
Correct Answer: - Unicellular - Eukaryotic - Live independently or as parasites -
Mostly found in soil or water
Question 18.
Helminths
Correct Answer: - Multicellular - Eukaryotic - Worms
Question 19.
Fungi/Yeast
Correct Answer: - Eukaryotic - Multicellular - Protists characterized by the
absence of chlorophyll and by the presence of a rigid cell wall
Question 20.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with diseases of humans and animals - Study the way
microorganisms cause dis-ease - Example: A Microbiologist at the CDC may
examine a culture of the influenza virus in order to understand why is is so
harmful
Question 21.
Public Health Microbiology & Epidemiology
Correct Answer: - Monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities -
, CDC, USPHS, & WHO - Example: Epidemiologists conduct interviews as a part of
the effort to curb the cholera epidemic in Haiti
Question 22.
Immunology
Correct Answer: - Studies the web of protective substances and cells produced
in response to infection - Vaccination, blood testing, and allergy -
Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases - Example: Immunologists freeze dry samples of
infectious diseases
Question 23.
Industrial Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Branch of microbiology in which microbes are manipulated to
manufacture useful products - Ranges from bread making to gene therapy -
Safeguards our food and water - Microbes can be used to create large
quantities of substances such as amino acids, berm drugs, enzymes and
vitamins - Example: Scientists use a multispectural imaging systems for
inspection of chickens to be manufactured
Question 24.
Agricultural Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Concerned with the relationship between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil
fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists focus on infectious
diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
Question 25.
Environmental Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Studies the effect of microbes on the Earth's diverse habitats
- 4 Types: Aquatic, Soil, Geo, and Astro - Studies microbes in the earths surface
water, soil, crust, and places off of our planet
Question 26.
What type of cells originated first on planet Earth? What type of cells evolved next? What
type of organism evolved last?
Correct Answer: Prokaryotic cells originated fist, followed by Eukaryotic cells,
and lastly viruses
EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Microbiology
Correct Answer: The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
Question 2.
6 major groups of microorganisms
Correct Answer: 1. Bacteria 2. Algae 3. Protozoa 4. Helminths 5. Fungi 6.
Viruses
Question 3.
What do microbiologists study?
Correct Answer: - Cell structure - Growth and Physiology - Genetics - Taxonomy
and evolutionary history - Interactions with living and non living environment
Question 4.
What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology?
Correct Answer: 1. Medical microbiology 2. Public Health microbiology and
Epidemiology 3. Immunology 4. Industrial Microbiology 5. Agricultural
Microbiology 6. Environmental Microbiology
Question 5.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with
microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
Question 6.
Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology
Correct Answer: Monitor and control the spread of disease in communities.
USPHS, CDC, WHO
Question 7.
Industrial Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Use of microbes to manufacture important compounds -
Safeguards our food and water - Also includes biotechnology - Ranges from
bread making to gene therapy - Microbes can be used to create large quantities
,of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
Question 8.
Agricultural Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with the relationships between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil
fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists work with infectious
diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
Question 9.
Immunology
Correct Answer: Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing, and
allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
Question 10.
Environmental Microbiology
Correct Answer: Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and
astrobiology
Question 11.
eu-kary means?
Correct Answer: true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as eukaryotes
Question 12.
Pro-kary means?
Correct Answer: Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a nucleus and
have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
Question 13.
What is a microbe?
Correct Answer: A microorganism
Question 14.
How are biology and microbiology different? How are they similar?
Correct Answer: Biology is concerned with all the different scales of size that
microorganisms exist on, but many fields on biology are concerned with more
complex organisms such as mammals. Microbiology is concerned specifically
,with smaller, individual organisms. Microbiologists might be concerned with
something as big as a bacteria, and they do study systems, such as the immune
system, but generally they focus on smaller individual organisms. They are
similar because they both study organisms, just on different scales.
Question 15.
Bacteria
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Some cause human, animal, or
plant diseases; others are beneficial. - Prokaryotic
Question 16.
Algae
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Prokaryotic - Food or water
borne - Reproduce Asexually - Photosythetic
Question 17.
Protozoa
Correct Answer: - Unicellular - Eukaryotic - Live independently or as parasites -
Mostly found in soil or water
Question 18.
Helminths
Correct Answer: - Multicellular - Eukaryotic - Worms
Question 19.
Fungi/Yeast
Correct Answer: - Eukaryotic - Multicellular - Protists characterized by the
absence of chlorophyll and by the presence of a rigid cell wall
Question 20.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with diseases of humans and animals - Study the way
microorganisms cause dis-ease - Example: A Microbiologist at the CDC may
examine a culture of the influenza virus in order to understand why is is so
harmful
Question 21.
Public Health Microbiology & Epidemiology
Correct Answer: - Monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities -
, CDC, USPHS, & WHO - Example: Epidemiologists conduct interviews as a part of
the effort to curb the cholera epidemic in Haiti
Question 22.
Immunology
Correct Answer: - Studies the web of protective substances and cells produced
in response to infection - Vaccination, blood testing, and allergy -
Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases - Example: Immunologists freeze dry samples of
infectious diseases
Question 23.
Industrial Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Branch of microbiology in which microbes are manipulated to
manufacture useful products - Ranges from bread making to gene therapy -
Safeguards our food and water - Microbes can be used to create large
quantities of substances such as amino acids, berm drugs, enzymes and
vitamins - Example: Scientists use a multispectural imaging systems for
inspection of chickens to be manufactured
Question 24.
Agricultural Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Concerned with the relationship between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil
fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists focus on infectious
diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
Question 25.
Environmental Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Studies the effect of microbes on the Earth's diverse habitats
- 4 Types: Aquatic, Soil, Geo, and Astro - Studies microbes in the earths surface
water, soil, crust, and places off of our planet
Question 26.
What type of cells originated first on planet Earth? What type of cells evolved next? What
type of organism evolved last?
Correct Answer: Prokaryotic cells originated fist, followed by Eukaryotic cells,
and lastly viruses