Microbiology 201 Lecture Exam 1
Questions and Answers Updated
2026-2027
TaxonomyB-
BBAnswertheBclassification,Bdescription,Bidentification,BandBnamingBofBlivingBorganisms
PhylogenyB-BBAnswertheBstudyBofBevolutionaryBhistoryBofBaBgroupBofBorganisms
ModernBtaxonomyBreliesBheavilyBonBcomparingBtheB__________BfromBdifferentBorgani
smsB-BBAnswer-
BnucleicBacidsB(deoxyribonucleicBacidB[DNA]BorBribonucleicBacidB[RNA])
-Bproteins
AccordingBtoBfigB1.11,BEscherichiaBcoliBshouldBbeBbestBplacedBinBtheBdomainBofB-
BBAnswerbacteria
WhatBisBcoveredBinBchapterB4?B-BBAnswer-BdiversityBinBbacteria
-BdiversityBinBarchaea
-BprokaryoteBhabitats,Brelationships,BandBmicrobiomes
WhatBisBcoveredBinBchapterB5?B-BBAnswer-
BunicellularBeukaryoticBparasitesBthatBincludeBprotozoa
-BparasiticBhelminths
-Bfungi
-Balgae
InBtheB1970s,BAmericanBmicrobiologistBCarlBWoeseBdiscoveredBwhatBappearedBtoBbeB
aB"livingBrecord"BofBtheBevolutionBofBorganisms.BHeBandBhisBcollaboratorBGeorgeBFox
BcreatedBaBgenetics-
basedBtreeBofBlifeBbasedBonBsimilaritiesBandBdifferencesBtheyBobservedBinBtheBgeneB
, sequencesBcodingBforB_________________BofBdifferentBorganisms.B-
BBAnswersmallBsubunitBribosomalBRNA
AccordingBtoBtheBphylogeneticBtreeBofBlifeBshownBinBfigB1.11,BtheBthreeBdomainsBofB
organismsBare:
-Bbacteria
-Barchaea
-BeukaryaB-BBAnswer
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBorBobservationsBisBconsistentBwithBtheBendosymbi
oticBtheory?B-BBAnswer-
BmitochondrialBDNABandBchloroplastBDNABareBhighlyBrelatedBtoBtheirBbacteriaBcounte
rparts,BbothBinBDNABsequenceBandBchromosomeBstructure
-
BmitochondrialBandBchloroplastBribosomesBareBstructurallyBsimilarBtoBbacterialBriboso
mes
-BchloroplastsBseenBinBsomeBeukaryotesBcameBfromBphotosyntheticBbactera
likeBbacteria,BchloroplastBandBmitochondriaBdivideBbyBbinaryBfission
-BmitochondriaBseenBinBeukaryotesBcameBfromBaerobicBbacteria
StudyBfigsB3.12BandB3.35BandBtableB3.2.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBcellularBstructuresBi
sBpresentBonlyBinBeukaryoticBcells?B-BBAnswer-Bnucleus
-Bmembrane-boundBorganelles
StudyBfigsB3.17,B3.37,BandB3.39BandBtableB3.2.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBmatchesBisBin
correct?B-BBAnswernucleoid/singleBmembrane-bound
3.39BshowsBthatBtheBnucleolusBisB_______________?B-BBAnswer-
BlocatedBwithinBtheBnucleusB
-BtheBsideBofBrRNABsynthesisBandBpre-ribosomalBassembly
Questions and Answers Updated
2026-2027
TaxonomyB-
BBAnswertheBclassification,Bdescription,Bidentification,BandBnamingBofBlivingBorganisms
PhylogenyB-BBAnswertheBstudyBofBevolutionaryBhistoryBofBaBgroupBofBorganisms
ModernBtaxonomyBreliesBheavilyBonBcomparingBtheB__________BfromBdifferentBorgani
smsB-BBAnswer-
BnucleicBacidsB(deoxyribonucleicBacidB[DNA]BorBribonucleicBacidB[RNA])
-Bproteins
AccordingBtoBfigB1.11,BEscherichiaBcoliBshouldBbeBbestBplacedBinBtheBdomainBofB-
BBAnswerbacteria
WhatBisBcoveredBinBchapterB4?B-BBAnswer-BdiversityBinBbacteria
-BdiversityBinBarchaea
-BprokaryoteBhabitats,Brelationships,BandBmicrobiomes
WhatBisBcoveredBinBchapterB5?B-BBAnswer-
BunicellularBeukaryoticBparasitesBthatBincludeBprotozoa
-BparasiticBhelminths
-Bfungi
-Balgae
InBtheB1970s,BAmericanBmicrobiologistBCarlBWoeseBdiscoveredBwhatBappearedBtoBbeB
aB"livingBrecord"BofBtheBevolutionBofBorganisms.BHeBandBhisBcollaboratorBGeorgeBFox
BcreatedBaBgenetics-
basedBtreeBofBlifeBbasedBonBsimilaritiesBandBdifferencesBtheyBobservedBinBtheBgeneB
, sequencesBcodingBforB_________________BofBdifferentBorganisms.B-
BBAnswersmallBsubunitBribosomalBRNA
AccordingBtoBtheBphylogeneticBtreeBofBlifeBshownBinBfigB1.11,BtheBthreeBdomainsBofB
organismsBare:
-Bbacteria
-Barchaea
-BeukaryaB-BBAnswer
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBorBobservationsBisBconsistentBwithBtheBendosymbi
oticBtheory?B-BBAnswer-
BmitochondrialBDNABandBchloroplastBDNABareBhighlyBrelatedBtoBtheirBbacteriaBcounte
rparts,BbothBinBDNABsequenceBandBchromosomeBstructure
-
BmitochondrialBandBchloroplastBribosomesBareBstructurallyBsimilarBtoBbacterialBriboso
mes
-BchloroplastsBseenBinBsomeBeukaryotesBcameBfromBphotosyntheticBbactera
likeBbacteria,BchloroplastBandBmitochondriaBdivideBbyBbinaryBfission
-BmitochondriaBseenBinBeukaryotesBcameBfromBaerobicBbacteria
StudyBfigsB3.12BandB3.35BandBtableB3.2.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBcellularBstructuresBi
sBpresentBonlyBinBeukaryoticBcells?B-BBAnswer-Bnucleus
-Bmembrane-boundBorganelles
StudyBfigsB3.17,B3.37,BandB3.39BandBtableB3.2.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBmatchesBisBin
correct?B-BBAnswernucleoid/singleBmembrane-bound
3.39BshowsBthatBtheBnucleolusBisB_______________?B-BBAnswer-
BlocatedBwithinBtheBnucleusB
-BtheBsideBofBrRNABsynthesisBandBpre-ribosomalBassembly