MICROBIOLOGY JERSEY
COLLEGE MID TERM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED
2026-2027
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AntonyBvanBLeeuwenhoekB-BBAnswer"Animalcules"BwereBfirstBdescribedBby:
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wormsBare
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BBAnswerTheBtoolBofBchoiceBtoBobserveBlivingBmicroorganismsBisBthe
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BBAnswerWhichBscientistBisBmostBresponsibleBforBendingBtheBcontroversyBaboutBsp
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BBAnswerWhichBofBtheBfollowingBscientistsBperformedBtheBfirstBvaccinationBagainstB
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ShigellosisB-BBAnswerWhichBdiseaseBisBgenerallyBcausedBbyBcontaminatedBfood?
PsittacosisB-BBAnswerWhichBdiseaseBisBtransmittedBviaBaerosols?
, PropionibacteriumBshermaniiB-
BBAnswerWhichBorganismBisBusedBinBtheBproductionBofBcheese?
AlexanderBFlemingB-
BBAnswerWhichBscientistsBdiscoveredBtheBantibioticBpropertiesBofBPenicillium?
ProtonsB-BBAnswerTheBatomicBnumberBequalsBtheBnumberBof
ProtonsBandBNeutronsB-BBAnswerTheBatomicBweightBisBequalBtoBtheBsumBof
AtomsB-BBAnswerTheBsmallestBunitsBofBmatterBare
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OneBprotonBandBoneBneutronB-BBAnswerTheBisotopeBdeuteriumBhas
COLLEGE MID TERM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED
2026-2027
JanssenB-BBAnswerInBtheB16thBcenturyBaBfather-and-
sonBteam,BbyBtheBnameBofB_________________________,BproducedBaBcompoundBm
icroscopeBconsistingBofBaBsimpleBtubeBwithBlensesBatBeachBend.
AntonyBvanBLeeuwenhoekB-BBAnswer"Animalcules"BwereBfirstBdescribedBby:
RobertBHookeB-
BBAnswerMicrographia,BaBpublicationBillustratingBinsects,Bsponges,BasBwellBasBplant
Bcells,BwasBpublishedBby
StereomicroscopesB-BBAnswerLower-
powerBmicroscopesBdesignedBforBobservingBfairlyBlargeBobjectsBsuchBasBinsectsBorB
wormsBare
Phase-contrastBmicroscopeB-
BBAnswerTheBtoolBofBchoiceBtoBobserveBlivingBmicroorganismsBisBthe
LouisBPasteurB-
BBAnswerWhichBscientistBisBmostBresponsibleBforBendingBtheBcontroversyBaboutBsp
ontaneousBgeneration?
3.5BtoB4.0B-BBAnswerFossilsBofBprokaryotesBgoBbackB_______BbillionByears.
,FungiB-
BBAnswerMoldsBbelongBtoBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBgroupsBofBeukaryoticBorganisms?
Domain,Bkingdom,Bphylum,Bclass,Border,Bfamily,Bgenus,BspeciesB-
BBAnswerTheBcorrectBorderBofBtaxonomicBcategoriesBis:
BiofilmsB-BBAnswerComplexBcommunitiesBofBmicroorganismsBonBsurfacesBareBcalled:
CommensalismB-
BBAnswerABrelationshipBbetweenBorganismsBinBwhichBtheBwasteBproductBofBoneBpr
ovidesBnutrientsBforBanotherBisBcalled:
BloodB-
BBAnswerWhichBofBtheBfollowingBsitesBofBtheBhumanBbodyBdoesBnotBhaveBaBnorm
alBflora?
PrionsB-BBAnswerWhichBofBtheBfollowingBlackBnucleicBacids?
LinnaeusB-
BBAnswerTheBbinominalBsystemBofBnomenclatureBwasBoriginallyBdevelopedBby
JennerB-
BBAnswerWhichBofBtheBfollowingBscientistsBperformedBtheBfirstBvaccinationBagainstB
smallpox?
ShigellosisB-BBAnswerWhichBdiseaseBisBgenerallyBcausedBbyBcontaminatedBfood?
PsittacosisB-BBAnswerWhichBdiseaseBisBtransmittedBviaBaerosols?
, PropionibacteriumBshermaniiB-
BBAnswerWhichBorganismBisBusedBinBtheBproductionBofBcheese?
AlexanderBFlemingB-
BBAnswerWhichBscientistsBdiscoveredBtheBantibioticBpropertiesBofBPenicillium?
ProtonsB-BBAnswerTheBatomicBnumberBequalsBtheBnumberBof
ProtonsBandBNeutronsB-BBAnswerTheBatomicBweightBisBequalBtoBtheBsumBof
AtomsB-BBAnswerTheBsmallestBunitsBofBmatterBare
PartBofBtheBatomicBnucleusB-BBAnswerProtonsBare
valenceBelectronsB-
BBAnswerParticlesBofBanBatomBlocatedBinBtheBoutermostBshellBandBavailableBforBch
emicalBbondingBareBcalled
TheBsameBnumbersBofBprotonsBbutBaBdifferentBnumberBofBneutronsB-
BBAnswerIsotopesBareBatomsBwith
NonpolarBcovalentBbondB-
BBAnswerABchemicalBbondBinBwhichBelectronsBareBequallyBsharedBisBa(n)
IonicBbondB-BBAnswerTheBtransferBofBelectronsBinBaBchemicalBbondBrepresents
HydrogenBbondB-
BBAnswerTheBbondBofBoxygenBandBhydrogenBbetweenBwaterBmoleculesBisBa(n)
OneBprotonBandBoneBneutronB-BBAnswerTheBisotopeBdeuteriumBhas