STRAIGHTERLINE MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 2024 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Cell walls are not typically possessed by ______. - correct answersprotozoa The two major groups of helminths are the ______ and the ______. - correct answersroundworms; flatworms Which of the following is not true of conjugation? a. Involves direct contact between cells b. Transfers genes for drug resistance c. Transfers genes for enzymes and adherence molecules d. Involves the action of bacteriophage e. The donor retains a copy of the transferred genes - correct answersInvolves the action of bacteriophage Which of the following properties is likely to be found in a pioneer colonizer of a biofilm on an artificial joint implant? - correct answersSurface structures for attaching to tissue A bacterium is inoculated into a tube of thioglycollate and incubated. After incubation, turbidity appears throughout, top to bottom, with the greatest turbidty at the very top. This bacterium would be called a(n) ______. - correct answersfacultative anaerobe An organic nutrient that cannot be synthesized by the organism and must be provided is called a(n) ______. - correct answersgrowth factor