MBIO 3400 Exam 1 questions with 100%
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Molds, mushroom and yeasts exhibit which type of cellular organization? - correct answer ✔✔eukaryotic
Koch and Pasteur proved that some microbes can cause disease. these results led to the establishment
of which of the following conclusions about microbes? - correct answer ✔✔The Germ Theory of Disease
This individual was responsible for showing that the process of fermentation was caused by microbes -
correct answer ✔✔Louis Pasteur
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek is called "the father of microbiology" for which of the following reason? -
correct answer ✔✔He discovered that there is an unseen world of microbes
Penicillin was discovered by what scientist in 1929 - correct answer ✔✔alexander fleming
Laboratory advances in microbiology that were developed by robert koch include? - correct answer ✔✔-
Pure culture techniques
-use of petri dishes
-use of agar to culture microbes.
Which of the following organisms are not part of microbiology centered basic research?
-protozoa
-fungi
-bacteria and archaea
-viruses - correct answer ✔✔All are included
You have discovered a cell isolated from Higginbotham Playa here in Lubbock that has one circular
chromosome . what organism could this be - correct answer ✔✔A bacterium
, Water has several properties than make it necessary for life, which of the properties listed below is NOT
a property of water
-good solvent
-high specific heat
-high surface tension
-high volatility - correct answer ✔✔high volatility
Tryptic soy agar for general culturing of bacteria has proteins obtained from digested beed and soybeans
as part of the media. what macromolecule is provided by the digested proteins and soybean for bacteria
growth? - correct answer ✔✔Amino Acids
Why is resolution a critical characteristic of all compound microscopes? - correct answer ✔✔resolution is
critical to distinguish between two objects at a fixed distance
You conduct a simple stain of a bacterial smear to - correct answer ✔✔increase contrast
Immersion oil is necessary when using the 100 X objective on a microscope. What is the purpose of
immersion oil - correct answer ✔✔Increases resolution
phospholipids have a glycerol head and two fatty acids for a tail. what important characteristics does this
impart to phospholipids - correct answer ✔✔Hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail
Which of the following structures help bacteria stick to surfaces
-flagella
-pili
-plasmids
-fimbria - correct answer ✔✔-fimbria
The majority of the wall of Bacillus subtilis (gram +) is comprised of what macromolecule - correct
answer ✔✔Peptidoglycan
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Molds, mushroom and yeasts exhibit which type of cellular organization? - correct answer ✔✔eukaryotic
Koch and Pasteur proved that some microbes can cause disease. these results led to the establishment
of which of the following conclusions about microbes? - correct answer ✔✔The Germ Theory of Disease
This individual was responsible for showing that the process of fermentation was caused by microbes -
correct answer ✔✔Louis Pasteur
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek is called "the father of microbiology" for which of the following reason? -
correct answer ✔✔He discovered that there is an unseen world of microbes
Penicillin was discovered by what scientist in 1929 - correct answer ✔✔alexander fleming
Laboratory advances in microbiology that were developed by robert koch include? - correct answer ✔✔-
Pure culture techniques
-use of petri dishes
-use of agar to culture microbes.
Which of the following organisms are not part of microbiology centered basic research?
-protozoa
-fungi
-bacteria and archaea
-viruses - correct answer ✔✔All are included
You have discovered a cell isolated from Higginbotham Playa here in Lubbock that has one circular
chromosome . what organism could this be - correct answer ✔✔A bacterium
, Water has several properties than make it necessary for life, which of the properties listed below is NOT
a property of water
-good solvent
-high specific heat
-high surface tension
-high volatility - correct answer ✔✔high volatility
Tryptic soy agar for general culturing of bacteria has proteins obtained from digested beed and soybeans
as part of the media. what macromolecule is provided by the digested proteins and soybean for bacteria
growth? - correct answer ✔✔Amino Acids
Why is resolution a critical characteristic of all compound microscopes? - correct answer ✔✔resolution is
critical to distinguish between two objects at a fixed distance
You conduct a simple stain of a bacterial smear to - correct answer ✔✔increase contrast
Immersion oil is necessary when using the 100 X objective on a microscope. What is the purpose of
immersion oil - correct answer ✔✔Increases resolution
phospholipids have a glycerol head and two fatty acids for a tail. what important characteristics does this
impart to phospholipids - correct answer ✔✔Hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail
Which of the following structures help bacteria stick to surfaces
-flagella
-pili
-plasmids
-fimbria - correct answer ✔✔-fimbria
The majority of the wall of Bacillus subtilis (gram +) is comprised of what macromolecule - correct
answer ✔✔Peptidoglycan
