Pn 105 - Chapter 40 - Introduction to
Microbiology 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Answers | A+ Score Assured
microorganism - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*microbe* is an individual living animal or
plant that is so small, it can be seen only with the aid of a microscope.
found literally everywhere in the environment. *metabolism* (ability to utilize
nutrients), *reproduction* (ability to group together to form colonies or of
individual cells to become larger), *irritability* (response to the
environment), *motion* (ability to move from place to place), *protection*
(including spores, mutation, and development of drug-resistant strains).
endemic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔organisms present all or most of the time in and
on the body
microbiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔study of microorganisms
pathogens - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔disease-producing agents
, aerobes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔microorganisms that requires oxygen for growth
anaerobes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔microorganisms that cannot survive in the
presence of oxygen.
parasites - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔microorganisms that live on or within another
living being (the host).
saprophytes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔live off the organic remains of dead plants
and animals.
pH - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hydrogen ion concentration; acidity or alkalinity
sterile - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔free from microbial contamination.
culture & sensitivity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔test that identifies the pathogenic
microorganism (culture), determines which treatment will eliminate the
microorganism (sensitivity), and monitors the microorganism's response to
the treatment.
cultures - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔used to identify the organism and, in the case of
a pathogen, to then determine ways in which to arrest its growth. grown in
test tubes or on small, flat covered plastic plates called petri dishes.
Microbiology 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Answers | A+ Score Assured
microorganism - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*microbe* is an individual living animal or
plant that is so small, it can be seen only with the aid of a microscope.
found literally everywhere in the environment. *metabolism* (ability to utilize
nutrients), *reproduction* (ability to group together to form colonies or of
individual cells to become larger), *irritability* (response to the
environment), *motion* (ability to move from place to place), *protection*
(including spores, mutation, and development of drug-resistant strains).
endemic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔organisms present all or most of the time in and
on the body
microbiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔study of microorganisms
pathogens - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔disease-producing agents
, aerobes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔microorganisms that requires oxygen for growth
anaerobes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔microorganisms that cannot survive in the
presence of oxygen.
parasites - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔microorganisms that live on or within another
living being (the host).
saprophytes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔live off the organic remains of dead plants
and animals.
pH - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hydrogen ion concentration; acidity or alkalinity
sterile - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔free from microbial contamination.
culture & sensitivity - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔test that identifies the pathogenic
microorganism (culture), determines which treatment will eliminate the
microorganism (sensitivity), and monitors the microorganism's response to
the treatment.
cultures - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔used to identify the organism and, in the case of
a pathogen, to then determine ways in which to arrest its growth. grown in
test tubes or on small, flat covered plastic plates called petri dishes.
