Straighterline Microbiology Unit 1-25
FINAL Exam Review 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
The sum total of all the microbes in a certain environment is termed
the______
Select one:
a. biofilm
b. microbial niche
c. microbiome
d. phylogeny
e. domain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Microbiome
,Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by microorganisms
would be performed by a/an _______.
Select one:
a. hypersensitivity specialist
b. geomicrobiologist
c. epidemiologist
d. immunologist - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Immunologist
Which of the following is NOT a recent discovery that has had a huge
impact on the understanding of microbiology?
Select one:
a. Human microbiome project
b. PCR technique
c. Small RNAs
d. Restriction enzymes
,e. All are significant discoveries. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All are significant
discoveries
A scientist studying the sequence of nucleotides in the rRNA of a bacterial
species is working on _______.
Select one:
a. determining if that species is the cause of a new disease
b. determining evolutionary relatedness
c. nomenclature
d. recombinant DNA
e. bioremediation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Determining evolutionary relatedness
Which of the following historical microbiologists is incorrectly paired with his
contribution to the science?
Select one:
a. Francesco Redi: tested spontaneous generation with meat exposed to
the air or covered with cloth
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, b. Louis Pasteur: demonstrated that anthrax was caused by a bacterium
c. Joseph Lister: promoted disinfecting hands and air prior to surgery
d. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek:made and used quality magnifying lenses to
observe and record microorganisms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Louis pasteur:
Demonstrated the anthrax was caused by a bacterium
Which of the following is a taxon that contains all the other taxa listed?
Select one:
a. Phylum
b. Genus
c. Kingdom
d. Family
e. Species - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Kingdom
Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
Select one:
FINAL Exam Review 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
The sum total of all the microbes in a certain environment is termed
the______
Select one:
a. biofilm
b. microbial niche
c. microbiome
d. phylogeny
e. domain - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Microbiome
,Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by microorganisms
would be performed by a/an _______.
Select one:
a. hypersensitivity specialist
b. geomicrobiologist
c. epidemiologist
d. immunologist - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Immunologist
Which of the following is NOT a recent discovery that has had a huge
impact on the understanding of microbiology?
Select one:
a. Human microbiome project
b. PCR technique
c. Small RNAs
d. Restriction enzymes
,e. All are significant discoveries. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All are significant
discoveries
A scientist studying the sequence of nucleotides in the rRNA of a bacterial
species is working on _______.
Select one:
a. determining if that species is the cause of a new disease
b. determining evolutionary relatedness
c. nomenclature
d. recombinant DNA
e. bioremediation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Determining evolutionary relatedness
Which of the following historical microbiologists is incorrectly paired with his
contribution to the science?
Select one:
a. Francesco Redi: tested spontaneous generation with meat exposed to
the air or covered with cloth
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, b. Louis Pasteur: demonstrated that anthrax was caused by a bacterium
c. Joseph Lister: promoted disinfecting hands and air prior to surgery
d. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek:made and used quality magnifying lenses to
observe and record microorganisms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Louis pasteur:
Demonstrated the anthrax was caused by a bacterium
Which of the following is a taxon that contains all the other taxa listed?
Select one:
a. Phylum
b. Genus
c. Kingdom
d. Family
e. Species - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Kingdom
Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
Select one:
