MICROBIOLOGY OPENSTAX. FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MICROBIOLOGY OPENSTAX. FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Abbacterialbchromosomebisblocatedbinbwhichbofbthebfollowing?
a.thebnucleoidbregion
b.thebnucleus
c.thebthylakoids
d.thebcapsuleb-bans-a.thebnucleoidbregion

Abbacteriumbpossessingbabtuftbofbflagellabatbonebendbofbitsbcellbisbcalled
a.Lophotrichous
b.Peritrichous
c.Monotrichous
d.Amphitrichousb-bans-Lophotrichous

Acid-fastbcellbwallsbcontainbhighbconcentrationsbof
a.peptidoglycan
b.teichoicbacid
c.mycolicbacid
d.pseudomureinb-bans-mycolicbacid

Allbofbthebfollowingbarebfoundbinbthebcellbwallsbofbgram-
positivebbacteriabEXCEPTb__________.
a.teichoicbacid
b.peptidoglycan
c.lipoteichoicbacid
d.lipidbAb-bans-LipidbA

Bacteriabdividebby
a.binarybfission
b.Mitosis
c.sporebformation
d.Buddingb-bans-Bynarybfission

Chemotaxisbrefersbtobthebabilitybofbmicroorganismsbtob__________.
a.survivebunderbadversebconditions
b.attachbtobsolidbsurfaces
c.movebinbabwavelikebmotion
d.movebtowardborbawaybfrombchemicalbstimulib-bans-
movebtowardborbawaybfrombchemicalbstimuli

,Elementarybbodiesbarebfoundbinbthebphylum
a.Chlamydiae
b.Chloroflexi
c.Planctomycetes
d.Bacteroidetesb-bans-Chlamydiae

Entericbbacteriabwouldbmostblikelybbebfoundbinbwhichbenvironment?
a.warm,btropicalbsoil
b.intestinalbtractbofbanbanimal
c.humanbskin
d.unpasteurizedbmilkbandbapplebjuiceb-bans-intestinalbtractbofbanbanimal

Inbchloroplasts,bchlorophyllbisbcontainedbinbflattenedbsacsbcalled
a.Cisternae
b.Vacuoles
c.Cristae
d.Thylakoidsb-bans-Thylakoids

Pepticbulcersbinbhumansbarebcommonlybcausedbbybmembersbofbthebgenus
a.Shigella
b.Enterobacter
c.Helicobacter
d.Salmonellab-bans-helicobacter

Rickettsiasbdifferbfrombchlamydiasbinbthatbonlybrickettsias
a.formbspores
b.arebintracellularbparasites
c.arebGram-negative
d.requirebanbarthropodbforbtransmissionb-bans-
requirebanbarthropodbforbtransmission

Sphericalbbacteriabthatbdividebandbremainbattachedbinbchainlikebpatternsbarebcall
edb__________.
a.Staphylococci
b.Tetrads
c.Streptococci
d.Spirochetesb-bans-Streptococci

Thebtwobdomainsbofbprokaryotesbare
a.BacteriabandbProtista
b.ArchaeabandbFungi
c.BacteriabandbArchaea
d.BacteriabandbFungib-bans-BacteriabandbArchaea

Whatbarebthebsizesbofbtwobsubunitsbusedbtobcomposebprokaryoticbribosomes?
a.30Sb+b50S

,b.30Sb+b40S
c.20Sb+b50S
d.40Sb+b60Sb-bans-30Sb+b50S

WhichbisbNOTbtruebofbthebrickettsias?
a.Theybarebclassifiedbasbbeta-proteobacteria
b.Theybarebobligatebintracellularbparasites
c.Theybcanbcausebhumanbdiseasesboftenbcharacterizedbbybabrash
d.Theybarebtypicallybtransmittedbbybinsectsbandbticksb-bans-
Theybarebclassifiedbasbbeta-proteobacteria

Whichbmemberbofbthebgammaproteobacteriabisbabpotentialbcausebofbpneumoniab
andbcanbbebfoundbinbwarm-
waterbsupplyblinesbandbairbconditioningbcoolingbtowers?
a.Legionella
b.Klebsiella
c.Coxiella
d.Salmonellab-bans-Legionella

WhichbofbthebfollowingbgenerabisbNOTbabmemberbofbthebphylumbActinobacteria
?
a.Streptomyces
b.Lactobacillus
c.Propionibacterium
d.Mycobacteriumb-bans-lactobacillus

WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbabmemberbofbtheborderbEnterobacteriales?
a.Salmonella
b.Pseudomonas
c.Shigella
d.Escherichiab-bans-Pseudonomas

WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbanbenteric?
a.Escherichia
b.Enterobacter
c.Campylobacter
d.Salmonellab-bans-Campylobacter

Whichbofbthebfollowingbprocessesbrequiresbenergy?
a.activebtransport
b.facilitatedbdiffusion
c.simplebdiffusion
d.osmosisb-bans-Activebtransport

WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbTRUEbforbprokaryotes?
a.Theybarebmulticellularborganisms

, b.Theybgenerallyblackborganellesb(suchbasbnuclei)
c.Theirbcellbwallsbarebchemicallybsimple
d.TheirbDNAbisbassociatedbwithbhistonebproteinsb-bans-
Theybgenerallyblackborganellesb(suchbasbnuclei)

Whichbofbthebfollowingbstructuresballowsbabcellbtobsurvivebadversebenvironmental
bconditions?
a.Endospore
b.Carboxysome
c.Capsule
d.Gasbvacuoleb-bans-Endospore

WhichbonebofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbabcategorybofbArchaea?
a.Halophiles
b.LowbGb+bCbgram-positivebrodsbandbcocci
c.Thermophiles
d.Acidophilesb-bans-LowbGb+bCbgram-positivebrodsbandbcocci

ThebwordbBacillusbmaybreferbto
a.brod-shapedbcells
b.bsphericalbcells
c.brod-shapedbcellsbandbabspecificbgenus
d.babspecificbgenusb-bans-rod-shapedbcellsbandbabspecificbgenus

Somebbacteriabstainbgram-positivebandbothersbstainbgram-
negativebbecausebofbdifferencesbinbthebstructurebofbtheir

a.bcapsule
b.bendospore
c.bcellbwall
d.bcellbmembraneb-bans-cellbwall

ThebparasitebthatbcausesbAfricanbsleepingbsicknessbis

a.bAmoebabproteus.
b.bToxoplasmabgondii.
c.bPlasmodiumbvivax.
d.bTrypanosomabbrucei.b-bans-Trypanosomabbrucei.

Blunt,blobelikebprojectionsbofbcytoplasmbthatballowbamebaebtobmovebarebcalled

a.bmitosomes
b.bcytosomes
c.bvacuoles
d.bpseudopodsb-bans-pseudopods