microbiology midterm WCU (Morata
2019) Exam Question & Answers 2025
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - CORRECT ANSWERS
✅observations of microbes introduced most
microorganisms into the world
Carolus Linnaeus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅He created
a taxonomic system for naming plants and animals and
grouping similar organisms together.
T/F: Prokaryote and Eukaryote are both superdomains -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✅TRUE
Which domains are Bacteria, Archae and Eukarya under? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✅Bacteria(Prokaryote)
Archae(Prokaryote)
Eukarya(Eukaryote)
What are the phyla within Eukaryota? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅Animal
Plant
Protozoa
Fungi
,microbiology midterm WCU (Morata
2019) Exam Question & Answers 2025
Characteristics of Bacteria and Archaea - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅-Prokaryotic(no nucleus)
-Smaller than eukaryotes
-Found everywhere with sufficient moisture(some in
extreme environments)
-Asexual reproduction
-Bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan(some lack cell
walls)
-Archaeal cell walls are made of polymers other than
peptidoglycan
Does bacteria and archae cause disease? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅Some may cause disease but most are
beneficial
large microscopic eukaryotic fungi include - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅e molds and yeast
T/F: Animal-like protozoa are single celled eukaryotes and
some cause disease. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅TRUE
, microbiology midterm WCU (Morata
2019) Exam Question & Answers 2025
What are the largest organisms studied by
microbiologists? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅Parasitic
worms
Viruses- - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅These are the
smallest microbes and they can only be seen with an
electron microscope
Characteristics of Fungi - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅-
Eukaryotic -Obtain food from other organisms
-have cell walls
-Includes molds(multicellular, reproduce by sexual and
asexual spores), and yeasts(unicellular, reproduce
asexually by budding, some produce sexual spores)
Characteristics of Protozoa- - CORRECT ANSWERS
✅-Single celled eukaryotes -Similar to animals(nutrient
needs and cellular structure)
-Lives freely in water(some in hosts)
-Mostly asexual and some sexual reproduction
-Capable of locomotion by Pseudopods, Cilia, and Flagella
2019) Exam Question & Answers 2025
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - CORRECT ANSWERS
✅observations of microbes introduced most
microorganisms into the world
Carolus Linnaeus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅He created
a taxonomic system for naming plants and animals and
grouping similar organisms together.
T/F: Prokaryote and Eukaryote are both superdomains -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✅TRUE
Which domains are Bacteria, Archae and Eukarya under? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✅Bacteria(Prokaryote)
Archae(Prokaryote)
Eukarya(Eukaryote)
What are the phyla within Eukaryota? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅Animal
Plant
Protozoa
Fungi
,microbiology midterm WCU (Morata
2019) Exam Question & Answers 2025
Characteristics of Bacteria and Archaea - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅-Prokaryotic(no nucleus)
-Smaller than eukaryotes
-Found everywhere with sufficient moisture(some in
extreme environments)
-Asexual reproduction
-Bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan(some lack cell
walls)
-Archaeal cell walls are made of polymers other than
peptidoglycan
Does bacteria and archae cause disease? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅Some may cause disease but most are
beneficial
large microscopic eukaryotic fungi include - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✅e molds and yeast
T/F: Animal-like protozoa are single celled eukaryotes and
some cause disease. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅TRUE
, microbiology midterm WCU (Morata
2019) Exam Question & Answers 2025
What are the largest organisms studied by
microbiologists? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅Parasitic
worms
Viruses- - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅These are the
smallest microbes and they can only be seen with an
electron microscope
Characteristics of Fungi - CORRECT ANSWERS ✅-
Eukaryotic -Obtain food from other organisms
-have cell walls
-Includes molds(multicellular, reproduce by sexual and
asexual spores), and yeasts(unicellular, reproduce
asexually by budding, some produce sexual spores)
Characteristics of Protozoa- - CORRECT ANSWERS
✅-Single celled eukaryotes -Similar to animals(nutrient
needs and cellular structure)
-Lives freely in water(some in hosts)
-Mostly asexual and some sexual reproduction
-Capable of locomotion by Pseudopods, Cilia, and Flagella
