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FORTIS MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells - correct
answer -Prokaryotes
Disease causing microorganisms - correct answer -Pathogens
Microorganisms composed only of heredity material wrapped in a
protein covering - correct answer -Viruses
Orderly arrangement of organisms into a hierarchy of taxonomic
categories - correct answer -Classification
When assigning a scientific name to an organism, both the genus
and species names are ______ or ______. - correct answer -
Italicized or underlined
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The five I's of studying microorganisms are? - correct answer -
Inoculation, incubation, inspection, isolation, and identification
Contains only one species of microorganisms - correct answer -
Pure culture
An important component of media because it provides a solid
surface for bacterial growth - correct answer -Agar
Magnifies the specimen to produce the real image of the
specimen - correct answer -Objective lens
How is total magnification determined? - correct answer -The
power of the ocular lens is multiplied by the power of the objective
lens
Two functions of bacterial appendages - correct answer -
Attachment and motility
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The presence of flagella all over the cell surface - correct answer -
Peritrichous
Prokaryotic flagella has three parts in the order from cytoplasm to
external environment is? - correct answer -Basal body, hook and
filament
Often the site of pathogenic genes - correct answer -Plasmids
A unique macromolecule found in bacterial cell walls - correct
answer -Peptidoglycan
-DNA not encased in a membrane
- has a cell wall made of peptidoglycans or other distinct
chemicals
- does not have membrane-bound organelles
- DNA is wrapped around histones - correct answer -Prokaryotes
Short, numerous appendages used by some bacterial cells for
adhering to surfaces - correct answer -Fimbriae
FORTIS MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells - correct
answer -Prokaryotes
Disease causing microorganisms - correct answer -Pathogens
Microorganisms composed only of heredity material wrapped in a
protein covering - correct answer -Viruses
Orderly arrangement of organisms into a hierarchy of taxonomic
categories - correct answer -Classification
When assigning a scientific name to an organism, both the genus
and species names are ______ or ______. - correct answer -
Italicized or underlined
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The five I's of studying microorganisms are? - correct answer -
Inoculation, incubation, inspection, isolation, and identification
Contains only one species of microorganisms - correct answer -
Pure culture
An important component of media because it provides a solid
surface for bacterial growth - correct answer -Agar
Magnifies the specimen to produce the real image of the
specimen - correct answer -Objective lens
How is total magnification determined? - correct answer -The
power of the ocular lens is multiplied by the power of the objective
lens
Two functions of bacterial appendages - correct answer -
Attachment and motility
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The presence of flagella all over the cell surface - correct answer -
Peritrichous
Prokaryotic flagella has three parts in the order from cytoplasm to
external environment is? - correct answer -Basal body, hook and
filament
Often the site of pathogenic genes - correct answer -Plasmids
A unique macromolecule found in bacterial cell walls - correct
answer -Peptidoglycan
-DNA not encased in a membrane
- has a cell wall made of peptidoglycans or other distinct
chemicals
- does not have membrane-bound organelles
- DNA is wrapped around histones - correct answer -Prokaryotes
Short, numerous appendages used by some bacterial cells for
adhering to surfaces - correct answer -Fimbriae
