MICROBIOLOGY EXAM WITH ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS
The term used to describe a disease caused by a microorganism is?
A. infection
B. pathogen
C. bacterium
D. microbe
E. virus - Ans--A. infection
Living organisms that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus belong to
the domain(s)?
A. prokaryotes
B. bacteria
C. archaea
D. ALL of these
E. TWO of these - Ans--E. TWO of these (prokaryotes and archaea)
Eukaryotic organelles that arose by endosymbiosis include?
A. lysosomes
B. the Golgi
C. chloroplasts
D. TWO of these
E. NONE of these - Ans--C. chloroplast (mitochondria would be the other
one)
Who is credited with first using the word "cell" to describe the units living
organism are made of?
A. Robert Koch
B. Robert Hooke
C. Carolus Linnaeus
D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
E. Louis Pasteur - Ans--B. Robert Hooke
Why didn't bacteria grow in the broth during Pasteur's Spontaneous
Generation experiment?
, A. the broth had been frozen before the experiment
B. he added bacteria to the broth
C. the neck of the flask was bent
D. the temperature correct for bacteria to grow
E. he broke the neck of the flask - Ans--C. the neck of the flask was bent
Which of the following observations by Francesco Reid refuted the idea of
spontaneous generation?
A. flies laid eggs on covered meat and maggots developed
B. covered pieces of meat did not produce maggots spontaneously
C. maggots and flies are usually associated with meat
D. ALL of the above
E. NONE of the above - Ans--B. covered pieces of meat did not produce
maggots spontaneously
Definitive proof that a particular microbe could cause a particular disease
was provided by?
A. Wasserman
B. Pasteur
C. Semmelweis
D. Lister
E. Koch - Ans--E. Koch
Which of the following statements about the atom 12C6 is/are true?
A. it has 6 electrons orbiting the nucleus
B. it has 12 neutrons in its nucleus
C. its atomic weight is 12
D. ALL of the above are TRUE
E. TWO of the above are TRUE - Ans--E. TWO of the above are TRUE (its
atomic weight is 12 and it has 6 electrons orbiting the nucleus)
The attraction of opposite partial charges can form?
A. ionic bonds
B. covalent bonds
C. hydrogen bonds
D. hydrophobic bonds
E. none of these - Ans--C. hydrogen bonds
CORRECT ANSWERS
The term used to describe a disease caused by a microorganism is?
A. infection
B. pathogen
C. bacterium
D. microbe
E. virus - Ans--A. infection
Living organisms that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus belong to
the domain(s)?
A. prokaryotes
B. bacteria
C. archaea
D. ALL of these
E. TWO of these - Ans--E. TWO of these (prokaryotes and archaea)
Eukaryotic organelles that arose by endosymbiosis include?
A. lysosomes
B. the Golgi
C. chloroplasts
D. TWO of these
E. NONE of these - Ans--C. chloroplast (mitochondria would be the other
one)
Who is credited with first using the word "cell" to describe the units living
organism are made of?
A. Robert Koch
B. Robert Hooke
C. Carolus Linnaeus
D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
E. Louis Pasteur - Ans--B. Robert Hooke
Why didn't bacteria grow in the broth during Pasteur's Spontaneous
Generation experiment?
, A. the broth had been frozen before the experiment
B. he added bacteria to the broth
C. the neck of the flask was bent
D. the temperature correct for bacteria to grow
E. he broke the neck of the flask - Ans--C. the neck of the flask was bent
Which of the following observations by Francesco Reid refuted the idea of
spontaneous generation?
A. flies laid eggs on covered meat and maggots developed
B. covered pieces of meat did not produce maggots spontaneously
C. maggots and flies are usually associated with meat
D. ALL of the above
E. NONE of the above - Ans--B. covered pieces of meat did not produce
maggots spontaneously
Definitive proof that a particular microbe could cause a particular disease
was provided by?
A. Wasserman
B. Pasteur
C. Semmelweis
D. Lister
E. Koch - Ans--E. Koch
Which of the following statements about the atom 12C6 is/are true?
A. it has 6 electrons orbiting the nucleus
B. it has 12 neutrons in its nucleus
C. its atomic weight is 12
D. ALL of the above are TRUE
E. TWO of the above are TRUE - Ans--E. TWO of the above are TRUE (its
atomic weight is 12 and it has 6 electrons orbiting the nucleus)
The attraction of opposite partial charges can form?
A. ionic bonds
B. covalent bonds
C. hydrogen bonds
D. hydrophobic bonds
E. none of these - Ans--C. hydrogen bonds
