TALAROS FOUNDATIONS IN MICROBIOLOGY
PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Virus. Answer: A tiny, acellular particle that invades and then
reproduces inside a living cell that doesnt respomd stimulus
◉ Nosocomial. Answer: Microbes cause disease and found in
hospitals
◉ Cyanobacteria. Answer: Form O2 but also toxins to mammals
photosynthesizing
◉ Examples of Mold. Answer: Good antibiotics (penicillin) bad
pathogenic mold (fungal infection, hepatigo)
◉ Central Dogma of Molecular Biology. Answer: DNA -> RNA ->
Protein
◉ Component virus. Answer: Protein coat capsid and DNA OR RNA
, ◉ Taxonomy. Answer: The science of classifying, identifying, and
nomenclature organisms
◉ Nomenclature. Answer: naming system
◉ David Bergey. Answer: 1860-1937, founder of Bergey's Manual
Determinative Bacteriology
◉ Whittaker's system. Answer: Five Kingdom System
◉ Consist of 5 Kingdom System. Answer: Monera, Protista, Animalia,
Fungi, and Plantae
◉ What composes Bergey's manual?. Answer: Staining properties
and tests to see what microbes do to media affect
◉ Is monera prokaryotic or eukaryotic?. Answer: Prokaryotic
◉ Is protista prokaryotic or eukaryotic?. Answer: Eukaryotic
◉ Is Protista unicellular or multicellular?. Answer: both
PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Virus. Answer: A tiny, acellular particle that invades and then
reproduces inside a living cell that doesnt respomd stimulus
◉ Nosocomial. Answer: Microbes cause disease and found in
hospitals
◉ Cyanobacteria. Answer: Form O2 but also toxins to mammals
photosynthesizing
◉ Examples of Mold. Answer: Good antibiotics (penicillin) bad
pathogenic mold (fungal infection, hepatigo)
◉ Central Dogma of Molecular Biology. Answer: DNA -> RNA ->
Protein
◉ Component virus. Answer: Protein coat capsid and DNA OR RNA
, ◉ Taxonomy. Answer: The science of classifying, identifying, and
nomenclature organisms
◉ Nomenclature. Answer: naming system
◉ David Bergey. Answer: 1860-1937, founder of Bergey's Manual
Determinative Bacteriology
◉ Whittaker's system. Answer: Five Kingdom System
◉ Consist of 5 Kingdom System. Answer: Monera, Protista, Animalia,
Fungi, and Plantae
◉ What composes Bergey's manual?. Answer: Staining properties
and tests to see what microbes do to media affect
◉ Is monera prokaryotic or eukaryotic?. Answer: Prokaryotic
◉ Is protista prokaryotic or eukaryotic?. Answer: Eukaryotic
◉ Is Protista unicellular or multicellular?. Answer: both