BIOL 271 MICROBIOLOGY
W/LAB MODULE 1 EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026 .
, 1. an organism or virus too small to be see without a microscope (in cheese, antibiotics, etc)✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER microbe
2. a microbe capable of causing disease✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER pathogen
3. the study of biological processes at the micro level✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER microbiology
4. basic research, process centered, applied (medical)✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER divisions of microbiology
5. DNA ’RNA ’protein✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER central dogma of biology
6. a small, membrane enclosed unit of life built with macromolecules that retains each characteristic of life
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER cell
7. sugars, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 4 macromolcules
8. - lacks a nucleus
- small & simple (2-10um)
- bacteria and archaea
- chromosomes are circular DNA molecules called plasmids✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER prokaryotic cell
9. can survive in extreme environments like high salt levels, acidity, high tem-peratures, and anaerobic conditions✔
✔ CORRECT ANSWER Prokaryota✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER archaea
10. - has a nucleus
- single AND multicellular
- plant, animal, fungus, protists
- specialized organelles✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER eukaryotic cell (eukarya)
11. BOTH✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
W/LAB MODULE 1 EXAM
REVIEW PORTAGE LEARNING
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026 .
, 1. an organism or virus too small to be see without a microscope (in cheese, antibiotics, etc)✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER microbe
2. a microbe capable of causing disease✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER pathogen
3. the study of biological processes at the micro level✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER microbiology
4. basic research, process centered, applied (medical)✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER divisions of microbiology
5. DNA ’RNA ’protein✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER central dogma of biology
6. a small, membrane enclosed unit of life built with macromolecules that retains each characteristic of life
✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER cell
7. sugars, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER 4 macromolcules
8. - lacks a nucleus
- small & simple (2-10um)
- bacteria and archaea
- chromosomes are circular DNA molecules called plasmids✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER prokaryotic cell
9. can survive in extreme environments like high salt levels, acidity, high tem-peratures, and anaerobic conditions✔
✔ CORRECT ANSWER Prokaryota✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER archaea
10. - has a nucleus
- single AND multicellular
- plant, animal, fungus, protists
- specialized organelles✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER eukaryotic cell (eukarya)
11. BOTH✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
