MICROBIOLOGY EXAM #1 (CHAPTER 1,3,4,5,6) ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2027 UPDATE 100% CORRECT
Question 1.
Microbiology
Correct Answer: The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
Question 2.
6 major groups of microorganisms
Correct Answer: 1. Bacteria 2. Algae 3. Protozoa 4. Helminths 5. Fungi 6. Viruses
Question 3.
What do microbiologists study?
Correct Answer: - Cell structure - Growth and Physiology - Genetics - Taxonomy
and evolutionary history - Interactions with living and non living environment
Question 4.
What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology?
Correct Answer: 1. Medical microbiology 2. Public Health microbiology and
Epidemiology 3. Immunology 4. Industrial Microbiology 5. Agricultural
Microbiology 6. Environmental Microbiology
Question 5.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with
microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
Question 6.
Public Health Microbiology ology
Correct Answer: and Epidemi- Monitor and control the spread of disease in
communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO
Question 7.
Industrial Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Use of microbes to manufacture important compounds -
Safeguards our food and water - Also includes biotechnology - Ranges from
,bread making to gene therapy - Microbes can be used to create large quantities
of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
Question 8.
Agricultural Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with the relationships between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil
fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists work with infectious
diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
Question 9.
Immunology
Correct Answer: Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing, and
allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
Question 10.
Environmental Microbiology
Correct Answer: Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and
astrobiology
Question 11.
eu-kary means?
Correct Answer: true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as eukaryotes
Question 12.
Pro-kary means?
Correct Answer: Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a nucleus and
have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
Question 13.
What is a microbe?
Correct Answer: A microorganism
Question 14.
How are biology and ent? How are they
, Correct Answer: microbiology differ- Biology is concerned with all the different
similar? scales of size that microorganisms exist on, but many fields on biology
are concerned with more complex organisms such as mammals. Microbiology is
concerned specifically with smaller, individual organisms. Microbiologists might
be concerned with something as big as a bacteria, and they do study systems,
such as the immune system, but generally they focus on smaller individual
organisms. They are similar because they both study organisms, just on
different scales.
Question 15.
Bacteria
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Some cause human, animal, or
plant diseases; others are beneficial. - Prokaryotic
Question 16.
Algae
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Prokaryotic - Food or water borne
- Reproduce Asexually - Photosythetic
Question 17.
Protozoa
Correct Answer: - Unicellular - Eukaryotic - Live independently or as parasites -
Mostly found in soil or water
Question 18.
Helminths
Correct Answer: - Multicellular - Eukaryotic - Worms
Question 19.
Fungi/Yeast
Correct Answer: - Eukaryotic - Multicellular - Protists characterized by the
absence of chlorophyll and by the presence of a rigid cell wall
Question 20.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with diseases of humans and animals - Study the way
microorganisms cause dis-ease - Example: A Microbiologist at the CDC may
examine a culture of the influenza virus in order to understand why is is so
harmful
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2027 UPDATE 100% CORRECT
Question 1.
Microbiology
Correct Answer: The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
Question 2.
6 major groups of microorganisms
Correct Answer: 1. Bacteria 2. Algae 3. Protozoa 4. Helminths 5. Fungi 6. Viruses
Question 3.
What do microbiologists study?
Correct Answer: - Cell structure - Growth and Physiology - Genetics - Taxonomy
and evolutionary history - Interactions with living and non living environment
Question 4.
What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology?
Correct Answer: 1. Medical microbiology 2. Public Health microbiology and
Epidemiology 3. Immunology 4. Industrial Microbiology 5. Agricultural
Microbiology 6. Environmental Microbiology
Question 5.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with
microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
Question 6.
Public Health Microbiology ology
Correct Answer: and Epidemi- Monitor and control the spread of disease in
communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO
Question 7.
Industrial Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Use of microbes to manufacture important compounds -
Safeguards our food and water - Also includes biotechnology - Ranges from
,bread making to gene therapy - Microbes can be used to create large quantities
of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
Question 8.
Agricultural Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with the relationships between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil
fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists work with infectious
diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
Question 9.
Immunology
Correct Answer: Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing, and
allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
Question 10.
Environmental Microbiology
Correct Answer: Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and
astrobiology
Question 11.
eu-kary means?
Correct Answer: true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as eukaryotes
Question 12.
Pro-kary means?
Correct Answer: Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a nucleus and
have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
Question 13.
What is a microbe?
Correct Answer: A microorganism
Question 14.
How are biology and ent? How are they
, Correct Answer: microbiology differ- Biology is concerned with all the different
similar? scales of size that microorganisms exist on, but many fields on biology
are concerned with more complex organisms such as mammals. Microbiology is
concerned specifically with smaller, individual organisms. Microbiologists might
be concerned with something as big as a bacteria, and they do study systems,
such as the immune system, but generally they focus on smaller individual
organisms. They are similar because they both study organisms, just on
different scales.
Question 15.
Bacteria
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Some cause human, animal, or
plant diseases; others are beneficial. - Prokaryotic
Question 16.
Algae
Correct Answer: - Unicellular microorganisms - Prokaryotic - Food or water borne
- Reproduce Asexually - Photosythetic
Question 17.
Protozoa
Correct Answer: - Unicellular - Eukaryotic - Live independently or as parasites -
Mostly found in soil or water
Question 18.
Helminths
Correct Answer: - Multicellular - Eukaryotic - Worms
Question 19.
Fungi/Yeast
Correct Answer: - Eukaryotic - Multicellular - Protists characterized by the
absence of chlorophyll and by the presence of a rigid cell wall
Question 20.
Medical Microbiology
Correct Answer: - Deals with diseases of humans and animals - Study the way
microorganisms cause dis-ease - Example: A Microbiologist at the CDC may
examine a culture of the influenza virus in order to understand why is is so
harmful
