MICROBIOLOGY UTA 2460 - FINAL LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which method often results in colonies developing down throughout the agar along with
some colonies on the surface...
Correct Answer: pour plate
Question 2.
Which of the following organisms shows the proper use of binomial nomenclature...
Correct Answer: Escherichia coli (italicized)
Question 3.
The type of microscope in which you would see brightly illuminated specimens against a
black background is...
Correct Answer: dark-field
Question 4.
6.5% NaCl broth favors the growth of Gram positive organisms, while inhibiting the growth
of Gram negative organisms, this media is...
Correct Answer: selective
Question 5.
A pure culture contains...
Correct Answer: only one identified species of microorganism
Question 6.
Which statement is true of all ions that are cations...
Correct Answer: The ion has more protons than electrons
Question 7.
Which of the following is not a polymer...
Correct Answer: glucose
Question 8.
Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that... a specific microbe is the
Correct Answer: cause of a specific disease
, Question 9.
Which of the following is not a differential stain based on the information below...
Correct Answer: methylene blue stain - one stain
Question 10.
You have a solution with a pH of 6. What is the hydroxide ion concentration [OH-]...
Correct Answer: 10^-8 M
Question 11.
Which of the following functional groups is mismatched to the organic compound in which
it is typically contained...
Correct Answer: phosphate - carbohydrates
Question 12.
Which one is not a cause of infectious death worldwide...
Correct Answer: Ebola
Question 13.
MSA agar favors the growth of Gram positive bacteria, while inhibiting the growth of Gram
negative bacteria. S. aureus produce yellow colonies when growing on MSA agar, while S.
epidermis grows pink. This agar is...
Correct Answer: A (selective) & B (differential)
Question 14.
The five I's of studying microorganisms include all of the following except...
Correct Answer: infection
Question 15.
Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy meatls is an example of...
Correct Answer: bioremediation
Question 16.
Bacteria, archaea & eukaryotes arose...
Correct Answer: 2.9 billion years ago
Question 17.
Which choice below lists emerging diseases...
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Which method often results in colonies developing down throughout the agar along with
some colonies on the surface...
Correct Answer: pour plate
Question 2.
Which of the following organisms shows the proper use of binomial nomenclature...
Correct Answer: Escherichia coli (italicized)
Question 3.
The type of microscope in which you would see brightly illuminated specimens against a
black background is...
Correct Answer: dark-field
Question 4.
6.5% NaCl broth favors the growth of Gram positive organisms, while inhibiting the growth
of Gram negative organisms, this media is...
Correct Answer: selective
Question 5.
A pure culture contains...
Correct Answer: only one identified species of microorganism
Question 6.
Which statement is true of all ions that are cations...
Correct Answer: The ion has more protons than electrons
Question 7.
Which of the following is not a polymer...
Correct Answer: glucose
Question 8.
Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that... a specific microbe is the
Correct Answer: cause of a specific disease
, Question 9.
Which of the following is not a differential stain based on the information below...
Correct Answer: methylene blue stain - one stain
Question 10.
You have a solution with a pH of 6. What is the hydroxide ion concentration [OH-]...
Correct Answer: 10^-8 M
Question 11.
Which of the following functional groups is mismatched to the organic compound in which
it is typically contained...
Correct Answer: phosphate - carbohydrates
Question 12.
Which one is not a cause of infectious death worldwide...
Correct Answer: Ebola
Question 13.
MSA agar favors the growth of Gram positive bacteria, while inhibiting the growth of Gram
negative bacteria. S. aureus produce yellow colonies when growing on MSA agar, while S.
epidermis grows pink. This agar is...
Correct Answer: A (selective) & B (differential)
Question 14.
The five I's of studying microorganisms include all of the following except...
Correct Answer: infection
Question 15.
Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy meatls is an example of...
Correct Answer: bioremediation
Question 16.
Bacteria, archaea & eukaryotes arose...
Correct Answer: 2.9 billion years ago
Question 17.
Which choice below lists emerging diseases...
