Microbiology 201 final
exam 1-6 mccc Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
LouisBPasteurB-BAnswerB-DisapprovedBabiogenesisB
-InventedBAsepticBTechniques
-DisprovedBSpontaneousBGenerationBusingBtheBflaskBfilledBwithBbeefBbroth
-ProducedBRabiesBVaccine
-
InventedBPasteurization:BWineBgoingBsour,BfoundBoutBbacteriaBconvertedBethanolBtoBA
ceticBacid,BheatedBupBwineBjustBenoughBtoBdenatureBbacteriaBandBnotByeastBcells
RobertBKochB-BAnswerB-CreatedBEtiologyBofBDisease-BCauseBofBDisease
-Koch'sBPostulates-BspecificBorganismBisBresponsibleBforBaBspeacificBdisease
AlexanderBFlemingB-BAnswerBDiscoveredBPenicillinB"wonderBdrug"
ClassificationBofBmicrobesB-BAnswerBkingdom
phylum
class
order
fmaily
genusB
species
subspecies
, SimpleBStainsB-BAnswerB-crystalBviolet,B
-usedBtoBdetermineBbacterialBsize,Bmorphology,BandBcellularBarrangement
DifferentialBStain:BGramBStainB-BAnswerBCrystalBViolet-Stain
Iodine-BMordant
Ethanol-Decolorizer
Safranin-BCounterstain
GramB+:BBlue/purpleB(HighBPG)
GramB-:BRed/PinkB(LowBPG)
DifferentialBStain:BAcidBFastB-BAnswerB-
ForBorganismsBwhoseBcellBwallBcontainsBwaxBandBPG
-HeatBslideBwithBCarbofuschin;Bdecolorize;BmethelyneBblueBcounterBstain
-OrganismsBsuchBasB:MycobacteriumBsp.:B(M.Tubercolosis,BM.BLeprae)
NocardiaBsp.
AcidBfastBstainingBpositiveBisBwhatBcolor?B-BAnswerBred
AcidBfastBstainingBnegativeBisBwhatBcolor?B-BAnswerBblue
SpecialBStain:BFlagellaBStainB-BAnswerB-
UsesBCarbolfuchsinBandBMordantBtoBdistinguishB#BandBarrangement
capsuleB(glycocalyx)BstainB-
BAnswerBCapsulizedBbacteriaBareBresistantBtoBhostBdefensesBsuchBasBphagocytosisBan
dBlysozymesB(tears,Bsweat,Bsaliva,BgranulesBofBneutrophil)B
UsesBNegativeBstain,BtheBbackgroundBisBindiaBink
Organisms:BPasteurellaBMultocida
exam 1-6 mccc Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
LouisBPasteurB-BAnswerB-DisapprovedBabiogenesisB
-InventedBAsepticBTechniques
-DisprovedBSpontaneousBGenerationBusingBtheBflaskBfilledBwithBbeefBbroth
-ProducedBRabiesBVaccine
-
InventedBPasteurization:BWineBgoingBsour,BfoundBoutBbacteriaBconvertedBethanolBtoBA
ceticBacid,BheatedBupBwineBjustBenoughBtoBdenatureBbacteriaBandBnotByeastBcells
RobertBKochB-BAnswerB-CreatedBEtiologyBofBDisease-BCauseBofBDisease
-Koch'sBPostulates-BspecificBorganismBisBresponsibleBforBaBspeacificBdisease
AlexanderBFlemingB-BAnswerBDiscoveredBPenicillinB"wonderBdrug"
ClassificationBofBmicrobesB-BAnswerBkingdom
phylum
class
order
fmaily
genusB
species
subspecies
, SimpleBStainsB-BAnswerB-crystalBviolet,B
-usedBtoBdetermineBbacterialBsize,Bmorphology,BandBcellularBarrangement
DifferentialBStain:BGramBStainB-BAnswerBCrystalBViolet-Stain
Iodine-BMordant
Ethanol-Decolorizer
Safranin-BCounterstain
GramB+:BBlue/purpleB(HighBPG)
GramB-:BRed/PinkB(LowBPG)
DifferentialBStain:BAcidBFastB-BAnswerB-
ForBorganismsBwhoseBcellBwallBcontainsBwaxBandBPG
-HeatBslideBwithBCarbofuschin;Bdecolorize;BmethelyneBblueBcounterBstain
-OrganismsBsuchBasB:MycobacteriumBsp.:B(M.Tubercolosis,BM.BLeprae)
NocardiaBsp.
AcidBfastBstainingBpositiveBisBwhatBcolor?B-BAnswerBred
AcidBfastBstainingBnegativeBisBwhatBcolor?B-BAnswerBblue
SpecialBStain:BFlagellaBStainB-BAnswerB-
UsesBCarbolfuchsinBandBMordantBtoBdistinguishB#BandBarrangement
capsuleB(glycocalyx)BstainB-
BAnswerBCapsulizedBbacteriaBareBresistantBtoBhostBdefensesBsuchBasBphagocytosisBan
dBlysozymesB(tears,Bsweat,Bsaliva,BgranulesBofBneutrophil)B
UsesBNegativeBstain,BtheBbackgroundBisBindiaBink
Organisms:BPasteurellaBMultocida