Microbiology Midterm Questions & Answer - Jersey College Updated 2026

Microbiology Midterm
Questions & Answer -
Jersey College Updated
2026
(ch.1)BOneBtypeBofBmicroscopeBthatBprovidesBaBthree-
dimensionalBimageBofBaBspecimenBisBaB-BBAnswerScanningBElectronBMicroscope



(ch.1)BOneBtypeBofBmicroscopeBcapableBofBobservingBlivingBmicroorganismsBisBthe:B
-BBAnswerPhase-ContrastBMicroscope



(ch.1)BWhichBscientistBisBmostBresponsibleBforBendingBtheBcontroversyBaboutBspont
aneousBgeneration?B-BBAnswerLouisBPasteur



(ch.1)BFossilsBofBprokaryotesBgoBback:B-BBAnswer3.5BtoB4.0BBillionByears



(ch.1)BA(n)B____________BisBnotBaBmicroorganism.B-BBAnswerInsect



(ch.1)BTheBorderBofBtheBtaxonomicBcategoryBis:B-
BBAnswerDomain,BKingdom,BPhylum,BClass,BOrder,BFamily,BGenus,BSpecies



(ch.1)BComplexBcommunitiesBofBmicroorganismsBonBsurfacesBareBcalled:B-
BBAnswerBiofilms



(ch.1)BABrelationshipBbetweenBorganismsBinBwhichBtheBwasteBproductBofBoneBprovi
desBnutrientsBforBanotherBisBcalled:B-BBAnswerCommensalism

,(ch.1)BTheBfollowingBindustriesBusesBmicroorganisms:B-
BBAnswerChemical,BWine,BCheeseBandBotherBfoodBproductions,BAlcohol,BPharmaceut
icalBAgents,BAgriculture,BWaterBSupplyBTreatment



(ch.1)BAllBbacteriaBare:B-BBAnswerProkaryoticBcells



(ch.1)BCellsBthatBcontainBaBnucleusBare:B-BBAnswerEukaryoticBCells



(ch.1)BTheBtaxonomicBresourceBforBbacteriaBisBthe:B-BBAnswerBergen'sBManual



(ch.1)BTheBproteinsBimplicatedBinBspongiformBencephalopathyBare:B-BBAnswerPrions



(ch.1)BTheBcleanupBofBdifferentBindustrialBwasteBisBreferredBtoBas:B-
BBAnswerBioremediation



(ch.1)BTheBmicroscopeBthatBisBmostBcommonlyBusedBtoBobserveBsectionedBandBstai
nedBtissues,Borgans,BandBmicroorganisms.B-BBAnswerBright-FieldBMicroscope



(ch.1)BTheBmicroscopeBusedBforBtheBstudyBofBlivingBplantBandBanimalBcells,Bmicroo
rganisms,BandBthinBtissueBslices,BandBareBidealBforBcytoplasmicBstreamingBstudies.B-
BBAnswerPhase-ContrastBMicroscope



(ch.1)BTheBmicroscopeBusedBforBunfixed,BunstainedBspecimens,BsuchBasBlivingBorgan
isms.B-BBAnswerDark-fieldsBMicroscope



(ch.1)BTheBmicroscopeBusedBinBconjunctionBwithBfluorescentBstainsBandBdyes.B-
BBAnswerFluorescentBMicroscope



(ch.1)BTheBmicroscopeBthatBusesBaBbeamBofBelectronsBratherBthanBlightBasBtheBsou
rceBofBenergyBtoBvisualizeBspecimens.B-BBAnswerElectronBMicroscope

,(ch.1)BKock'sBpostulatesBstate:B-
BBAnswerTheBmicrobeBmustBbeBpresentBinBeveryBanimalBwithBtheBdisease.

TheBmicrobeBcanBbeBisolatedBandBgrownBinBpureBculture.

TheBculturedBmicroorganismBmustBcauseBtheBsameBdiseaseBinBanBinoculatedB(previo
uslyBhealthy)Banimal.

TheBsameBmicroorganismBmustBthenBbeBisolatedBfromBtheBdiseasedBanimal.



(ch.1)BUnlikeB__________________Bcells,BtheB________________BcellsBdoBnotBhaveB
aBcellBwallBorBaBnucleus.B-BBAnswereukaryotic;Bprokaryotic



(ch.1)BHowBcanBfoodborneBdiseasesBgenerallyBbeBprevented?B-
BBAnswerWashingBhandsBwithBhotBsoapyBwater.

KeepingBrawBmeat,Bpoultry,Bseafood,BandBtheirBjuicesBawayBfromBpreparedBfoods.

CookingBfoodsBthoroughlyBatBhighBenoughBtemperatures.

RefrigerateBfoodsBwithinB2BhoursBafterBcookingBtoBslowBbacterialBgrowthBandBmulti
plication.

SufficientlyBcleaningBallBsurfacesBuponBwhichBfoodBisBbeingBprepared.



(ch.1)BRoleBofBmicroorganismsBinBfoodBproduction.B-BBAnswerNon-
pathogenicBoccurBnaturally,BareBbeneficial,BandBareBusedBasBstartedBcultures.



(ch.2)BTheBatomicBnumberBequalsBtheBnumberBof:B-BBAnswerProtons



(ch.2)BABchemicalBbondBinBwhichBelectronsBareBequallyBsharedBisBa:B-
BBAnswerNonBpolarBCovalentBBond



(ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBwaterBmoleculesBisBa:B-BBAnswerHydrogenBBond



(ch.2)BTheBoutermostBshellBofBanBatomBcanBholdBupBtoB___Belectrons.B-BBAnswer8

, (ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBsodiumBandBchlorineBatomsBinBsodiumBchlorideBisBa:B-
BBAnswerIonicBBond



(ch.2)BSucroseBisBcomposedBof:B-BBAnswerGlucoseBandBfructose



(ch.2)BTheBunitBmoleculesB(monomers)BofBcarbohydratesBandBglucoseBandBfructoseB
areBexamplesBof:B-BBAnswerMonosaccharides



(ch.2)BTheBbondBbetweenBaminoBacidsBisBa:B-BBAnswerPeptideBBond



(ch.2)BTheBRNABnucleotideBbadeBthatBpairsBwithBadenineBofBDNABis:B-
BBAnswerUracil



(ch.2)BWhatBtypeBofBchargeBdoBneutronsBhave?B-BBAnswerNone



(ch.2)BAnBatomBwithBsameBnumberBofBprotonsBbutBaBdifferentBnumberBofBneutron
sBisBcalledBa:B-BBAnswerIsotope



(ch.2)BABpositivelyBchargedBionBisBa:B-BBAnswerCation



(ch.2)BTheBbreakdownBofBlargeBmoleculesBintoBsmallerBonesBinBtheBpresenceBofBw
aterBisBcalled:B-BBAnswerHydrolysis



(ch.2)BMoleculesBthatBcanBabsorbBhydrogenBionsBare:B-BBAnswerBuffers



(ch.2)BABreactionBinBwhichBsubstances/moleculesBareBformedBandBenergyBisButilized
/consumed.B-BBAnswerAnabolic



(ch.2)BABreactionBinBwhichBsubstancesBareBbrokenBdownBandBrele3aseBenergyBtoBf
ormBATP.B-BBAnswerCatabolic