Microbiology Midterm Questions - Jersey College Revised with 100% Correct Answers

Microbiology Midterm Questions - Jersey College Revised with 100% Correct Answers (ch.1) One type of microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a - Answer️️ -Scanning Electron Microscope (ch.1) One type of microscope capable of observing living microorganisms is the: - Answer️️ -Phase-Contrast Microscope (ch.1) Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation? - Answer️️ -Louis Pasteur (ch.1) Fossils of prokaryotes go back: - Answer️️ -3.5 to 4.0 Billion years (ch.1) A(n) ____________ is not a microorganism. - Answer️️ -Insect (ch.1) The order of the taxonomic category is: - Answer️️ -Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (ch.1) Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called: - Answer️️ -Biofilms (ch.1) A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is called: - Answer️️ - Mutualism ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM JERSEY COLLEGE 2 (ch.1) Which of the following site of the human body does NOT have a normal flora?Intestine, skin, vagina or blood - Answer️️ -Blood (ch.1) The following industries uses microorganisms: - Answer️️ - Chemical, Wine, Cheese and other food productions, Alcohol, Pharmaceutical Agents, Agriculture, Water Supply Treatment (ch.1) All bacteria are: - Answer️️ -Prokaryotic cells (ch.1) Cells that contain a nucleus are: - Answer️️ -Eukaryotic Cells (ch.1) The taxonomic resource for bacteria is the: - Answer️️ - Bergen's Manual (ch.1) The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are: - Answer️️ -Prions (ch.1) The cleanup of different industrial waste is referred to as: - Answer️️ -Bioremediation (ch.2) The atomic number equals the number of: - Answer️️ - Protons (ch.2) A chemical bond in which electrons are equally shared is a: - Answer️️ -Non polar Covalent Bond ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM JERSEY COLLEGE 3 (ch.2) The bond between water molecules is a: - Answer️️ - Hydrogen Bond (ch.2) The outermost shell of an atom can hold up to ___ electrons. - Answer️️ -8 (ch.2) The bond between sodium and chlorine atoms in sodium chloride is a: - Answer️️ -Ionic Bond (ch.2) Sucrose is composed of: - Answer️️ -Glucose and fructose (ch.2) The unit molecules (monomers) of carbohydrates and glucose and fructose are examples of: - Answer️️ -Monosaccharides (ch.2) The bond between amino acids is a: - Answer️️ -Peptide Bond (ch.2) The RNA nucleotide bade that pairs with adenine of DNA is: - Answer️️ -Uracil (ch.2) Glucose and fructose are examples of: - Answer️️ - Monosaccharides (ch.2) Neutrons are particles with - Answer️️ -No charge (ch.2) An atom with same number of protons but a different number of neutrons is called a: - Answer️️ -Isotope ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM JERSEY COLLEGE 4 (ch.2) A positively charged ion is a: - Answer️️ -Cation (ch.2) The breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones in the presence of water is called: - Answer️️ -Hydrolysis (ch.2) Molecules that can absorb hydrogen ions are: - Answer️️ - Buffers (ch.3) Which of the following is NOT found in all bacterial cells: ribosomes, capsule, plasma membrane, or DNA - Answer️️ - Capsule (ch.3) Bacterial capsules are important in: - Answer️️ -Survival (ch.3) The cell organelles responsible for th