Organisms that do not require oxygen for growth but grow better in its presence are called
A. facultative anaerobes.
B. microaerophiles.
C. aerotolerant.
D. anoxygenic. - Answers A. facultative anaerobes.
Organisms that are not drastically affected by increased pressure are called
A. barotolerant.
B. osmotolerant.
C. barophilic.
D. osmophilic. - Answers A. barotolerant.
Organisms that grow near deep-sea volcanic vents are likely to be
A. alkylophilic.
B. acidophilic.
C. barophilic or barotolerant.
D. picrophilic. - Answers C. barophilic or barotolerant.
How is budding of bacteria to produce daughter cells different from binary fission?
A. The chromosome does not need to be replicated.
B. The cytoplasmic division is unequal.
C. The bud doesn't receive any DNA.
D. A septum must form during budding. - Answers B. The cytoplasmic division is unequal.
A microbiologist is testing the drinking water for a municipality. What would be the best method for
testing the purified water?
A. Viable plate count
B. Measurement of microbial mass
C. Direct microscopic count
, D. Membrane filtration - Answers D. Membrane filtration
True or False: Cells can move both toward a gradient and away from a gradient. - Answers True
Which structure is involved in the genetic exchange (conjugation) between cells?
A. capsule
B. fimbria
C. pilus
D. porin - Answers C. pilus
Which is the ONLY group of microorganisms that contain lipopolysaccharides (LPS)?
a) Archaea
b) Bacteria
c) gram-positive bacteria
d) gram-negative bacteria - Answers d) gram-negative bacteria
Which type of protein is excreted and functions outside the cell?
A. ectoenzyme
B. endoenzyme
C. enteroenzyme
D. exoenzyme - Answers D. exoenzyme
Archaeal membranes are distinguished from Bacterial and Eukaryotic membranes by the presence of..
A. glycerol molecules.
B. ether-linked lipids.
C. 20-carbon side chains.
D. hydrophobic regions. - Answers B. ether-linked lipids.
Which of the following is NOT a common morphology of bacteria?
A. bacillus
B. coccus