BIO 210 MICROBIOLOGY EXAM ONE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT.
Microbiology - ANSWERThe study of microorganisms
bacteria, eukaryotes, archaea, and viruses - ANSWERwhat are some examples of
microorganisms
metabolism, growth, reproduction, genetic variation, responding to stimuli, and internal
homeostasis - ANSWERwhat are some common features that living organisms share
the cell - ANSWERwhat is the simplest structure capable of carrying out all the
processes of life
Macromolecules; polypeptides, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides -
ANSWERwhat do cells contains a variety of? What are some examples? (HINT:
molecules)
polypeptides - ANSWERwhat can function as an enzyme in chemical reactions
prokaryotes and eukaryotes - ANSWERbefore modern times and the classification of
domains, what were living organisms classified as
bacteria, archaea, and eukarya - ANSWERWhat are the three domains of life?
the phylogeny of all living organisms - ANSWERwhat does the domain classification
scheme reflect?
microbes; sub-cellar - ANSWERwhat are viruses classified as? what are they regarded
as
research models; simplicity in design - ANSWERwhat are microbes important for and
why?
changing genetic information into functional molecules - ANSWERwhy do living
organisms possess similar molecules and processes
3.6- 3.8 billion years ago - ANSWERhow long ago is life believed to have evolved on
earth
, simple organic molecules became enclosed with a lipid membrane - ANSWERwhat
happened to simple organic molecules that allowed life to evolve
ribozymes - ANSWERwhat discovery supports the idea that the precursors of life may
have used RNA as a major informational molecule
eukarya - ANSWERwhat organism arose through endosymbiosis
DNA - ANSWERwhat is the major informational molecule in all living organisms
-double stranded
-easily converted into functional molecules using processes such as protein synthesis -
ANSWERwhat are the key features of DNA
organic molecules - ANSWERwhat must all living organisms acquire
heterotrophs - ANSWERingest organic molecules
autotrophs - ANSWERproduce their own organic molecules
photosynthesis - ANSWERwhat process do most autotrophs use to generate organic
molecules
glycolysis, fermentation, and respiration - ANSWERwhat processes can be used to
convert energy into ATP by organic molecules
biosphere - ANSWERwhat has microbial metabolism influenced
biochemical cycling - ANSWERwhat is a result of microbial metabolism
nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur - ANSWERwhat elements are involved in biochemical
cycling
variety - ANSWERhow many ways can microbes interact with each other and
organisms
germ theory of disease - ANSWERmicrobiologists are repsonsible for the development
and acceptance of what theory
louis pasteur - ANSWERwho was a major contributor to the germ theory of disease
robert koch - ANSWERwho developed a set of postulates
means of demonstrating how a particular microbe causes a particular disease -
ANSWERwhat did robert koch's postulates demonstrate
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT.
Microbiology - ANSWERThe study of microorganisms
bacteria, eukaryotes, archaea, and viruses - ANSWERwhat are some examples of
microorganisms
metabolism, growth, reproduction, genetic variation, responding to stimuli, and internal
homeostasis - ANSWERwhat are some common features that living organisms share
the cell - ANSWERwhat is the simplest structure capable of carrying out all the
processes of life
Macromolecules; polypeptides, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides -
ANSWERwhat do cells contains a variety of? What are some examples? (HINT:
molecules)
polypeptides - ANSWERwhat can function as an enzyme in chemical reactions
prokaryotes and eukaryotes - ANSWERbefore modern times and the classification of
domains, what were living organisms classified as
bacteria, archaea, and eukarya - ANSWERWhat are the three domains of life?
the phylogeny of all living organisms - ANSWERwhat does the domain classification
scheme reflect?
microbes; sub-cellar - ANSWERwhat are viruses classified as? what are they regarded
as
research models; simplicity in design - ANSWERwhat are microbes important for and
why?
changing genetic information into functional molecules - ANSWERwhy do living
organisms possess similar molecules and processes
3.6- 3.8 billion years ago - ANSWERhow long ago is life believed to have evolved on
earth
, simple organic molecules became enclosed with a lipid membrane - ANSWERwhat
happened to simple organic molecules that allowed life to evolve
ribozymes - ANSWERwhat discovery supports the idea that the precursors of life may
have used RNA as a major informational molecule
eukarya - ANSWERwhat organism arose through endosymbiosis
DNA - ANSWERwhat is the major informational molecule in all living organisms
-double stranded
-easily converted into functional molecules using processes such as protein synthesis -
ANSWERwhat are the key features of DNA
organic molecules - ANSWERwhat must all living organisms acquire
heterotrophs - ANSWERingest organic molecules
autotrophs - ANSWERproduce their own organic molecules
photosynthesis - ANSWERwhat process do most autotrophs use to generate organic
molecules
glycolysis, fermentation, and respiration - ANSWERwhat processes can be used to
convert energy into ATP by organic molecules
biosphere - ANSWERwhat has microbial metabolism influenced
biochemical cycling - ANSWERwhat is a result of microbial metabolism
nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur - ANSWERwhat elements are involved in biochemical
cycling
variety - ANSWERhow many ways can microbes interact with each other and
organisms
germ theory of disease - ANSWERmicrobiologists are repsonsible for the development
and acceptance of what theory
louis pasteur - ANSWERwho was a major contributor to the germ theory of disease
robert koch - ANSWERwho developed a set of postulates
means of demonstrating how a particular microbe causes a particular disease -
ANSWERwhat did robert koch's postulates demonstrate
