Microbiology Final Exam 290Complete
Questions and Correct Solutions,.
Why study microbiology - Correct answermicrobes have profound impact on
our lives and health
Most microorganisms are harmful - Correct answerFalse
The leading cause of death resulting from infectious disease is - Correct
answeracute respiratory infection
Which of the following has been a major factor leading to emerging disease -
Correct answerall of the above
_________ has returned to the ranks of leading causes of death as a "re-emerging"
disease becuase of increasing drug resistance - Correct answerTuberculosis
Which of the following is a disease caused by a new human pathogen - Correct
answerSARS
Which of the following has been used as a biological weapon - Correct
answeranthrax and smallpox
Who developed the first true vaccine - Correct answerE. Jenner
Aseptic surgical practices were introduced by - Correct answerJ lister
Who among the following first detected the existence of noncellular infectious agents,
which are now known as viruses - Correct answerL. Pasteur
The use of microorganisms to clean up toxic spills known as - Correct
answerBioremediation
Which of the following first proposed that health care workers should wash their hands
before coming into contact with their patients - Correct answerI. Semmelweis
,The process for determining the etiologic agent of an infectious disease was developed
by___________, and used to identify the bacteria caused by anthrax - Correct
answerR. Koch
Mycology is the study of - Correct answerFungi
The study of the body's defenses against invading microbes is called - Correct
answerimmunology
Which of the following cellular structures is not found in all organisms - Correct
answerCell wall
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes - Correct answerBacteria
Which of the following infectious agents is not an organism - Correct
answerVirus
The genetic material of prokaryotes is - Correct answera single circular
chromosome
Bacterial cell walls are composed of - Correct answerpeptidoglycan
Human tapeworms are best measured in - Correct answermeters
The genetic material of eukaryotes is found in the _________ of the cell - Correct
answernucleus
The organelle involved in both digestion and apoptosis is the - Correct
answerlysosome
Which of the following is best described as an infectious protein - Correct
answerprions
The primary function of the ________________ is production of the short-term energy
storage molecule ATP - Correct answermitcohondrion
, The first antibiotic discovered kills bacteria but does not harm people. This is an
example of - Correct answerselective toxicity
Yeasts are members of the - Correct answerMycetae
The scientific name of an organism is the - Correct answergenus and species
Which version of binomial nomenclature form is correct - Correct
answerEscherichia coli
The microscopes used in AC microbiology laboratory are__________________ -
Correct answercompound bright-field microscopes
In microbiology growth usually means - Correct answeran increase in the
number of microbial cells
Proteins that catalyze the reactions of metabolism are called - Correct
answerenzymes
Organisms which obtain their carbon and energy from organic sources of carbon are
called - Correct answerchemoheterotrophs
Dehydration synthesis reactions are a common type of _____________ reaction -
Correct answeranabolic
In Dr. Dolby's class organic means grown without the use of chemicals - Correct
answerFalse
An organism described as fastidous - Correct answerhas extensive nutrient
requirements
All living things require nitrogen - Correct answerTrue
Which of the following statements are true of anabolic metabolism - Correct
answerit results in the formation of biomolecules
Questions and Correct Solutions,.
Why study microbiology - Correct answermicrobes have profound impact on
our lives and health
Most microorganisms are harmful - Correct answerFalse
The leading cause of death resulting from infectious disease is - Correct
answeracute respiratory infection
Which of the following has been a major factor leading to emerging disease -
Correct answerall of the above
_________ has returned to the ranks of leading causes of death as a "re-emerging"
disease becuase of increasing drug resistance - Correct answerTuberculosis
Which of the following is a disease caused by a new human pathogen - Correct
answerSARS
Which of the following has been used as a biological weapon - Correct
answeranthrax and smallpox
Who developed the first true vaccine - Correct answerE. Jenner
Aseptic surgical practices were introduced by - Correct answerJ lister
Who among the following first detected the existence of noncellular infectious agents,
which are now known as viruses - Correct answerL. Pasteur
The use of microorganisms to clean up toxic spills known as - Correct
answerBioremediation
Which of the following first proposed that health care workers should wash their hands
before coming into contact with their patients - Correct answerI. Semmelweis
,The process for determining the etiologic agent of an infectious disease was developed
by___________, and used to identify the bacteria caused by anthrax - Correct
answerR. Koch
Mycology is the study of - Correct answerFungi
The study of the body's defenses against invading microbes is called - Correct
answerimmunology
Which of the following cellular structures is not found in all organisms - Correct
answerCell wall
Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes - Correct answerBacteria
Which of the following infectious agents is not an organism - Correct
answerVirus
The genetic material of prokaryotes is - Correct answera single circular
chromosome
Bacterial cell walls are composed of - Correct answerpeptidoglycan
Human tapeworms are best measured in - Correct answermeters
The genetic material of eukaryotes is found in the _________ of the cell - Correct
answernucleus
The organelle involved in both digestion and apoptosis is the - Correct
answerlysosome
Which of the following is best described as an infectious protein - Correct
answerprions
The primary function of the ________________ is production of the short-term energy
storage molecule ATP - Correct answermitcohondrion
, The first antibiotic discovered kills bacteria but does not harm people. This is an
example of - Correct answerselective toxicity
Yeasts are members of the - Correct answerMycetae
The scientific name of an organism is the - Correct answergenus and species
Which version of binomial nomenclature form is correct - Correct
answerEscherichia coli
The microscopes used in AC microbiology laboratory are__________________ -
Correct answercompound bright-field microscopes
In microbiology growth usually means - Correct answeran increase in the
number of microbial cells
Proteins that catalyze the reactions of metabolism are called - Correct
answerenzymes
Organisms which obtain their carbon and energy from organic sources of carbon are
called - Correct answerchemoheterotrophs
Dehydration synthesis reactions are a common type of _____________ reaction -
Correct answeranabolic
In Dr. Dolby's class organic means grown without the use of chemicals - Correct
answerFalse
An organism described as fastidous - Correct answerhas extensive nutrient
requirements
All living things require nitrogen - Correct answerTrue
Which of the following statements are true of anabolic metabolism - Correct
answerit results in the formation of biomolecules
