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StraighterLine Microbiology Exam 2025/2026 – 150+ Verified Questions & Answers on Metabolism, Genetics, Virology, Cell Structure, and Immunology

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This fully updated document contains over 150 StraighterLine-aligned multiple-choice exam questions with 100% correct answers for the 2025/2026 microbiology course. It is meticulously organized to reflect actual testing material from StraighterLine’s microbiology curriculum, providing both conceptual and factual mastery. The questions span a wide range of high-yield topics, offering rapid recall for students preparing for quizzes, final exams, and online assessments. The content thoroughly covers: Cell Biology: Prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes, ribosomes, mitochondria, Gram-positive/negative cell walls, and cellular organelles Genetics and Molecular Biology: DNA/RNA structure, replication, operons, mutations, transformation, transcription/translation Metabolism and Enzymology: ATP production, Krebs cycle, glycolysis, fermentation, photosynthesis, and competitive inhibition Microbial Classification and Growth: Domains of life, growth curves, pioneer colonizers, culture techniques (selective vs. defined media) Virology and Pathogenicity: Viral structure, replication strategies, uncoating, host glycoproteins, antiviral drug action, prions and viroids Laboratory Techniques and Staining: Acid-fast stain, Gram staining, lysozyme activity, culture media types, and microscope limits Microbial Ecology and Evolution: Symbiosis, antibiosis, endosymbiosis theory, environmental microbiology (e.g., halophiles) Applied Microbiology: Antibiotics, Koch’s postulates, vaccine targets, infectious disease diagnosis, and antimicrobial resistance Best suited for: Students in nursing, pre-med, biology, biomedical science, or health science programs taking StraighterLine’s microbiology course Learners preparing for challenge exams, CLEP-equivalent assessments, or online microbiology finals Adult learners and independent students seeking a condensed, exam-focused microbiology review Educators or tutors developing review guides and practice tests for introductory microbiology This resource combines scientific accuracy with exam practicality, helping students internalize essential concepts while mastering test-style questions in a structured, fast-paced review format. Keywords: StraighterLine microbiology 2025, microbiology exam questions, prokaryotes vs eukaryotes, viral replication and structure, enzyme metabolism, DNA and RNA structure, Gram stain techniques, microbiology growth curves, ATP and respiration, viroids and prions

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STRAIGHTERLINE MICROBIOLOGY
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Cell walls are not typically possessed by ______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔protozoa


The two major groups of helminths are the ______ and the ______. - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔roundworms; flatworms


Which of the following is not true of conjugation?

a. Involves direct contact between cells

b. Transfers genes for drug resistance

c. Transfers genes for enzymes and adherence molecules

d. Involves the action of bacteriophage

,e. The donor retains a copy of the transferred genes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Involves the

action of bacteriophage

Which of the following properties is likely to be found in a pioneer colonizer of a

biofilm on an artificial joint implant? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Surface structures for

attaching to tissue

A bacterium is inoculated into a tube of thioglycollate and incubated. After

incubation, turbidity appears throughout, top to bottom, with the greatest turbidty

at the very top. This bacterium would be called a(n) ______. - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔facultative anaerobe


An organic nutrient that cannot be synthesized by the organism and must be

provided is called a(n) ______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔growth factor


Humans can see objects as small as 0.1 mm. Leeuwenhoek's best microscope could

magnify objects to 300X. Which of the following would be invisible using

Leeuwenhoek's microscope? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Poliovirus, 30 nm


Which of the following is not associated with every virus?

a. Envelope

b. Capsomeres

, c. Capsid

d. Nucleic acid


e. Genome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Envelope


A diagram of the three domains (Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya) proceeding from the

Last Universal Common Ancestor would show Archaea - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔branching off the Domain Eukarya.


During aerobic cellular respiration, the final electron acceptor is ______. - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔oxygen


The endosymbiotic theory has been developed to explain the emergence of

______. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eukaryotes


Which of the following is a unique characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them

from the other major groups of microorganisms?

a. Cause human disease

b. Lack a nucleus

c. Cannot be seen without a microscope

d. Contain genetic material


e. Lack cell structure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Lack cell structure
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