FINAL WESTCOTT MICRO BIO NEWEST ACTUAL 2025/2026
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
.VERIFED/GRADED A+
Which of the following is not a subfield of microbiology?
a. bacteriology
b. botany
c. clinical microbiology
d. virology - ---Answers---b. botany
Thucydides is known as the father of _______________. - ---
Answers---Scientific History
Researchers think that Ötzi the Iceman may have been
infected with _____ disease. - ---Answers---Lyme Disease
The process by which microbes turn grape juice into wine is
called _______________. - ---Answers---Fermentation
In binomial nomenclature, an organism's scientific name
includes its ________ and __________. - ---Answers---Genus and
Species
Haeckel proposed adding the kingdoms ________ and ________ to
his phylogenetic tree. - ---Answers---Protista and Monera
, .
__________ are organisms without membrane-bound nuclei. - -
--Answers---Prokaryotes
______ are microorganisms that are not included in
phylogenetic trees because they are acellular. - ---Answers--
-Viruses
A ________ is a disease-causing microorganism. - ---Answers-
--Pathogen
Multicellular parasitic worms studied by microbiologists are
called ___________. - ---Answers---Helminths
The study of viruses is ___________. - ---Answers---Virology
The cells of prokaryotic organisms lack a _______. - ---
Answers---nucleus
Why was the invention of the microscope important for
microbiology? - ---Answers---There are some microbes that
are not seen with the naked eye, but can be seen with a
microscope. By using a simple but powerful microscope,
Leeuwenhoek was able to observe single-celled organisms.
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
.VERIFED/GRADED A+
Which of the following is not a subfield of microbiology?
a. bacteriology
b. botany
c. clinical microbiology
d. virology - ---Answers---b. botany
Thucydides is known as the father of _______________. - ---
Answers---Scientific History
Researchers think that Ötzi the Iceman may have been
infected with _____ disease. - ---Answers---Lyme Disease
The process by which microbes turn grape juice into wine is
called _______________. - ---Answers---Fermentation
In binomial nomenclature, an organism's scientific name
includes its ________ and __________. - ---Answers---Genus and
Species
Haeckel proposed adding the kingdoms ________ and ________ to
his phylogenetic tree. - ---Answers---Protista and Monera
, .
__________ are organisms without membrane-bound nuclei. - -
--Answers---Prokaryotes
______ are microorganisms that are not included in
phylogenetic trees because they are acellular. - ---Answers--
-Viruses
A ________ is a disease-causing microorganism. - ---Answers-
--Pathogen
Multicellular parasitic worms studied by microbiologists are
called ___________. - ---Answers---Helminths
The study of viruses is ___________. - ---Answers---Virology
The cells of prokaryotic organisms lack a _______. - ---
Answers---nucleus
Why was the invention of the microscope important for
microbiology? - ---Answers---There are some microbes that
are not seen with the naked eye, but can be seen with a
microscope. By using a simple but powerful microscope,
Leeuwenhoek was able to observe single-celled organisms.
