Midterm Microbiology Openstax
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1. Which of the following types of microorganisms is pho- alga
tosynthetic?
virus
yeast
alga
helminth
2. Which type of microscope would be the best choice for a scanning electron micro-
viewing very small surface structures of a cell? scope
a transmission electron microscope
a phase-contrast microscope
a brightfield microscope
a scanning electron microscope
3. Which type of cytoskeletal fiber is important in the intermediate filaments
formation of the nuclear lamina?
microfilaments
fibronectin
intermediate filaments
microtubules
4. Which of the following bacterial species is classified as Corynebacterium diph-
high G+C gram-positive? theriae
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus anthracis
Streptococcus pneumonia
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
5. A fluke is classified within which of the following? Platyhelminthes
Annelida
Rotifera
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Nematoda
Platyhelminthes
6. A non-segmented worm is found during a routine nematode
colonoscopy of an individual who reported having ab-
dominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. This worm is
likely which of the following?
trematode
annelid
fluke
nematode
7. Which of the following characteristics/compounds is small-subunit (16S) rRNA
not considered to be a phenotypic biochemical char- gene
acteristic used of microbial identification?
carbon utilization
poly-β-hydroxybutyrate
lipid composition
small-subunit (16S) rRNA gene
8. In prokaryotes, in which direction are hydrogen ions to the outside of the plas-
pumped by the electron transport system of photosyn- ma membrane
thetic membranes?
to the stroma
to the intermembrane space of the chloroplast
to the outside of the plasma membrane
to the inside (cytoplasm) of the cell
9. Which of the following are two products of the light-de- NADPH and ATP
pendent reactions?
NADPH and ATP
glucose and oxygen
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1. Which of the following types of microorganisms is pho- alga
tosynthetic?
virus
yeast
alga
helminth
2. Which type of microscope would be the best choice for a scanning electron micro-
viewing very small surface structures of a cell? scope
a transmission electron microscope
a phase-contrast microscope
a brightfield microscope
a scanning electron microscope
3. Which type of cytoskeletal fiber is important in the intermediate filaments
formation of the nuclear lamina?
microfilaments
fibronectin
intermediate filaments
microtubules
4. Which of the following bacterial species is classified as Corynebacterium diph-
high G+C gram-positive? theriae
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus anthracis
Streptococcus pneumonia
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
5. A fluke is classified within which of the following? Platyhelminthes
Annelida
Rotifera
1/8
, Midterm Microbiology Openstax
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_bs6sbw
Nematoda
Platyhelminthes
6. A non-segmented worm is found during a routine nematode
colonoscopy of an individual who reported having ab-
dominal cramps, nausea, and vomiting. This worm is
likely which of the following?
trematode
annelid
fluke
nematode
7. Which of the following characteristics/compounds is small-subunit (16S) rRNA
not considered to be a phenotypic biochemical char- gene
acteristic used of microbial identification?
carbon utilization
poly-β-hydroxybutyrate
lipid composition
small-subunit (16S) rRNA gene
8. In prokaryotes, in which direction are hydrogen ions to the outside of the plas-
pumped by the electron transport system of photosyn- ma membrane
thetic membranes?
to the stroma
to the intermembrane space of the chloroplast
to the outside of the plasma membrane
to the inside (cytoplasm) of the cell
9. Which of the following are two products of the light-de- NADPH and ATP
pendent reactions?
NADPH and ATP
glucose and oxygen
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