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Portage Learning College
Microbiology Exam 3 2026 Updated
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What is microbiology? -- Verified--Solution----The study of biological
processes at the micro level.
What are viruses classified as? -- Verified--Solution----Microbes
How are microbes helpful? -- Verified--Solution----They aid in food
digestion and protect us from foreign invaders.
What is a pathogen? -- Verified--Solution----A microbe that can cause
disease.
What is a microbe? -- Verified--Solution----an organism or virus too
small to be seen without a microscope
What is a prokaryote? -- Verified--Solution----A cell without a nucleus
What are the three classifications of life? -- Verified--Solution----
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
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Which classifications of life are prokaryotes? -- Verified--Solution----
Bacteria and archaea
What are the most common morphologies of bacteria? -- Verified--
Solution----Coccus, bacillus, vibrio, spirillum
Coccus -- Verified--Solution----round, spherical
Bacillus -- Verified--Solution----Rod shaped bacteria
Vibrio -- Verified--Solution----curved rod
Spirillum -- Verified--Solution----spiral shaped bacteria
Three examples of Eubacteria -- Verified--Solution----Streptococcus, E.
coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What is unique about archaea? -- Verified--Solution----They can survive
in extreme environmental conditions (extremophiles)
What are the four classifications of eukaryotic microorganisms? --
Verified--Solution----Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista
Portage Learning College
Microbiology Exam 3 2026 Updated
Study Resource Approved by Students
Rated A+
What is microbiology? -- Verified--Solution----The study of biological
processes at the micro level.
What are viruses classified as? -- Verified--Solution----Microbes
How are microbes helpful? -- Verified--Solution----They aid in food
digestion and protect us from foreign invaders.
What is a pathogen? -- Verified--Solution----A microbe that can cause
disease.
What is a microbe? -- Verified--Solution----an organism or virus too
small to be seen without a microscope
What is a prokaryote? -- Verified--Solution----A cell without a nucleus
What are the three classifications of life? -- Verified--Solution----
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
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Which classifications of life are prokaryotes? -- Verified--Solution----
Bacteria and archaea
What are the most common morphologies of bacteria? -- Verified--
Solution----Coccus, bacillus, vibrio, spirillum
Coccus -- Verified--Solution----round, spherical
Bacillus -- Verified--Solution----Rod shaped bacteria
Vibrio -- Verified--Solution----curved rod
Spirillum -- Verified--Solution----spiral shaped bacteria
Three examples of Eubacteria -- Verified--Solution----Streptococcus, E.
coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
What is unique about archaea? -- Verified--Solution----They can survive
in extreme environmental conditions (extremophiles)
What are the four classifications of eukaryotic microorganisms? --
Verified--Solution----Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista
