IUPUI MICROBIOLOGY FINAL PAPER 1
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Eukaryotic.
Answer: Has a nucleus, "True-Nucleus"
●● Fimbria.
Answer: Small bristle like fibers on surface
helps bacteria stick to each other
●● Pillus.
Answer: Elongated, rigid tubular structure
Sexual reproduction: conjugation
Transfer DNA from one cell to another
Bacteria become resistant to drugs
●● Cell envelope.
Answer: includes plasma membrane, cell wall, and glycocalyx
●● Glycocalyx.
, Answer: Coating of macromolecules: protects the cell and helps it
adhere to its environment
Thick gummy consistancy
●● Phagocytosis.
Answer: engulf and destroy microorganisms
1. Chemotaxis 2. Ingestion 3. Digestion 4.Excretion/Exocytosis
●● Cell wall.
Answer: composed of peptidoglycan, only in bacteria
Typical structure: phospholipids with protiens
●● Protoplasm.
Answer: site of biochemical and synthetic activity
contain 70-80% water
●● Chromatin body.
Answer: Bacterial chromosome; DNA aggregates in dense area called
the nucleoid
●● Plasmid.
Answer: small, circular piece of DNA located in the cytoplasm of many
bacteria, provides resistance to drugs
2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Eukaryotic.
Answer: Has a nucleus, "True-Nucleus"
●● Fimbria.
Answer: Small bristle like fibers on surface
helps bacteria stick to each other
●● Pillus.
Answer: Elongated, rigid tubular structure
Sexual reproduction: conjugation
Transfer DNA from one cell to another
Bacteria become resistant to drugs
●● Cell envelope.
Answer: includes plasma membrane, cell wall, and glycocalyx
●● Glycocalyx.
, Answer: Coating of macromolecules: protects the cell and helps it
adhere to its environment
Thick gummy consistancy
●● Phagocytosis.
Answer: engulf and destroy microorganisms
1. Chemotaxis 2. Ingestion 3. Digestion 4.Excretion/Exocytosis
●● Cell wall.
Answer: composed of peptidoglycan, only in bacteria
Typical structure: phospholipids with protiens
●● Protoplasm.
Answer: site of biochemical and synthetic activity
contain 70-80% water
●● Chromatin body.
Answer: Bacterial chromosome; DNA aggregates in dense area called
the nucleoid
●● Plasmid.
Answer: small, circular piece of DNA located in the cytoplasm of many
bacteria, provides resistance to drugs
