BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY 2026
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ADVANCED LEARNING
RESOURCE
◉ Protozoa
Answer: Protozoology
◉ Parasitic protozoa and parasitic animals
Answer: Parasitology
◉ Viruses
Answer: Virology
◉ Biochemistry chemical reactions within cells
Answer: Microbial metabolism
◉ Functions of DNA and RNA
Answer: Microbial Genetics
,◉ Relationships between microbes and among microbes, other
organisms, and their environment
Answer: Environmental microbiology
◉ Antibodies in blood serum, practically as an indicator of infection
Answer: Serology
◉ Bodys defense against specific diseases
Answer: Immunology
◉ Frequency, distribution, and spread of disease
Answer: Epidemiology
◉ Causes of disease
Answer: Etiology
◉ Hygiene in health care settings and control of healthcare -
associated infections
Answer: Infection control
◉ Development and use of drugs to treat infectious diseases
Answer: Chemotherapy
, ◉ Use at microbes to remove pollutants
Answer: Bioremediation
◉ Sewage treatment, water purification, and control of insects that
spread diseases
Answer: Public health microbiology
◉ Use of microbes to control insect pest
Answer: Agricultural microbiology
◉ Reduction or elimination of harmful microbes in food or drinks
Answer: Food and beverage technology
◉ Manufacture of vaccines and antibodies
Answer: Pharmaceutical microbiology
◉ Attention of microbial genes to synthesize useful products
Answer: Recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering)
◉ A _______ is a small, membrane enclosed unit of life built with
macromolecules that retains each characteristic of life:
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ADVANCED LEARNING
RESOURCE
◉ Protozoa
Answer: Protozoology
◉ Parasitic protozoa and parasitic animals
Answer: Parasitology
◉ Viruses
Answer: Virology
◉ Biochemistry chemical reactions within cells
Answer: Microbial metabolism
◉ Functions of DNA and RNA
Answer: Microbial Genetics
,◉ Relationships between microbes and among microbes, other
organisms, and their environment
Answer: Environmental microbiology
◉ Antibodies in blood serum, practically as an indicator of infection
Answer: Serology
◉ Bodys defense against specific diseases
Answer: Immunology
◉ Frequency, distribution, and spread of disease
Answer: Epidemiology
◉ Causes of disease
Answer: Etiology
◉ Hygiene in health care settings and control of healthcare -
associated infections
Answer: Infection control
◉ Development and use of drugs to treat infectious diseases
Answer: Chemotherapy
, ◉ Use at microbes to remove pollutants
Answer: Bioremediation
◉ Sewage treatment, water purification, and control of insects that
spread diseases
Answer: Public health microbiology
◉ Use of microbes to control insect pest
Answer: Agricultural microbiology
◉ Reduction or elimination of harmful microbes in food or drinks
Answer: Food and beverage technology
◉ Manufacture of vaccines and antibodies
Answer: Pharmaceutical microbiology
◉ Attention of microbial genes to synthesize useful products
Answer: Recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering)
◉ A _______ is a small, membrane enclosed unit of life built with
macromolecules that retains each characteristic of life:
