BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS BY
MICHAEL T 2026 EXAM PREPARATION
WORKBOOK COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS HIGH SCORE A+
◉ medium. Answer: liquid/solid mixture containing all required
nutrients
◉ cell. Answer: living compartment that interacts with the
environment and other cells
◉ cytoplasmic (cell) membrane. Answer: barrier that separates the
inside of the cell from the outside environment
◉ cytoplasm. Answer: aqueous mixture of macromolecules, small
organics, ions, and ribosomes inside the cell
◉ ribosomes. Answer: protein-synthesizing structures
◉ cell wall. Answer: organelle only present in some microbes;
provides extra protection and strength
, ◉ prokaryotes. Answer: type of cell: some Bacteria and Archaea,
have no membrane-enclosed organelles; no nucleus
◉ organelles. Answer: membrane-enclosed structures within a cell
◉ eukaryotes. Answer: type of cell: some plants, animals, algae,
protozoa, fungi; contains organelles; has DNA-enclosed in a
membrane-bound nucleus
◉ genome. Answer: a cell's full complement of genes
◉ linear chromosomes (and many more, up to billions of base pairs).
Answer: typical eukaryotic DNA shape
◉ circular chromosomes that aggregate in the nucleoid region.
Answer: typical prokaryotic DNA shape
◉ plasmids. Answer: extrachromosomal DNA that confers special
properties (like antibiotic resistance) (found in prokaryotes)
◉ metabolism. Answer: the chemical transformation of nutrients
◉ enzymes. Answer: protein catalysts
MICHAEL T 2026 EXAM PREPARATION
WORKBOOK COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS HIGH SCORE A+
◉ medium. Answer: liquid/solid mixture containing all required
nutrients
◉ cell. Answer: living compartment that interacts with the
environment and other cells
◉ cytoplasmic (cell) membrane. Answer: barrier that separates the
inside of the cell from the outside environment
◉ cytoplasm. Answer: aqueous mixture of macromolecules, small
organics, ions, and ribosomes inside the cell
◉ ribosomes. Answer: protein-synthesizing structures
◉ cell wall. Answer: organelle only present in some microbes;
provides extra protection and strength
, ◉ prokaryotes. Answer: type of cell: some Bacteria and Archaea,
have no membrane-enclosed organelles; no nucleus
◉ organelles. Answer: membrane-enclosed structures within a cell
◉ eukaryotes. Answer: type of cell: some plants, animals, algae,
protozoa, fungi; contains organelles; has DNA-enclosed in a
membrane-bound nucleus
◉ genome. Answer: a cell's full complement of genes
◉ linear chromosomes (and many more, up to billions of base pairs).
Answer: typical eukaryotic DNA shape
◉ circular chromosomes that aggregate in the nucleoid region.
Answer: typical prokaryotic DNA shape
◉ plasmids. Answer: extrachromosomal DNA that confers special
properties (like antibiotic resistance) (found in prokaryotes)
◉ metabolism. Answer: the chemical transformation of nutrients
◉ enzymes. Answer: protein catalysts
