Microbiology OpenStax
Microbiology OpenStax Test Bank 2025
Sugar groups may be added to proteins in which of the following? Rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Smooth ER
golgi apparatus
lysosome - Correct Ans-Golgi apparatus
which of the following individuals did not contribute to the establishment of cell theory?
Robert Remak
Matthias scheleiden
Giolamo Fracastoro
Robert Hooke - Correct Ans-Girolamo Fracastoro
Prokaryotic flagella move in a whip like motion to propel a bacterium forward in a
straight line.
true
false - Correct Ans-false
which of the following developed a set of postulates for determing wheather a particular
disease is caused by a particular pathogen?
John snow
robert koch
joseph lister
louis pasteur - Correct Ans-Robert Koch
which of the following individules argued in favor of the theory of spontaneous
generation?
Lazzardo spallanzani
louis pasture
francesco redi
john needham - Correct Ans-John needham
which of the following terms refers to a bacterial cell having a single tuft (grouping) of
flagella at one end?
Peritrichious
lophotrichious
amphitritious
monotrichious - Correct Ans-lopotrichious
which of the following organelles is not part of the endomembrane system?
ER
peroxisome
Golgi apparatus
lysosome - Correct Ans-Peroxisome
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Which type of nutrient uptake involves the movement of small dissolved across a
cellular membrane with the concentration gradient?
Active transport
simple diffusion
facilitated diffusion
exocytosis - Correct Ans-Simple diffusion
The scientist who first described the cell was? - Correct Ans-Robert Hooke
Prokaryotic cells that are rod shaped are called? - Correct Ans-Bacillus
The term Microbiota refers to which of the following?
All microorganisms in a certain region of the human body
All microorganisms in a certain geographic area
all microorganisms of the same spacies
all of the microorganisms involved in a symbiotic relationship - Correct Ans-All
microorganisms of the same species
Which of the following refers to the type of interaction between two prokaryotic
populations in which one population benefits and the other is not affected?
neutralism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism - Correct Ans-Commensalism
All Alphaproteobacteria are which of the following?
a. oligotrophs
b. intracellular
c. pathogenic
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Correct Ans-Oligothrophs
Class betaproteobacteria includes all but which of the following genera?
Campylonacter
Bordetella
Leptothrix
neisseria - Correct Ans-Campylobacter
Which of the following is the organelle that spiochetes use to propel themselves?
Fimbria
Pilium
Plasma membrane
Axial filament - Correct Ans-Axial filament
Archea and bacteria are most similar in terms of their?
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genetics
unicellular structure
ecology
cell wall structure - Correct Ans-Unicellular structure
Which of the following is true of archea that produce methane?
They are always anaerobes
They live in the most extreme enviornments
They reduce carbon dioxide in the presence of nitrogen
They have been discovered on mars - Correct Ans-They live in the most extreme
enviornments
Among prokaryotes There are some that can live in every environment on earth.
True
False - Correct Ans-True
When prokaryotes live as interacting communities in which one population benefits to
the harm of the other, the type of symbiosis is called ________. - Correct Ans-
Parasitism
The genus salmonella belongs to the class and includes pathogens that cause
salmonella and typhoid fever. - Correct Ans-Gammaproteobacteria
Which genus is the causative agent for malaria?
Paramecium
Trypansoma
Euglena
Plasmodium - Correct Ans-Plasmodium
Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and
cause diarrheal illness?
Trichomonal vaginalis
Plasmodium vivax
giardia lamblia
toxoplama gondii - Correct Ans-Giardia Lambila
A fluke is classified within which of the following?
Nematoda
Plathyhelmintes
rotifera
Annelida - Correct Ans-Platyhelminthes
A nonsegmented worm is found during a routine colonoscophy of an individual who
reported having abdominal cramps nausea and vomiting. This worm is likely which of
the following?
annelid
Microbiology OpenStax Test Bank 2025
Sugar groups may be added to proteins in which of the following? Rough endoplasmic
reticulum
Smooth ER
golgi apparatus
lysosome - Correct Ans-Golgi apparatus
which of the following individuals did not contribute to the establishment of cell theory?
Robert Remak
Matthias scheleiden
Giolamo Fracastoro
Robert Hooke - Correct Ans-Girolamo Fracastoro
Prokaryotic flagella move in a whip like motion to propel a bacterium forward in a
straight line.
true
false - Correct Ans-false
which of the following developed a set of postulates for determing wheather a particular
disease is caused by a particular pathogen?
John snow
robert koch
joseph lister
louis pasteur - Correct Ans-Robert Koch
which of the following individules argued in favor of the theory of spontaneous
generation?
Lazzardo spallanzani
louis pasture
francesco redi
john needham - Correct Ans-John needham
which of the following terms refers to a bacterial cell having a single tuft (grouping) of
flagella at one end?
Peritrichious
lophotrichious
amphitritious
monotrichious - Correct Ans-lopotrichious
which of the following organelles is not part of the endomembrane system?
ER
peroxisome
Golgi apparatus
lysosome - Correct Ans-Peroxisome
,Microbiology OpenStax
Which type of nutrient uptake involves the movement of small dissolved across a
cellular membrane with the concentration gradient?
Active transport
simple diffusion
facilitated diffusion
exocytosis - Correct Ans-Simple diffusion
The scientist who first described the cell was? - Correct Ans-Robert Hooke
Prokaryotic cells that are rod shaped are called? - Correct Ans-Bacillus
The term Microbiota refers to which of the following?
All microorganisms in a certain region of the human body
All microorganisms in a certain geographic area
all microorganisms of the same spacies
all of the microorganisms involved in a symbiotic relationship - Correct Ans-All
microorganisms of the same species
Which of the following refers to the type of interaction between two prokaryotic
populations in which one population benefits and the other is not affected?
neutralism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism - Correct Ans-Commensalism
All Alphaproteobacteria are which of the following?
a. oligotrophs
b. intracellular
c. pathogenic
d. all of the above
e. none of the above - Correct Ans-Oligothrophs
Class betaproteobacteria includes all but which of the following genera?
Campylonacter
Bordetella
Leptothrix
neisseria - Correct Ans-Campylobacter
Which of the following is the organelle that spiochetes use to propel themselves?
Fimbria
Pilium
Plasma membrane
Axial filament - Correct Ans-Axial filament
Archea and bacteria are most similar in terms of their?
, Microbiology OpenStax
genetics
unicellular structure
ecology
cell wall structure - Correct Ans-Unicellular structure
Which of the following is true of archea that produce methane?
They are always anaerobes
They live in the most extreme enviornments
They reduce carbon dioxide in the presence of nitrogen
They have been discovered on mars - Correct Ans-They live in the most extreme
enviornments
Among prokaryotes There are some that can live in every environment on earth.
True
False - Correct Ans-True
When prokaryotes live as interacting communities in which one population benefits to
the harm of the other, the type of symbiosis is called ________. - Correct Ans-
Parasitism
The genus salmonella belongs to the class and includes pathogens that cause
salmonella and typhoid fever. - Correct Ans-Gammaproteobacteria
Which genus is the causative agent for malaria?
Paramecium
Trypansoma
Euglena
Plasmodium - Correct Ans-Plasmodium
Which protist is a concern because of its ability to contaminate water supplies and
cause diarrheal illness?
Trichomonal vaginalis
Plasmodium vivax
giardia lamblia
toxoplama gondii - Correct Ans-Giardia Lambila
A fluke is classified within which of the following?
Nematoda
Plathyhelmintes
rotifera
Annelida - Correct Ans-Platyhelminthes
A nonsegmented worm is found during a routine colonoscophy of an individual who
reported having abdominal cramps nausea and vomiting. This worm is likely which of
the following?
annelid
