Microbiology - Exam 1 - Chapters 1-4 Questions And Answers

Microbiology - Exam 1 - Chapters 1-4
Questions And Answers
Axnucleotidexmoleculexusedxforxthextemporaryxstoragexofxhighxenergyxis?x-
xCORRECTxxANSWER-ATP




Allxofxthexfollowingxarexassociatedxwithxsmearxpreparationxexcept?

A)xagglutinationxofxthexspecimen
B)xspreadingxthexspecimenxontoxaxslide
C)xkillingxthexmicrobesxinxthexspecimen
D)xfixationxusingxmethanolxorxformalin
E)xfixationxusingxheatx-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Agglutinationxofxthexspeciman.

AntonixvanxLeeuwenhoekxwasxthexfirstxpersonxinxhistoryxto...x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-
...viewxprotozoaxandxbacteriaxcalledxANIMALCULES.

Crenation,xthexshrivelingxofxcellsxduextoxlossxofxwater,xoccursxwhenxcellsxarexplacedxinxwhat
xtypexofxsolution?x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Hypertonic




Ifxyouxhavexaxsugarxandxwaterxsolution,xsugarxwouldxbex-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Solute

Inxthexbinomialxsystemxofxnomenclature,xwhichxtermxisxalwaysxwrittenxinxlowercasexletters?
x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Specificxepithetx(species).




Matterxcomposedxofxtwoxorxmorexdifferentxkindsxofxatomsxchemicallyxcombined?x-
xCORRECTxxANSWER-Compound




Microorganismsxcharacterizedxbyxthexabsencexofxaxnucleusxarexcalled?x-
xCORRECTxxANSWER-Prokaryotes




Namexaxstructurexthatxisxnotxaxcomponentxofxallxcells.x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-Cellxwall.

Namexanxorganicxcompound.x(Mustxincludexcarbonxandxhydrogen.)x-
xCORRECTxxANSWER-CH4




pHxisxthexmeasurementxofxthexamountxofxhydrogenxionsxinxaxsolution.xAsxthexconcentrationx
ofxionsxincreases,xpHxgoes...x-xCORRECTxxANSWER-...down.