BIOS 242 Midterm Exam (Questions with Answers)
- Question : Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
- Question : Microbes that can live in the presence or absence of oxygen are …
- Question : Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous generation?
- Question : The microbial production of alcohol from sugar is known as
- Question : Which of the following statements concerning Koch’s postulates is false?
- Question : The study of the body’s defenses against pathogens is …
- Question : Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?
- Question : Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an example of which of the following types of microbes?
- Question : Proteins that promote chemical reactions in the cell are …
- Question : Which of the following scientists was the first to develop a taxonomic system for classifying organisms?
- Question : Robert Koch was … in research on all of the following topics
- Question : Microorganisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus are …
- Question : The term __________ literally means “produces disease.”
- Question : The study of the causation of disease is known as
- Question : The study of the occurrence, distribution, and spread of disease is known as
- Question : Short, hairlike structures used only by eukaryotic cells for movement are …
- Question : Which of the following is NOT a component of bacterial cell walls?
- Question : Endospores survive a variety of harsh conditions in part because of the presence of
- Question : When cells are placed in a hypertonic solution, they lose water and shrivel. This process is called
- Question : All of the following are common to both the Gram stain and the acid-fast stain
- Question : A patient suffering from tuberculosis could … by use of the __________ stain.
- Question : Carbolfuchsin is the __________ in the acid-fast stain.
- Question : The kingdoms included in the Linnaeus system are
- Question : The rules of naming organisms are …
- Question : In the Gram stain procedure, iodine serves as a
- Question : Crystal violet is the __________ in the Gram stain.
- Question : The __________ makes use of malachite green.
- Question : The molecule that an enzyme acts upon is known as its
- Question : Pyruvic acid is a product of
- Question : In microbiology, the term growth usually refers to an increase in
- Question : Human pathogens are classified as
- Question : Organisms that can grow with or without oxygen present are
- Question : Another term for the logarithmic growth of bacterial cells is
- Question : During the __________ of growth, cells are dying faster than new cells are being ….
- Question : Metabolic activity is at maximum level in the __________ of growth.
- Question : Cells are rapidly growing and dividing during the __________ of growth.
- Question : Microaerophiles are microbes that grow best at low
- Question : An acidophile thrives under conditions of low
- Question : The bacterial chromosome is
- Question : Which of the following is an example of sanitization?
- Question : Aseptic means
- Question : Which of the following is a sterilizing agent?
- Question : The process of filtration is a(n)
- Question : Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a genus name?
- Question : Acidic dyes
- Question : All of the following are … with smear preparation Question
- Question : The Gram stain works because of differences in the __________ of bacteria.
- Question : The metabolic processes called fermentation
- Question : Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?
- Question : Who discovered penicillin?
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