Deck 1: Scope of Microbiology

Question 1

A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is called

A)mutualism.
B)competition.
C)synergism.
D)commensalism.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a

A)dark-field microscope.
B)transmission electron microscope.
C)bright-field microscope.
D)scanning electron microscope.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following lack nucleic acids?

A)Archaea
B)Viruses
C)Prions
D)Bacteria

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?

A)Propionibacterium shermanii
B)Acetobacter aceti
C)Giardia
D)Fusobacterium

Question 5

"Animalcules" were first described by

A)Robert Hooke.
B)Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
C)Hans Janssen.
D)John Needham.

Question 6

The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is

A)species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
B)domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
C)domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
D)kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.

Question 7

Fossils of prokaryotes go back __________ billion years.

A)4.0 to 5.0
B)3.5 to 4.0
C)2.5 to 3.0
D)2.2 to 2.7

Question 8

The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by

A)Pasteur.
B)Linnaeus.
C)Martini.
D)Jenner.

Question 9

Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms are

A)electron microscopes.
B)dark-field microscopes.
C)fluorescence microscopes.
D)stereomicroscopes.

Question 10

Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?

A)Mumps
B)Shigellosis
C)Legionellosis
D)Tuberculosis

Question 11

Micrographia,a publication illustrating insects,sponges,as well as plant cells,was published by

A)Robert Hooke.
B)Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
C)Hans Janssen.
D)John Needham.

Question 12

Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?

A)Intestine
B)Skin
C)Vagina
D)Blood

Question 13

In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team,by the name of __________,produced a compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.

A)van Leeuwenhoek
B)Semmelweis
C)Janssen
D)Hooke

Question 14

Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?

A)Pasteur
B)Jenner
C)Semmelweis
D)Koch

Question 15

The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the

A)bright-field microscope.
B)phase-contrast microscope.
C)fluorescence microscope.
D)electron microscope.

Question 16

Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called

A)colonies.
B)biofilms.
C)biospheres.
D)flora.

Question 17

Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?

A)Protozoans
B)Archaea
C)Fungi
D)Algae

Question 18

Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?

A)Psittacosis
B)Shigellosis
C)Leptospirosis
D)Giardiasis

Question 19

Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium?

A)Alexander Fleming
B)Louis Pasteur
C)Joseph Lister
D)Edward Jenner

Question 20

Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?

A)John Needham
B)Joseph Lister
C)Louis Pasteur
D)Robert Koch

Question 21

All bacteria are __________ cells.

Question 22

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Observing insects
b.Three-dimensional images
c.Cytoplasmic streaming
d.Fluorescent dye
e.Ultrathin sectioned specimens
Transmission electron microscope

Question 23

The taxonomic resource for information on bacteria is __________.

Question 24

The cleanup of various industrial wastes by living organisms is referred to as __________.

Question 25

In a compound light microscope the lens closest to the eye is the __________ lens.

Question 26

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Observing insects
b.Three-dimensional images
c.Cytoplasmic streaming
d.Fluorescent dye
e.Ultrathin sectioned specimens
Phase-contrast microscope

Question 27

Another term for spontaneous generation is __________.

Question 28

Match the description below to the correct name from this list.
a.Robert Koch
b.Edward Jenner
c.Louis Pasteur
d.John Needham
e.Joseph Lister
f.Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Animalcules

Question 29

The total magnification of an object viewed with a compound microscope with an ocular lens of ´10 and an objective lens of ´40 is ´__________.

Question 30

Match the description below to the correct name from this list.
a.Robert Koch
b.Edward Jenner
c.Louis Pasteur
d.John Needham
e.Joseph Lister
f.Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Aseptic technique

Question 31

Match the description below to the correct name from this list.
a.Robert Koch
b.Edward Jenner
c.Louis Pasteur
d.John Needham
e.Joseph Lister
f.Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Vaccination

Question 32

The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are __________.

Question 33

A relationship in which two organisms benefit is referred to as __________.

Question 34

Match the description below to the correct name from this list.
a.Robert Koch
b.Edward Jenner
c.Louis Pasteur
d.John Needham
e.Joseph Lister
f.Antony van Leeuwenhoek
Germ theory of disease

Question 35

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Observing insects
b.Three-dimensional images
c.Cytoplasmic streaming
d.Fluorescent dye
e.Ultrathin sectioned specimens
Scanning electron microscope

Question 36

Cells that contain a nucleus are __________ cells.

Question 37

Microorganisms of various species are often organized into complex communities on a surface and are called __________.

Question 38

Match the description below with the correct item from this list.
a.Observing insects
b.Three-dimensional images
c.Cytoplasmic streaming
d.Fluorescent dye
e.Ultrathin sectioned specimens
Stereomicroscope