Scope of Microbiology

Question 1

What are the properties of ALL cells?

Answer 1

Compartmentalization and metabolism, growth, and evolution.

Question 2

The cell is a/an (blank) system.

Answer 2

Open

Question 3

Chemical from the environment are turned into (blank) under the genetic direction of pre-existing cells.

Answer 3

New cells

Question 4

(blank) show the evolutionary relationships between cells.

Answer 4

Phylogenetic trees

Question 5

We measure growth in terms of (blank) in microbiology.

Answer 5

Population

Question 6

True or false. All cells are capable of self-propulsion.

Answer 6

False

Only some are capable of motility.

Question 7

What is the ability of cell to create specialized structures to help them survive?

Answer 7

Differentiation

Question 8

What is an example of differentiation?

Answer 8

Creation of spores

Question 9

Many cells communicate by creating (blank).

Answer 9

Chemicals

Question 10

True or false. Cells can exchange genetic information with cells of the same species only.

Answer 10

False.

They can also exchange with different species.

Question 11

One of the first forms of life.

Answer 11

Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria

Purple bacteria

Question 12

Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria slowly turned into (blank).

Answer 12

Cyanobacteria

Question 13

(blank)% of the Earth’s history was exclusively microbial.

Answer 13

80

Question 14

Penicillin was derived from (blank) which is a (blank).

Answer 14

Penicillin notatum, fungi

Question 15

Botox is produced by the bacteria (blank).

Answer 15

Clostridium botulinum

Question 16

How does botox work?

Answer 16

Blocks chemical signals from nerves → relaxed muscles in the areas where wrinkles are common → reducing wrinkles

Question 17

Examples of bioremediation.

Answer 17

Degrading oil organisms for oil spill, plastic eating fungi

Question 18

Advantage of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn.

Answer 18

Resistant to pests/fungi

Question 19

An alternative to fuel.

Answer 19

Methanogenic gas

Question 20

Nail fungal infection is called (blank).

Answer 20

Onychomycosis

Fungi is Tinea unguium

Question 21

King Tut’s Curse

Answer 21

A lot of people died after opening his tomb.

Question 22

Bacteria in anthrax.

Answer 22

Bacillus anthracis

Question 23

Some bacteria are (blank)ic while some are (blank)ic.

Answer 23

Photosynthetic, chemoorganotrophic

Question 24

True or false. All algae are single-celled.

Answer 24

False.

Some are single-celled, some are multicellular.

Question 25

Algae can be (blank)ic or (blank)ic.

Answer 25

Photosynthetic, parasynthetic

Question 26

True or false. Algae are static organisms.

Answer 26

True.

Question 27

What does Ophiocordyceps unilateralis do?

Answer 27

They create zombie ants, controlling their behavior by taking control of their nervous system, making them move to higher places with higher humidity where they can spread their spores.

Question 28

True or false. Pinocytosis occurs in protozoans.

Answer 28

False. Phagocytosis occurs in protozoans.

Phagocytosis is the process of engulfing and feeding on other organisms

Question 29

True or false. Protozoans are single-celled organisms.

Answer 29

True.

Question 30

True or false. Viruses have nucleus.

Answer 30

True.

Question 31

Viruses are either (blank) or (blank).

Answer 31

Enveloped, naked

Question 32

How do viruses thrive?

Answer 32

They require a host to replicate and survive.