Chapter 1

Question 1

Chitin cell walls are characteristic of which taxonomic group?

Answer 1

Fungi

Question 2

For which of the following is Thucydides known?

Answer 2

realizing that ppl who had been infected by the athenian plague had immunity to reinfection

Question 3

Bergey’s Manual of systematic bacteriology is used primarily as ___

Answer 3

a reference for bacterial classification

Question 4

what is the primary purpose of a phylogeny

Answer 4

phylogenies show evolutionary relatedness between organisms

Question 5

Mycotoxins are produced by which type of organism?

Answer 5

Molds

Question 6

Viruses not included in phylogenetic trees for which of the following reasons?

Answer 6

They are acellular and nonliving

Question 7

The swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification system is which of the following people?

Answer 7

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 8

For taxonomic classification of microbes, serological tests typically ae used to do which of the following?

Answer 8

Identify proteins on the basis of their reaction with specific antibodies

Question 9

Bacteria are generally identified to species by using __

Answer 9

a combination of genetic, biochemical, and microscopic approaches

Question 10

Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules” using a microscope he developed?

Answer 10

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

Question 11

To reduce the risk of open flame from the Bunsen burners, Microbiologist uses this type of equipment

Answer 11

Microincinerators

Question 12

Oral thrush is caused by what type of organism?

Answer 12

Fungi

Question 13

Diatoms are classified within which type of domain?

Answer 13

Eukarya

Question 14

T/F - Many microbes are helpful

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F - viruses are classified within the three-domain system?

Answer 15

False

Question 16

What involves the transfer of genes from one individual to another, including from one species to another?

Answer 16

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Question 17

What are the three currently accepted domains?

Answer 17

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

Question 18

What is a unicellular fungi?

Answer 18

Yeast

Question 19

Which of the following groups of bacteria contains entirely species that consume organic compounds for food?

Answer 19

Nonphotosynthetic bacteria

Question 20

The cell walls of archaeans often contain which type of substance?

Answer 20

Pseudopeptidoglycan

Question 21

Where does most of our O2 come from?

Answer 21

Algea & bacteria

Question 22

Who is known as the father of western medicine?

Answer 22

Hippocrates

Question 23

who observed that survivors of the Athenian plague were subsequently immune to the infection

Answer 23

Thucydides

Question 24

• made a simple, single lens microscope
• Used the terms “animalcules”

Answer 24

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Question 25

- Developed vaccines ( Rabies & anthrax) - Father of microbiology

Answer 25

Louis Pasteur

Question 26

- German physician - Made significant contributions to the germ theory of disease - Identified the specific microbes that cause anthrax, cholera, and tuberculosis - Developed methods of fixing and staining bacteria - Developed methods to cultivate bacteria

Answer 26

Robert Koch

Question 27

In the bionomial naming system the first word is the __ name and the second word is the __ name

Answer 27

genus, species

Question 28

What type of cell only has a nucleoid?

Answer 28

Prokaryotic cells

Question 29

Name two prokaryotic microbes

Answer 29

Bacteria & Archea

Question 30

What type of cell has a nucleus?

Answer 30

Eukarya cells

Question 31

Describe what a bacillus cell looks like

Answer 31

Rodshaped

Question 32

Describe what a coccus cell looks like

Answer 32

a circle

Question 33

What type of cell divides by binary fission

Answer 33

Prokaryotic cells

Question 34

What is the cell wall of Archae made of?

Answer 34

pseudopeptidoglycan.

Question 35

Name four types of Eucarya cells

Answer 35

Algea, fungi, protozoa, and Helminths

Question 36

-RNA only -No protein coat -affected plants

Answer 36

Viroids (plant viruses)

Question 37

what is a protein that is misfolded, 100% fatal and able to infect animal cells?

Answer 37

Prions

Question 38

What is the most specific taxonomic unit?

Answer 38

species

Question 39

How is phylogenic analyses conducted?

Answer 39

genetics, biochemical and embryological

Question 40

What two kingdoms did Ernst Haeckel proposed?

Answer 40

Kingdom Protista & Kingdom Monera

Question 41

What are the three domains used today?

Answer 41

Archae, Bacteria and Eukarya

Question 42

What is a two word naming system?

Answer 42

binomial nomenclature

Question 43

Name for characteristics of Bacteria

Answer 43

- Prokaryote - Harmful or Helpful - Pathogens - Lack nucleus - Cell walls contain Peptidoglucon (PTG)

Question 44

Informal grouping of eukaryotes is called

Answer 44

Protists

Question 45

- Cell walls contain cellulose (Carbs) - photosynthetic - waste product: O2 & Carbohydrates - Argar

Answer 45

Algea

Question 46

- All are protists - Provide nutrients for other organisms - Mobile - photosynthetic or feed on organic material - Free living or parasitic

Answer 46

Protozoa

Question 47

T/F - the cell walls of fungi contain PTG

Answer 47

False - Fungi cell walls contain Chitin

Question 48

What is an example of a unicellular fungi that causes oral thrush?

Answer 48

Yeast

Question 49

- made of long filaments - Critical in decomp pf plants & animals - causes allergies or mycotoxins

Answer 49

Mold

Question 50

___ causes diseases that involve microscopic eggs & larvae

Answer 50

Helminths