LE 1 - MICRO COPY Flashcards
- Agents containing toxins
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
c. Virus
d. AOTA
d. AOTA
- Chemical agent that has no activity against endospores
a. chlorine
b. Alcohol
С. Phenolics
d. Quats
d. Quats (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds)
a. Chlorine: Chlorine is generally effective against a wide range of microorganisms, including bacteria and some viruses. However, it may not be completely effective against bacterial endospores.
b. Alcohol: Alcohol-based disinfectants are not typically effective against bacterial endospores.
c. Phenolics: Phenolic compounds can be effective against a variety of microorganisms, but they may not necessarily kill bacterial endospores.
d. Quats (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds): Quats are generally not effective against bacterial endospores.
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Structural difference of bacteria from archaea is on
a. Ribosome
b. Cytoplasm
c. Nucleus
d. Cell wall
d. Cell wall
Here’s a brief explanation:
a. Ribosome: Ribosomes in both bacteria and archaea are similar in structure and function.
b. Cytoplasm: While there might be subtle differences in the cytoplasmic components, they are not the primary structural difference between the two domains.
c. Nucleus: Both bacteria and archaea lack a true nucleus. They have a nucleoid region where the genetic material is located, but this is a common feature shared between them.
Beneficial uses of fungi
a. Medicine
b. Beverage
c. Food
d. AOTA
d. AOTA (All of the above)
Here’s a brief explanation for each option:
a. Medicine: Fungi are used in medicine to produce antibiotics (e.g., penicillin from Penicillium), immunosuppressive drugs, and various other pharmaceuticals. They also have applications in biotechnology and the production of vaccines.
b. Beverage: Fungi, particularly yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), are used in the fermentation process to produce alcoholic beverages like beer, wine, and spirits. Yeast converts sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide during fermentation.
c. Food: Many fungi are used in the production of food items. For example, various types of mushrooms (e.g., Agaricus bisporus, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms) are consumed as food. Some fungi are also used in food fermentation processes, like the production of cheese (using specific fungal strains) and soy sauce (using Aspergillus oryzae).
So, fungi have diverse beneficial uses in medicine, beverages, and food production.
Known as the founder of experimental biology
a. Koch
b. Linnaeus
c. Pasteur
d. Redi
d. Redi
Francesco Redi, an Italian physician and biologist, is often credited as one of the early pioneers of experimental biology. He conducted experiments in the 17th century that helped refute the idea of spontaneous generation, which laid the foundation for modern experimental biology.
Known as the Father of Taxonomy
a. Pasteur
b. Linnaeus
c. Redi
d. Koch
b. Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, is often referred to as the Father of Taxonomy. He developed the binomial nomenclature system for naming and classifying organisms, which is still widely used in biological taxonomy today.
The cocci which mostly occur in single or pairs are
a. Tetracocci
b. Diplococci
C. Streptococci
d. None of the choices are correct
b. Diplococci
Diplococci are spherical bacteria that typically arrange themselves in pairs after cell division. This arrangement is a characteristic feature of certain bacteria, including those in the genus Neisseria, which includes pathogens like Neisseria gonorrhoeae (causing gonorrhea) and Neisseria meningitidis (causing meningococcal disease).
- Which of the following may contain fimbriae?
a. Gram Negative Bacteria only
b. Gram Positive Bacteria
c. Both Gram Negative and Gram Positive Bacteria
d. None of the choices are correct
c. Both Gram Negative and Gram Positive Bacteria
- Cluster of flagella at one pole
a. Lophotrichous
b. Ampitrichous
С. Peritrichous
d. Monotrichous
a. Lophotrichous
In lophotrichous flagellation, multiple flagella are located at one or both ends (poles) of the bacterium. This arrangement allows for rapid movement and is common in certain types of bacteria.
Flagella move the cell by
a. Spinning like a propeller
b. An individual flagellum beating in a whip-like motion
c. Many flagella beating in a synchronous whip-like motion
D. Attaching to nearby particles and contracting
a. Spinning like a propeller
- The protein from which a hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is
a. Peptidoglycan
b. Gelatin
c. Flagellin
d. Casein
c. Flagellin
Flagellin is the protein from which the hook and filaments of bacterial flagella are composed.
- Peptidoglycan content of Gram positive bacteria?
a. 50%
b. 11+0.22%
c. About 20%
d. About 10%
a. 50%
Gram-positive bacteria have a thick peptidoglycan layer, which typically constitutes about 20% of the dry weight of the cell wall. This thick peptidoglycan layer is responsible for the retention of the crystal violet stain during the Gram staining procedure, leading to the purple coloration of Gram-positive bacteria.
- Bacteria without flagella are unable to
a. Move
b. Reproduce
c. Attach
d. NOTA
a. Move
Bacteria without flagella lack the primary means of active motility, so they are unable to move. However, they can still reproduce, attach, and carry out other essential functions.
- Cell wall of gram negative bacteria can easily be destroyed by
a. Lysozyme
b. Lipase
c. Pectinase
d. Peroxidase
a. Lysozyme
- True about gram positive bacteria
a. Thicker wall than gram negative
b. Has many cell layers
c. Contains Teichoic Acid
d. AOTA
d. AOTA (All Of The Above)
Explanation:
a. Thicker wall than gram negative - True. Gram-positive bacteria have a thicker peptidoglycan layer compared to gram-negative bacteria.
b. Has many cell layers - True. The cell wall of gram-positive bacteria is multi-layered due to the thick peptidoglycan.
c. Contains Teichoic Acid - True. Teichoic acids are polymers found in the cell walls of gram-positive bacteria and play a role in maintaining cell wall structure and possibly in host-pathogen interactions.
- Removal of microbes by mechanical means:
a. Sanitation
b. Disinfection
c. Degerming
d. All choices are correct
c. Degerming
Degerming refers to the removal of microbes from a surface by mechanical means, such as scrubbing with soap and water. It doesn’t necessarily kill the microbes but reduces their number on the surface. Sanitation and disinfection, on the other hand, typically involve the use of chemical agents to reduce or kill microbial populations.
- It is an oxidizing halogen
a. Iodine
b. Triclosan
c. Copper Solution
d. Chlorine
d. Chlorine
Chlorine is an oxidizing halogen that is commonly used as a disinfectant in water treatment and other applications. Iodine is also a halogen, but the question specifically asks for an “oxidizing” halogen, making chlorine the more appropriate answer in this context. Triclosan is an antimicrobial agent, and copper solution is not a halogen.
- Factors affecting microbial resistance except:
a. Indiscriminate
b. All of the choices are correct
c. Route of administration
d. Use in viral infections
b. All of the choices are correct
- Leeuwenhoek’s microorganisms include the following, except:
a. Arthropod
b. Algae
c. Virus
d. Protozoa
c. Virus
Explanation:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, often called the “father of microbiology,” was the first to observe and describe microorganisms using a single-lens microscope. He observed various microorganisms, including bacteria, algae, and protozoa. However, viruses are much smaller than the microorganisms Leeuwenhoek observed and were not discovered until much later. Thus, Leeuwenhoek did not observe viruses.
- Peptidoglycan provides structural strength to bacterial cell walls. This is made of polysaccharide and peptide chains and was formerly known as:
a. N-Acetylglucosamine
b. Murein
c. N- Acetylmuramic Acid
d. Dipropionic Acid
b. Murein
Explanation:
Peptidoglycan, which provides structural strength to bacterial cell walls, is composed of alternating units of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM) linked by β-1,4-glycosidic bonds. Attached to the NAM sugar is a peptide chain. This complex structure was formerly known as murein.
- Agents containing hyphae.
a. Fungi
b. Bacteria
c. Virus
d. All of the above
a. Fungi
Explanation:
Hyphae are long, branching filamentous structures that are characteristic of fungi. They are the main mode of vegetative growth in fungi. While some bacteria can form filamentous structures, they are not typically referred to as “hyphae.” Viruses do not have hyphae; they are much simpler entities without complex cellular structures. Thus, among the options provided, only fungi characteristically contain hyphae.
- What drug targets 30 S ribosomal subunits?
a. Chloramphenicol
b. Tetracycline
c. Clindamycin
d. None of the above
b. Tetracycline
Explanation:
Tetracycline antibiotics target the 30S ribosomal subunit in bacteria, preventing the attachment of the aminoacyl-tRNA to the RNA-ribosome complex. This inhibits protein synthesis in the bacterial cell. Chloramphenicol targets the 50S ribosomal subunit, and Clindamycin also targets the 50S subunit, inhibiting protein synthesis in a different manner.
- A virus known to require a helper virus.
a. Hepatitis Virus
b. HIV
c. Capsid Virus
d. Satellite Virus
d. Satellite Virus
- The last step in synthesis of peptidoglycan
a. Attaching two amino acids to form a cross-link
b. Binding of Penicillin to a membrane protein
c. Attachment of a peptide to muramic acid
d. Attachment of a portion of peptidoglycan to a membrane protein
a. Attaching two amino acids to form a cross-link