Practice Test 1 Flashcards
(15 cards)
- Who is universally known as the Father of Microbiology for being the first to observe and suggest the existence of microorganisms?
A Robert Hooke
B. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
C. Zacharias Jansen
D. Louis Pasteur
B. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
- One of the earliest examples of sterile technique to prevent microbial growth was Spallanzan’s boiled mutton broth experiment. What was the modification he made to John
Needham’s experiment to dispute spontaneous generation?
A .broth was boiled in a sealed container with the air partially evacuated
B. broth was boiled using a swan neck flask
C. broth was filtered before boiling
D. None of the above
A .broth was boiled in a sealed container with the air partially evacuated
- Koch’s postulates are a series of steps used that are used to determine whether a particular microbe is the cause of a specific disease. Give the correct order of these postulates.
I. The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
II. The microorganism must be re-isolated from the inoculated, diseased experimental host and identified as being identical to the original causative agent.
III. The microorganism must be present in every case of the disease and absent from healthy organisms.
IV. The microorganism must be isolated from the host with the disease and grown in pure culture.
A III, II, I, IV
B. II, III, I, IV
C. II, IV, III, 1
D. III, IV, I, II
D. III, IV, I, II
- Which of the following represents the correct order of the taxonomic hierarchy from MOST
inclusive group to least inclusive group? A. Species-Genus-Family-Order-Class-Phylum-Kingdom- Domain
B. Domain-Kingdom-Phylum- Order-Class-Genus-Family- Species
C. Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order- Family-Genus- Species
D. Species-Genus- Family-Class- Order- Phylum-Kingdom-Domain
C. Domain-Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order- Family-Genus- Species
- A farmer notices that nitrates from the fertilizer are disappearing rapidly from the soil. Which of the following could have caused this?
A. aerobic respiration
B. fermentation
C. anaerobic respiration
D. photosynthesis
C. anaerobic respiration
- Which domain does the group containing Halobacterium, a salt-loving microorganism, belong to?
A. Bacteria
B. Archaea
C. Eukarya
D. None of the above
B. Archaea
- Which of these follows the set of rules and guidelines used for naming microorganisms?
A. Escherichia coli 0157:H7
B. escherichia coli 0157:H7
C. Escherichia coli O157:H7
D. Escherichia coli O157:H7
C. Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Which of the following is NOT a product of the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) pathway?
A ATP
B. pyruvate
C. FADH2
D. NADH
C. FADH2
- Which of the following processes occurs in the absence of oxygen?
A Aerobic respiration
C Electron transport chain
B. Citric acid cycle
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
- What is the primary function of the microbial Calvin cycle?
A. To convert carbon dioxide into usable energy known as glucose
B. To convert organic compounds into carbon dioxide
C. To generate ATP from organic compounds
D. To break down glucose into pyruvate
A. To convert carbon dioxide into usable energy known as glucose
- Which fungal species is responsible for the characteristic nutty flavor and firm texture of tempeh?
A. Rhizopus stolonifera
B. Aspergillus spp.
C. Rhizopus oligosporus
D. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
C. Rhizopus oligosporus
- Which microorganism, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, led to the development of the first widely used antibiotic?
A. P. chrysogenum
B. P. notatum
C. P. expansum
D. P. verrucosum
B. P. notatum
- This process is one of the beneficial roles of bacteria in which bacteria are used to break down
pollutants and other contaminants in the environment.
A. Catabolism effect
B. Bioremediation
C. Phytoremediation
D. Biotechnology
B. Bioremediation
- This process is described as the sum of all the biochemical transformations that take place in
the body.
A. Anabolism
B. Respiration
C.Metabolism
D. Catabolism
C.Metabolism
- How can someone be infected by a foodborne virus?
A. Through infected people
B. Consumption of contaminated water
C. Through environment surfaces
D. Consumption of frozen food
All, But A is the best
