Types Of Microorganisms! Hardest Trivia Quiz
- 1.Disease-causing microorganisms are called
- A.
Decomposers
- B.
Prokaryotes
- C.
Pathogens
- D.
Eukaryotes
- 2.The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are called
- A.
Decomposers
- B.
Prokaryotes
- C.
Fermenters
- D.
Pathogens
- 3.The microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cell wall are called
- A.
Decomposers
- B.
Prokaryotes
- C.
Pathogens
- D.
Eukaryotes
- 4.Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
- A.
Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
- B.
A microbiologist using the microscope to study bacteria
- C.
Humans using yeast to make beer and wine
- D.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lungs causing TB
- 5.The Dutch merchant who made and used quality magnifying lenses to see and record microorganisms was
- A.
F. Redi
- B.
A. Leeuwenhoek
- C.
L. Pasteur
- D.
J. Lister
- 6.Spontaneous generation is the belief that
- A.
Germs cause infectious diseases
- B.
Microbes are diverse and ubiquitous
- C.
Microbes placed in an infusion can grow in it
- D.
Living things arise from nonliving matter
- 7.Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that
- A.
Microbes are found on dust particles
- B.
A specific microbe is the cause of a specific disease
- C.
Life forms can only arise from preexisting life forms
- D.
A specific microbe should be classified in a specific kingdom
- 8.Which scientist discovered heat resistant bacterial spores
- A.
J. Lister
- B.
R. Koch
- C.
F. Cohn
- D.
A. Leeuwenhoek
- 9.The rash and/or hemorrhage associated to Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Typhus occur when this bacterium targets the endotheilal cells that line blood vessels
- 10.This bacterium has a life cycle that includes elementary and reticulate bodies
- 11.This bacterium is a member parasite that adheres to and damages the mucous membrane of the respiratory, urinary, and reproductuve tracts
- 12.This bacterium causes a commonly acquired sexually transmitted bacterial disease and Trachoma, the most common cause of blindness
- 13.Which bacterium was the first organisms to produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis
- 14.If microbiologist is studying a specimen at a total mag of 950x, what is the magnifying power of the objective lens if the ocular lens is 10x
- A.
100x
- B.
950x
- C.
850x
- D.
95x
- 15.Which microscope achieves the greatest resolution and highest magnification
- A.
Bright-field
- B.
Dark-field
- C.
Phase-contrast
- D.
Electron
- 16.Which microscope bombard a whole, metal-coated specimen with electrons moving back and forth over it
- A.
Fluoresence
- B.
Differential interference contrast
- C.
Scanning electron
- D.
Transmission electron
- 17.The primary purpose of staining cells on a microscope slide is to
- A.
Kill them
- B.
Secure them to the slide
- C.
Enlarge the cell
- D.
Add contrast in order to see them better
- 18.A microbiologist makes a fixed smear of bacterial cells and stains them with methylene blue. all the cells appear blue under the oil lens. this is an example of
- A.
Negative staining
- B.
Using an acidic dye
- C.
Simple staining
- D.
Using acid-fast stai
- 19.Why is immersion oil often used when viewing specimens under the microscope
- A.
To stain the cells blue
- B.
To prevent smear from drying out
- C.
To slow bacterial movement so you can see cells better
- D.
To increase the resolution
- 20.Spirochetes have a twisting and flexing locomotion due to
- A.
Flagella
- B.
Cilia
- C.
Fimbriae
- D.
Periplasmic flagella
- 21.Magnification is achieved in a compound microscope through the initial magnification of the specimen by the ______ lens. This image is then projected to the _________ lens that will further magnify the specimen to form a virtual image received by the eye
- 22.The transfer of genes during bacterial conjugation involve rigid, tubular appendages called
- A.
Flagella
- B.
Cilia
- C.
Fimbriae
- D.
Sex pili
- 23.The term that refers to the presence of flagella all over the cell surface is
- A.
Amphitrichous
- B.
Atrichous
- C.
Monotrichous
- D.
Peritrichous
- 24.The outcome of the gram stain is based on differences in cell's
- A.
Ribosomes
- B.
Inclusions
- C.
Cell wall
- D.
Cell membrane
- 25.The most immediate result of destruction of a cell's ribosomes would be
- A.
Material would not be able to cross cell membrane
- B.
Protein synthesis would stop
- C.
Destruction of cell's DNA
- D.
Formation of glycogen inclusions
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