Introduction to Microbiology Flashcards
2015-2018
The prokaryotes were divided into two cell groups: Archaeabacteria and Eubacteria. Who is the proponent of this classification system?
A. Robert Whittaker
B. Carl Woese
C. Robert Koch
D. Edward Jenner
B
The prokaryotes are unique from the eukaryotes based on which characteristic?
A. Presence of a nuclear membrane
B. Mitotic division
C. Chemically simple cell wall
D. Presence of 70s ribosomes only
A
Author of Micrographia
A. Louis Pasteur B. Robert Hooke C. Anton van Leeuwenhoek D. Joseph Lister E. Robert Koch
B
Formulated the germ theory of disease
A. Louis Pasteur B. Robert Hooke C. Anton van Leeuwenhoek D. Joseph Lister E. Robert Koch
A
Animal-cules
A. Louis Pasteur B. Robert Hooke C. Anton van Leeuwenhoek D. Joseph Lister E. Robert Koch
C
Used carbolic acid for sterile surgery
A. Louis Pasteur B. Robert Hooke C. Anton van Leeuwenhoek D. Joseph Lister E. Robert Koch
D
You build a time machine to see what the earth looks like before life started. What would you take with you on your trip?
A. Carbon
B. Nutrients
C. Oxygen
D. Chloroplast
C
What differentiates an organism as a prokaryote?
A. The cell components are found within the cytoplasm
B. They have a plasma membrane to protect themselves from their immediate surrounding environment
C. Have DNA and ribosomes in the cell
D. They do not have a membrane-bound nucleus or membrane-bound organelles
D
Which of the following attributes most accurately describes plasma membranes?
A. Provides semipermeable membrane
B. Made exclusively from lipids
C. Are the same in all cells
D. Inhibit integral protein attachment
A
Which of the following characteristics distinguishes facilitated transport from simple diffusion.
Facilitated transport ___________
A. requires the input of cellular energy to transport biomolecules
B. explains the movement of molecules or ions from high to low concentrations
C. uses membrane proteins and channels to transport molecules or ions from high to low concentration
D. describes the movement of biomolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fatty acids
C
Which of the following is the smallest cell?
A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Parasite
B
Which kingdom was postulated by Whittaker
A. Animalia
B. Archaebacteria
C. Eukarya
D. Bacteria
A
True for prokaryotes
A. ribosome 50S and 20S
B. presence of nucleoid
C. multidirectional gene transfer via plasmids
D. presence of DNA histones
B
Spirochetes are considered prokaryotic because
A. have cell membrane
B. have polarity
C. have both DNA and RNA in nucleus
D. have muramic acid in cell wall
D
Which is used to define the field of microbiology?
A. size of the organism
B. technique used regardless of the size of the organism
C. both
D. neither
A