Microbiology

Question 1

Which of the following microorganisms appears in grape like clusters?

Answer 1

Staphylococci

Question 2

Which of the following organisms requires a vector?

Answer 2

Rickettsia

Question 3

Microbes that can grow either with or without oxygen are called

Answer 3

Facultative anaerobics

Question 4

The smallest microorganisms are called

Answer 4

Viruses

Question 5

Bacteria that are permanent and beneficial residents in the human body are called

Answer 5

Normal flora

Question 6

Viruses are

Answer 6

Simpler than prokaryotes

Question 7

Spiral-shaped bacteria are called

Answer 7

Spirilla

Question 8

Streptococci appear in

Answer 8

Chains of cocci

Question 9

Both bacteria and fungi can be

Answer 9

Unicellular

Question 10

Which of the following can be seen only with an electron microscope?

Answer 10

Viruses

Question 11

When the high-power objective (40x) is used, which of the following parts of the compound microscope is used to focus the image?

Answer 11

Fine adjustment

Question 12

Organisms that cause disease are called

Answer 12

Pathogens

Question 13

Which of the following items should be used to clean the lenses of a microscope?

Answer 13

Lens paper

Question 14

The degree to which an organism is pathogenic is known as

Answer 14

Virulence

Question 15

A part of a microscope used to collect and focus light onto the specimen is referred to as a(n)

Answer 15

Condenser