Samples Questions in First Term Exam Flashcards
Which of the following does not occur when baeocytes are produced?
A. Formation of a small, spherical cell.
B. Formation of a vegetable cell which replicates over and over.
C. Formation of thick extracellular material in the vegetable cell with a temporary sojourn of cytoplasmic fissions.
D. Release of baeocytes from extracellular matrix.
C. Formation of thick extracellular material in the vegetable cell with a temporary sojourn of cytoplasmic fissions.
This is also known as bacteria with tapering ends.
Fusiform bacilli
Who is credited for discovering the first living organisms under a microscope?
Anthon Van Leeuwenhoek
What structure of bacteria aims to protect the cell from being phagocytized by larger cells?
Capsule
Acts as a primary stain
Crystal violet
Decolorizes bacterial smears
Alcohol
For Acid Fast-Staining
Ziehl-Neelsen Stain
For Fungal Staining
Lactophenol Cotton Blue
Functions as a mordant
Iodine
Causes gram-negative cells to stain pink
Safranin O
True or False
Aero-microbiology is a branch of microbiology that focuses in studying life outside the Earth.
False
True or False
There is no standard, unified classification scheme in bacteria.
True
True or False
Fungal DNA is enclosed within a region called nucleoid, whereas bacterial DNA exists inside a membrane-bound called plasmid.
False
True or False
MacFarland Standard relies on the comparison of sample turbidity to estimate bacterial concentration.
True
True or False
Bacterial motility can be visualized using spectrophotometric analysis.
True
True or False
A condition that retards the growth of bacteria is called bacteriostatis.
True
True or False
Fungal cells are larger in size than bacterial cells.
True
True or False
Serotyping and antibiotic inhibition patterns are not used in identifying bacterial populations.
True
Correct arrangement from general to specific level.
Domain-Kingdom-Divisions-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
Who created the initial accounts on the existence of infectious diseases?
Fracastoro
What taxon is the most specific or exclusive?
Domain
True or False
The Big Bang Theory states that life is a product of collision and explosion.
True
True of False
Numerical taxonomy differentiates bacteria in terms of varied characteristics expressed in mathematical coefficients.
True
I. Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye.
II. Fungi are prokaryotic organisms which could either be multicellular or unicellular
Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
