Microbiology questions and answers

Microbiology Questions and Answers

How well do you know about living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye? This test challenges your knowledge of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, fungi and virus.

1.

The Archaea include all of the following except

A.

methanogens

B.

halophiles

C.

thermoacidophiles

D.

cyanobacteria

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2.

The endosymbiosis hypothesis provides an explanation for how

A.

eukaryotes developed from prokayotes

B.

prokaryotes developed from eukaryotes

C.

algae developed from protozoa

D.

protozoa developed from algae

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3.

What are Blue-Green bacteria called?

A.

Acquaobacteria

B.

Cyanobacteria

C.

Protozoa

D.

None of the above

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4.

The word, cell was first used by

A.

Robert Hooke

B.

Theodor Schwann

C.

Louis Pasteur

D.

Ronald Ross

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5.

Which of the following structure is present in prokaryotic cells?

A.

Mitochondria

B.

Chloroplasts

C.

Chloroplasts

D.

Mesosome

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

6.

Which of the following is a characteristic unique to the ciliates?

A.

Use of cilia as a sensory function

B.

Presence of both a macronucleus and several micronuclei

C.

Both (a) and (b)

D.

Possess a light-detecting eye spot

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

7.

The binomial name of a microbe is composed of

A.

its kingdom and genus names

B.

its genus name and a species modifier

C.

its family and class names

D.

its genus and species names

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8.

Eukaryotic micro organisms include

A.

protozoa

B.

fungi

C.

algae

D.

all of these

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

9.

All of the following individuals contributed to cell theory except

A.

Robert Hooke

B.

Matthias Schleiden

C.

Theodor Schwann

D.

Rudolf Virchow

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10.

Which of the following organelles contain DNA, divides and possesses some degree of autonomy?

A.

Golgi apparatus

B.

Ribosome

C.

Chloroplast

D.

Peroxisomes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.