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.

31.

Most microbial structures and enzymes are composed of

A.

lipids

B.

proteins

C.

carbohydrates

D.

lipids and carbohydrates

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

32.

The foundation for the germ theory of disease was set down by

A.

Robert Koch

B.

Ronald Ross

C.

Louis Pasteur

D.

Walter Reed

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

33.

The three domain version of life on earth is based on the

A.

nucleic acid sequence data

B.

morphological traits

C.

metabolic traits

D.

characteristics of the cell wall

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

34.

Which of the following best represents the hierarchy of levels of biological classification?

A.

Phylum, kingdom, class, order, genus, species, family

B.

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

C.

Kingdom, phylum, family, class, order, genus, species

D.

Class, order, kingdom, phylum, family, genus, species

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

35.

Genetic and biochemical similarities between contemporary cyanobacteria and eukaryotic chloroplasts are accepted to mean that

A.

eukaryotes evolved from bacteria

B.

eukaryotes evolved from archaea

C.

oxygenic photosynthesis first evolved in eukaryotes

D.

cyanobacteria arose from chloroplasts which escaped from plant cells

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

36.

Which of the following may account for the small size of the cells?

A.

The rate of diffusion

B.

The surface area/volume ratio

C.

The number of mRNAs that can be produced by the nucleus

D.

All of the above

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

37.

Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom Prokaryotae?

A.

Bacteria

B.

Protozoa

C.

Fungi

D.

All of these

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

38.

Which of the following structures is the smallest?

A.

Viriod

B.

Hydrogen atom

C.

Bacterium

D.

Mitochondrion

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

39.

All of the following are features of prokaryotes except

A.

nitrogen fixation

B.

photosynthesis

C.

sexual reproduction

D.

locomotion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

40.

All membranes of free-living organisms have phospholipid bilayers, but exception is

A.

bacteria

B.

fungi

C.

archaea

D.

protozoa

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.