BIOL 2117 EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Morphological characterisitics - ✔✔colony morphology, growth pattern in broth
✔✔Selective and differential media - ✔✔neither, one, or both
✔✔differential staining - ✔✔gram, acid-fast
✔✔biochemical tests - ✔✔presence/absence of specific enzymes
✔✔Serology - ✔✔study of serum and antibodies, based on the fact that antibodies react
specifically with an antigen
✔✔Phage-typing - ✔✔bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, high specificity,
plaque formation
✔✔Flow cytometry - ✔✔individual cell separation
✔✔Molecular methods - ✔✔DNA fingerprinting, DNA hybridization, nucleic acid
sequencing (rRNA sequencing)
✔✔Eukaryotes - ✔✔Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, Helminths
✔✔Fungi - ✔✔Fungi kingdom, chemoheterotroph, absorption, yeasts=unicellular,
molds=multicellular, grow in low moisture, prefer acidic environments (pH=5)
✔✔Dimorphic - ✔✔both yeasts and molds, depending on the temperature
✔✔Spores of Fungi - ✔✔all are reproductive, more fragile than endospores
✔✔Zygomycota - ✔✔opportunistic, systemic
✔✔Hyphae - ✔✔parts of fungal body; septate or coenocytic
✔✔Microsporidia - ✔✔NO hyphae, NO mitochondria, obligate intracellular parasites
✔✔Ascomycota - ✔✔Ringworm
✔✔Anamorphs - ✔✔produce asexual spores ONLY, source of penicillin
✔✔Basidiomycota - ✔✔classic mushroom
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Morphological characterisitics - ✔✔colony morphology, growth pattern in broth
✔✔Selective and differential media - ✔✔neither, one, or both
✔✔differential staining - ✔✔gram, acid-fast
✔✔biochemical tests - ✔✔presence/absence of specific enzymes
✔✔Serology - ✔✔study of serum and antibodies, based on the fact that antibodies react
specifically with an antigen
✔✔Phage-typing - ✔✔bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, high specificity,
plaque formation
✔✔Flow cytometry - ✔✔individual cell separation
✔✔Molecular methods - ✔✔DNA fingerprinting, DNA hybridization, nucleic acid
sequencing (rRNA sequencing)
✔✔Eukaryotes - ✔✔Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, Helminths
✔✔Fungi - ✔✔Fungi kingdom, chemoheterotroph, absorption, yeasts=unicellular,
molds=multicellular, grow in low moisture, prefer acidic environments (pH=5)
✔✔Dimorphic - ✔✔both yeasts and molds, depending on the temperature
✔✔Spores of Fungi - ✔✔all are reproductive, more fragile than endospores
✔✔Zygomycota - ✔✔opportunistic, systemic
✔✔Hyphae - ✔✔parts of fungal body; septate or coenocytic
✔✔Microsporidia - ✔✔NO hyphae, NO mitochondria, obligate intracellular parasites
✔✔Ascomycota - ✔✔Ringworm
✔✔Anamorphs - ✔✔produce asexual spores ONLY, source of penicillin
✔✔Basidiomycota - ✔✔classic mushroom
