Fortis Microbiology Final Exam study
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Host cells of viruses include? - ANSWERS-Humans, other animals, plants, fungi, and
bacterial
Orderly arrangement of organisms into a hierarchy of taxonomic categories -
ANSWERS-Classification
Disease causing microorganisms - ANSWERS-Pathogens
Microorganisms composed only of heredity material wrapped in a protein covering -
ANSWERS-Viruses
When assigning a scientific name to an organism, both the genus and species names
are ______ or ______. - ANSWERS-Italicized or underlined
The five I's of studying microorganisms are? - ANSWERS-Inoculation, incubation,
inspection, isolation, and identification
Contains only one species of microorganisms - ANSWERS-Pure culture
An important component of media because it provides a solid surface for bacterial
growth - ANSWERS-Agar
, Microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells - ANSWERS-Prokaryotes
Magnifies the specimen to produce the real image of the specimen - ANSWERS-
Objective lens
How is total magnification determined? - ANSWERS-The power of the ocular lens is
multiplied by the power of the objective lens
Two functions of bacterial appendages - ANSWERS-Attachment and motility
The presence of flagella all over the cell surface - ANSWERS-Peritrichous
Prokaryotic flagella has three parts in the order from cytoplasm to external environment
is? - ANSWERS-Basal body, hook and filament
Often the site of pathogenic genes - ANSWERS-Plasmids
A unique macromolecule found in bacterial cell walls - ANSWERS-Peptidoglycan
-DNA not encased in a membrane
- has a cell wall made of peptidoglycans or other distinct chemicals
- does not have membrane-bound organelles
- DNA is wrapped around histones - ANSWERS-Prokaryotes
Short, numerous appendages used by some bacterial cells for adhering to surfaces -
ANSWERS-Fimbriae
The most immediate result of destruction of a cell's ribosomes would be that? -
ANSWERS-Protein synthesis would stop
guide COMPLETE EXAM Questions with
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Update 2026)EXAM Graded A+
Host cells of viruses include? - ANSWERS-Humans, other animals, plants, fungi, and
bacterial
Orderly arrangement of organisms into a hierarchy of taxonomic categories -
ANSWERS-Classification
Disease causing microorganisms - ANSWERS-Pathogens
Microorganisms composed only of heredity material wrapped in a protein covering -
ANSWERS-Viruses
When assigning a scientific name to an organism, both the genus and species names
are ______ or ______. - ANSWERS-Italicized or underlined
The five I's of studying microorganisms are? - ANSWERS-Inoculation, incubation,
inspection, isolation, and identification
Contains only one species of microorganisms - ANSWERS-Pure culture
An important component of media because it provides a solid surface for bacterial
growth - ANSWERS-Agar
, Microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells - ANSWERS-Prokaryotes
Magnifies the specimen to produce the real image of the specimen - ANSWERS-
Objective lens
How is total magnification determined? - ANSWERS-The power of the ocular lens is
multiplied by the power of the objective lens
Two functions of bacterial appendages - ANSWERS-Attachment and motility
The presence of flagella all over the cell surface - ANSWERS-Peritrichous
Prokaryotic flagella has three parts in the order from cytoplasm to external environment
is? - ANSWERS-Basal body, hook and filament
Often the site of pathogenic genes - ANSWERS-Plasmids
A unique macromolecule found in bacterial cell walls - ANSWERS-Peptidoglycan
-DNA not encased in a membrane
- has a cell wall made of peptidoglycans or other distinct chemicals
- does not have membrane-bound organelles
- DNA is wrapped around histones - ANSWERS-Prokaryotes
Short, numerous appendages used by some bacterial cells for adhering to surfaces -
ANSWERS-Fimbriae
The most immediate result of destruction of a cell's ribosomes would be that? -
ANSWERS-Protein synthesis would stop
