MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONAL BY KARIN FINAL REVIEW 2026
BUNDLED SOLUTIONS
◉ One type of microscope capable of observing living micro-
organisms is the: Answer: Phase-contrast microscope
◉ Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy
about spontaneous generation? Answer: Louis Pasteur
◉ Fossils of Prokaryote go back _______ billon years Answer: 3.5 to
4.0
◉ Which of the following is not a microorganism? Answer: Insect
◉ The correct order of the taxonomic category is: Answer: Domain,
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
◉ Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called:
Answer: Biofilms
◉ A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of
one provides nutrients for another is called: Answer: Commensalism
,◉ Which of the following sites of the human body does have normal
flora? Answer: Skin
◉ Which of the following industries use(s) microorganisms?
A. Chemical
B. Wine
C. Cheese
D. All of the above Answer: D. All of the above
◉ The atomic number equals the number of: Answer: Protons
◉ The chemical bond in which electrons are equally shared is a(n)
Answer: nonpolar covalent bond
◉ The bond between water molecules is a(n): Answer: Polar
covalent Bond
◉ The outermost shell of an atom can hold up to ____ electrons
Answer: 8
◉ The bond between sodium and chlorine atoms in sodium chloride
is a(n): Answer: Ionic Bond
,◉ Sucrose is composed of Answer: Glucose and Fructose
◉ The bond between amino acids is a(n) Answer: Peptide bond
◉ The unit molecules (monomers) of carbohydrates are: Answer:
Monosaccharaides
◉ The RNA nucleotide base that pairs with adenine of DNA is
Answer: Uracil
◉ Glucose and fructose are examples of Answer: Monosaccharaides
◉ What is not found in all bacterial cells Answer: Capsule
◉ Bacterial capsules are important in Answer: Survival
◉ The cell organelle responsible for the packaging of proteins are
the: Answer: Golgi Complexes
◉ The cell organism found only in algae and plants cells is the
Answer: Chloroplast
, ◉ The intracellular fluid has a high concentration of Answer:
Potassium
◉ Which of the following is an active transport mechanism? Answer:
Pinocytes
◉ Which of the following is an enzyme? Answer: Ligase
◉ The compound that enters the Krebs-cycle and combines with
oxaloacetic acid is Answer: Acetyl-Co A
◉ The anticodons are located in the Answer: mRNA
◉ In which phase of mitosis do the chromatids separate Answer:
Anaphase
◉ The destruction of all microorganisms and their endospores is
referred to as: Answer: Sterilization
◉ The process by which the number of microbes on the human skin
is reduced by scrubbing is called: Answer: Degermation
◉ Chemically agar is a Answer: Carbohydrate
PROFESSIONAL BY KARIN FINAL REVIEW 2026
BUNDLED SOLUTIONS
◉ One type of microscope capable of observing living micro-
organisms is the: Answer: Phase-contrast microscope
◉ Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy
about spontaneous generation? Answer: Louis Pasteur
◉ Fossils of Prokaryote go back _______ billon years Answer: 3.5 to
4.0
◉ Which of the following is not a microorganism? Answer: Insect
◉ The correct order of the taxonomic category is: Answer: Domain,
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
◉ Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called:
Answer: Biofilms
◉ A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of
one provides nutrients for another is called: Answer: Commensalism
,◉ Which of the following sites of the human body does have normal
flora? Answer: Skin
◉ Which of the following industries use(s) microorganisms?
A. Chemical
B. Wine
C. Cheese
D. All of the above Answer: D. All of the above
◉ The atomic number equals the number of: Answer: Protons
◉ The chemical bond in which electrons are equally shared is a(n)
Answer: nonpolar covalent bond
◉ The bond between water molecules is a(n): Answer: Polar
covalent Bond
◉ The outermost shell of an atom can hold up to ____ electrons
Answer: 8
◉ The bond between sodium and chlorine atoms in sodium chloride
is a(n): Answer: Ionic Bond
,◉ Sucrose is composed of Answer: Glucose and Fructose
◉ The bond between amino acids is a(n) Answer: Peptide bond
◉ The unit molecules (monomers) of carbohydrates are: Answer:
Monosaccharaides
◉ The RNA nucleotide base that pairs with adenine of DNA is
Answer: Uracil
◉ Glucose and fructose are examples of Answer: Monosaccharaides
◉ What is not found in all bacterial cells Answer: Capsule
◉ Bacterial capsules are important in Answer: Survival
◉ The cell organelle responsible for the packaging of proteins are
the: Answer: Golgi Complexes
◉ The cell organism found only in algae and plants cells is the
Answer: Chloroplast
, ◉ The intracellular fluid has a high concentration of Answer:
Potassium
◉ Which of the following is an active transport mechanism? Answer:
Pinocytes
◉ Which of the following is an enzyme? Answer: Ligase
◉ The compound that enters the Krebs-cycle and combines with
oxaloacetic acid is Answer: Acetyl-Co A
◉ The anticodons are located in the Answer: mRNA
◉ In which phase of mitosis do the chromatids separate Answer:
Anaphase
◉ The destruction of all microorganisms and their endospores is
referred to as: Answer: Sterilization
◉ The process by which the number of microbes on the human skin
is reduced by scrubbing is called: Answer: Degermation
◉ Chemically agar is a Answer: Carbohydrate
