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🦠 MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK (NESTER 10TH ED.)
Human Perspective (10th Ed) by Anderson, Salm, Beins & Nester |Questions And Answers With Solutions
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Questions (Ch 1–5: Basics, Cells, Growth, Control)
Microbial Basics
,1. Microorganisms include:
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Fungi
D. All
✅ Answer: D
2. The first to observe microbes:
A. Pasteur
B. Leeuwenhoek
C. Koch
D. Fleming
✅ Answer: B
3. Germ theory was developed by:
A. Newton
B. Pasteur
C. Darwin
D. Mendel
✅ Answer: B
4. Koch’s postulates are used to:
A. Identify pathogens
B. Treat disease
C. Prevent disease
D. Study DNA
✅ Answer: A
,5. Normal microbiota are:
A. Harmful
B. Beneficial
C. Always pathogenic
D. Dead
✅ Answer: B
⚗️ Cell Structure
6. Prokaryotic cells lack:
A. DNA
B. Nucleus
C. Ribosomes
D. Membrane
✅ Answer: B
7. Bacteria are:
A. Eukaryotic
B. Prokaryotic
C. Viral
D. Multicellular
✅ Answer: B
8. Cell wall function:
A. Movement
B. Protection
C. Digestion
D. Reproduction
✅ Answer: B
, 9. Gram-positive bacteria have:
A. Thin wall
B. Thick peptidoglycan
C. No wall
D. Lipid layer
✅ Answer: B
10. Gram-negative bacteria have:
A. Thick wall
B. Outer membrane
C. No membrane
D. No wall
✅ Answer: B
🔬 Microscopy
11. Light microscope uses:
A. Electrons
B. Light
C. Sound
D. Heat
✅ Answer: B
12. Electron microscope provides:
A. Low resolution
B. High resolution
C. No image
D. Sound