BIOM 500 QUIZ 3 ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Microorganisms. Answer: Living things too small to see with the
naked eye
◉ Types of Microorganisms. Answer: Algae, bacteria, viruses, fungi,
protozoa, helminths, algae
◉ Infectious Disease. Answer: Due to Microorganisms
◉ DAILY. Answer: Disability adjusted life years
Years of Premature death + years of disability
◉ Emerging Diseases. Answer: "New diseases"
Often zoonotic
◉ Prokaryotic. Answer: No nucleus
Bacteria and archaebacteria
◉ Eukaryotic. Answer: Has a nucleus
,◉ Bacteria. Answer: Prokaryotic, single celled
◉ Protozoa. Answer: Eukaryotic, unicellular, often motile
◉ Algae. Answer: Unicellular or Multicellular photosynthetic
◉ Fungi. Answer: Eukaryotic
Yeasts- unicellular
Molds- multicellular
◉ Helminths. Answer: worms
eukaryotic
multicellular
◉ Viruses. Answer: acellular, obligate intracellular parasites
◉ Spontaneous Generation. Answer: Life comes from non-living
things
◉ Principal and experiment that disproved spontaneous generation.
Answer: Principal- Biogenesis (Life comes from other life)
, Experiment- Pasteur's swan necked flask
◉ Miasma Theory of Disease. Answer: "poisonous" vapor from
decomposing materials causes disease
Naming scheme of malaria: Mal-bad Aria- air
◉ Germ Theory of Disease. Answer: idea that infectious diseases are
caused by microorganisms
◉ Cholera. Answer: Etiologic agent: Vibrio cholerae
Reservoir: Contaminated Water (Fecal)
S&S: Rice water stool, shock, coma, death, Decreased BV
Tx: Replace fluids
Prevention: vaccine, Sanitation
◉ Koch's Postulates (definition). Answer: series of guidelines used
to identify the microorganism that causes a specific disease
◉ Koch's Postulates (steps). Answer: 1. The same pathogen must be
present in every case of the disease.
2. The pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grown
in pure culture.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Microorganisms. Answer: Living things too small to see with the
naked eye
◉ Types of Microorganisms. Answer: Algae, bacteria, viruses, fungi,
protozoa, helminths, algae
◉ Infectious Disease. Answer: Due to Microorganisms
◉ DAILY. Answer: Disability adjusted life years
Years of Premature death + years of disability
◉ Emerging Diseases. Answer: "New diseases"
Often zoonotic
◉ Prokaryotic. Answer: No nucleus
Bacteria and archaebacteria
◉ Eukaryotic. Answer: Has a nucleus
,◉ Bacteria. Answer: Prokaryotic, single celled
◉ Protozoa. Answer: Eukaryotic, unicellular, often motile
◉ Algae. Answer: Unicellular or Multicellular photosynthetic
◉ Fungi. Answer: Eukaryotic
Yeasts- unicellular
Molds- multicellular
◉ Helminths. Answer: worms
eukaryotic
multicellular
◉ Viruses. Answer: acellular, obligate intracellular parasites
◉ Spontaneous Generation. Answer: Life comes from non-living
things
◉ Principal and experiment that disproved spontaneous generation.
Answer: Principal- Biogenesis (Life comes from other life)
, Experiment- Pasteur's swan necked flask
◉ Miasma Theory of Disease. Answer: "poisonous" vapor from
decomposing materials causes disease
Naming scheme of malaria: Mal-bad Aria- air
◉ Germ Theory of Disease. Answer: idea that infectious diseases are
caused by microorganisms
◉ Cholera. Answer: Etiologic agent: Vibrio cholerae
Reservoir: Contaminated Water (Fecal)
S&S: Rice water stool, shock, coma, death, Decreased BV
Tx: Replace fluids
Prevention: vaccine, Sanitation
◉ Koch's Postulates (definition). Answer: series of guidelines used
to identify the microorganism that causes a specific disease
◉ Koch's Postulates (steps). Answer: 1. The same pathogen must be
present in every case of the disease.
2. The pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grown
in pure culture.
