Microbiology 2420: EXAM 3 REVIEW Questions and Answers (Rated A+)

Microbiology 2420: EXAM 3 REVIEW
Questions and Answers (Rated A+)
Cyanobacteria - Answer Which one of the following microorganisms was once called blue-
green algae?



Mycoplasmas

Cyanobacteria

Chlamydiae

Rickettsia



Mycoplasmas - Answer Which one of the following is a prokaryote without a cell wall?



Mycoplasmas

Virus

Rickettsia

Cyanobacterium



Fungi - Answer Which one of the following microorganisms has its own kingdom in the five-
kingdom of classification?



Viruses

Algae

Bacteria

Fungi



-Archea - Answer All of the following are considered eukaryotes except:



Archea

Fungi

Protozoa

Humans



-Genus name and species modifier - Answer The binomial name of a microbe is composed of
its _____.

, kingdom and genus names

genus name and a species modifier

family and class names

genus and family names



-Taxonomy - Answer The science of classification is generally known as _____.



nomenclature

taxonomy

morphology

dichotomy



-All of the above - Answer Classification is necessary to ______.



establish criteria for identifying organisms



arrange related organisms into groups



provide information on how organisms evolved



All of the above



-Genus - Answer In the name Escherichia coli, Escherichia refers to the ________ of the
bacteria.



class

phylum

species

genus



-Excherichia coli - Capital letter Genus and small capital species - Answer Which of the
following organisms shows the proper use of binomial nomenclature?



escherichia coli