MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS;
100% CORRECT; GRADE A
A __________ is a community of microbes growing on
surfaces - correct answer- Biofilm
A ___________ concentration of a drug is one at which
microbes survive but are not able to grow and reproduce
- correct answer- Bacteriostatic
A _____________ organism makes its own food using
light energy - correct answer- Photosynthetic
A cell that contains a nucleus is called a ______________
cell - correct answer- Eukaryotic
A compound is extracted from a microbial culture and is
modified in the laboratory for use as an oral medication.
This product would be a(n) - correct answer-
Semisynthetic antimicrobial
,A drug is structurally similar to PABA and inhibits folic acid
synthesis. It is most likely a(n) - correct answer-
Sulfonamide
A microbe resistant to a variety of different antimicrobials
is said to have _________ resistance - correct
answer- Multiple
A scientist conducts experiments to test a - correct
answer- Hypothesis
A term synonymous with immunization.
(Vaccination/infection) is derived from the Latin name of
the cowpox virus - correct answer- Vaccination
According to Kluyver and van Neil, which of the following
are true of basic biochemical reactions?
A. There are an unlimited number of them
B. They are shared by all living things
C. They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups
,D. They primarily involve the transfer of electrons and
ions
E. Basic biochemical reactions shared by all living things
primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions
- correct answer- Basic biochemical reactions
shared by all living things primarily involve transfer of
electrons and hydrogen ions
All of the following individuals were involved in improving
public health in the 19th century EXCEPT
A. semmelweis
B. Lister
C. Spallanzani
D. Nightingale
E. Snow - correct answer- Spallanzani
All of the following were involved in developing the germ
theory of disease EXCEPT
A. Pasteur
B. Koch
, C. Pauling
D. Snow
E. Fracastoro - correct answer- Pauling
Alterations in the structure of which of the following are
an important aspect of Gram-negative bacterial resistance
to antimicrobial drugs? - correct answer- Porins
And antimicrobial that inhibits cell wall synthesis will
result in which of the following? - correct answer-
Cells become more susceptible to osmotic pressure
Antimicrobial sugar analogs are effective for - correct
answer- Preventing virus attachment
Antimicrobials that block protein synthesis by binding to
the mRNA are - correct answer- Antisense
nucleic acids
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS;
100% CORRECT; GRADE A
A __________ is a community of microbes growing on
surfaces - correct answer- Biofilm
A ___________ concentration of a drug is one at which
microbes survive but are not able to grow and reproduce
- correct answer- Bacteriostatic
A _____________ organism makes its own food using
light energy - correct answer- Photosynthetic
A cell that contains a nucleus is called a ______________
cell - correct answer- Eukaryotic
A compound is extracted from a microbial culture and is
modified in the laboratory for use as an oral medication.
This product would be a(n) - correct answer-
Semisynthetic antimicrobial
,A drug is structurally similar to PABA and inhibits folic acid
synthesis. It is most likely a(n) - correct answer-
Sulfonamide
A microbe resistant to a variety of different antimicrobials
is said to have _________ resistance - correct
answer- Multiple
A scientist conducts experiments to test a - correct
answer- Hypothesis
A term synonymous with immunization.
(Vaccination/infection) is derived from the Latin name of
the cowpox virus - correct answer- Vaccination
According to Kluyver and van Neil, which of the following
are true of basic biochemical reactions?
A. There are an unlimited number of them
B. They are shared by all living things
C. They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups
,D. They primarily involve the transfer of electrons and
ions
E. Basic biochemical reactions shared by all living things
primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions
- correct answer- Basic biochemical reactions
shared by all living things primarily involve transfer of
electrons and hydrogen ions
All of the following individuals were involved in improving
public health in the 19th century EXCEPT
A. semmelweis
B. Lister
C. Spallanzani
D. Nightingale
E. Snow - correct answer- Spallanzani
All of the following were involved in developing the germ
theory of disease EXCEPT
A. Pasteur
B. Koch
, C. Pauling
D. Snow
E. Fracastoro - correct answer- Pauling
Alterations in the structure of which of the following are
an important aspect of Gram-negative bacterial resistance
to antimicrobial drugs? - correct answer- Porins
And antimicrobial that inhibits cell wall synthesis will
result in which of the following? - correct answer-
Cells become more susceptible to osmotic pressure
Antimicrobial sugar analogs are effective for - correct
answer- Preventing virus attachment
Antimicrobials that block protein synthesis by binding to
the mRNA are - correct answer- Antisense
nucleic acids
