MICROBIOLOGY EXAM
QNS & ANS
2023/2024
, 1. A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is called a/an
geomicrobiologist
2. The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are called
decomposers
3. When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called genetic engineering
4. Disease-causing microorganisms are called _. Bacteria
5. In which way are archaea and eukaryotes the same? Have similar ssu rRNA sequence
6. True or False. Because the genome is contained within an enclosed space (much like the nucleus of
a cell), viruses are classified as eukaryotic False
7. The surrounds the capsid of some viruses. Envelope
QNS & ANS
2023/2024
, 1. A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is called a/an
geomicrobiologist
2. The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are called
decomposers
3. When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called genetic engineering
4. Disease-causing microorganisms are called _. Bacteria
5. In which way are archaea and eukaryotes the same? Have similar ssu rRNA sequence
6. True or False. Because the genome is contained within an enclosed space (much like the nucleus of
a cell), viruses are classified as eukaryotic False
7. The surrounds the capsid of some viruses. Envelope
