Intro to Microbiology Questions and
answers
Microbiology - correct answer-the study of small life
Examples of microbes... - correct answer-Bacteria, Archaea ,Fungi, Protozoa ,Multicellular
Animal Parasite, Algae, Viruses
Microbes are mostly... - correct answer-unicellular
Bacteria outnumber human cells - correct answer-10: 1
1g of soil = - correct answer-1 million SPECIES bacteria
1ml of seawater = - correct answer-50 million viruses
What is Streptomyces parvulus being used for? - correct answer-to make anti-cancer drugs
Bacteria are... - correct answer-Prokaryotic & unicellular
Prokaryotic means... - correct answer-before nucleus & no membrane bound organelles
3 shapes of bacteria are... - correct answer-coccus, bacillus, & spirillium
Coccus means... - correct answer-round shape
Bacillus means... - correct answer-rod shaped
Spirillium means... - correct answer-spiral shaped
Bacteria cell wall is comprised of..? - correct answer-peptidoglycan & carbohydrates
Peptidoglycan is specific to... - correct answer-bacteria
How long has bacteria been around? - correct answer-3.5 billion years
Yellowstone hot springs... - correct answer-bacteria lives there causes the spring to turn red
What does MRSA stand for? - correct answer-methecillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA can cause... - correct answer-MRSA infection
Bacillus anthrasis causes - correct answer-Anthrax
Bacillus anthrasis is used in... - correct answer-biological warfare
, Gas gangrene is caused by - correct answer-Clostridium perfringens
Diabetics are prone to - correct answer-gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens
Botulism is caused by...? - correct answer-Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium botulinum is used in what and does what? - correct answer-used in botox and
paralyzes the face
Gonorrhea is caused by - correct answer-Neisseria gonorrheae
Gonorrhea is becoming - correct answer-drug resistant
Salmenolosis is caused - correct answer-Salmonella newport
Salmenolosis is - correct answer-food poisoning
Archaea do not cause - correct answer-disease
Archaea may have been - correct answer-the origin of bacteria
Archaea are - correct answer-weird suckers
Archaea are classified as - correct answer-prokaryotes but have components of prokaryotes
& eukaryotes
Archaea do not have - correct answer-peptidoglycan
Archaea's membrane is similar to - correct answer-eukaryotes
Archaea live in - correct answer-extreme conditions
halophile means - correct answer-high salt
thermophile means - correct answer-high temperature
Fungi are classified as - correct answer-eukaryotes
Fungi are both - correct answer-unicelluar & multicellular
Example of unicellular fungi - correct answer-yeast
example of multicellular fungi - correct answer-mushrooms & molds
Fungi can reproduce.. - correct answer-sexually or asexually
Beneficial fungi - correct answer-Cantherellus cibarius (mushrooms we eat)
answers
Microbiology - correct answer-the study of small life
Examples of microbes... - correct answer-Bacteria, Archaea ,Fungi, Protozoa ,Multicellular
Animal Parasite, Algae, Viruses
Microbes are mostly... - correct answer-unicellular
Bacteria outnumber human cells - correct answer-10: 1
1g of soil = - correct answer-1 million SPECIES bacteria
1ml of seawater = - correct answer-50 million viruses
What is Streptomyces parvulus being used for? - correct answer-to make anti-cancer drugs
Bacteria are... - correct answer-Prokaryotic & unicellular
Prokaryotic means... - correct answer-before nucleus & no membrane bound organelles
3 shapes of bacteria are... - correct answer-coccus, bacillus, & spirillium
Coccus means... - correct answer-round shape
Bacillus means... - correct answer-rod shaped
Spirillium means... - correct answer-spiral shaped
Bacteria cell wall is comprised of..? - correct answer-peptidoglycan & carbohydrates
Peptidoglycan is specific to... - correct answer-bacteria
How long has bacteria been around? - correct answer-3.5 billion years
Yellowstone hot springs... - correct answer-bacteria lives there causes the spring to turn red
What does MRSA stand for? - correct answer-methecillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA can cause... - correct answer-MRSA infection
Bacillus anthrasis causes - correct answer-Anthrax
Bacillus anthrasis is used in... - correct answer-biological warfare
, Gas gangrene is caused by - correct answer-Clostridium perfringens
Diabetics are prone to - correct answer-gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens
Botulism is caused by...? - correct answer-Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium botulinum is used in what and does what? - correct answer-used in botox and
paralyzes the face
Gonorrhea is caused by - correct answer-Neisseria gonorrheae
Gonorrhea is becoming - correct answer-drug resistant
Salmenolosis is caused - correct answer-Salmonella newport
Salmenolosis is - correct answer-food poisoning
Archaea do not cause - correct answer-disease
Archaea may have been - correct answer-the origin of bacteria
Archaea are - correct answer-weird suckers
Archaea are classified as - correct answer-prokaryotes but have components of prokaryotes
& eukaryotes
Archaea do not have - correct answer-peptidoglycan
Archaea's membrane is similar to - correct answer-eukaryotes
Archaea live in - correct answer-extreme conditions
halophile means - correct answer-high salt
thermophile means - correct answer-high temperature
Fungi are classified as - correct answer-eukaryotes
Fungi are both - correct answer-unicelluar & multicellular
Example of unicellular fungi - correct answer-yeast
example of multicellular fungi - correct answer-mushrooms & molds
Fungi can reproduce.. - correct answer-sexually or asexually
Beneficial fungi - correct answer-Cantherellus cibarius (mushrooms we eat)
