Intro to Microbiology Test with Complete Solutions

Intro to Microbiology Test with Complete Solutions
Microbiology - Ans -the study of small life



Examples of microbes... - Ans -Bacteria, Archaea ,Fungi, Protozoa ,Multicellular
Animal Parasite, Algae, Viruses



Microbes are mostly... - Ans -unicellular



Bacteria outnumber human cells - Ans -10: 1



1g of soil = - Ans -1 million SPECIES bacteria



1ml of seawater = - Ans -50 million viruses



What is Streptomyces parvulus being used for? - Ans -to make anti-cancer drugs



Bacteria are... - Ans -Prokaryotic & unicellular



Prokaryotic means... - Ans -before nucleus & no membrane bound organelles



3 shapes of bacteria are... - Ans -coccus, bacillus, & spirillium



Coccus means... - Ans -round shape
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Bacillus means... - Ans -rod shaped

, Spirillium means... - Ans -spiral shaped



Bacteria cell wall is comprised of..? - Ans -peptidoglycan & carbohydrates



Peptidoglycan is specific to... - Ans -bacteria



How long has bacteria been around? - Ans -3.5 billion years



Yellowstone hot springs... - Ans -bacteria lives there causes the spring to turn red



What does MRSA stand for? - Ans -methecillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus



MRSA can cause... - Ans -MRSA infection



Bacillus anthrasis causes - Ans -Anthrax



Bacillus anthrasis is used in... - Ans -biological warfare



Gas gangrene is caused by - Ans -Clostridium perfringens



Diabetics are prone to - Ans -gas gangrene caused by Clostridium perfringens



Botulism is caused by...? - Ans -Clostridium botulinum
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