Microbiology Midterm Questions -
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(ch.1) One type of microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a
specimen is a - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Scanning Electron Microscope
(ch.1) One type of microscope capable of observing living microorganisms
is the: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Phase-Contrast Microscope
(ch.1) Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about
spontaneous generation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Louis Pasteur
(ch.1) Fossils of prokaryotes go back: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.5 to 4.0 Billion
years
(ch.1) A(n) ____________ is not a microorganism. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Insect
,(ch.1) The order of the taxonomic category is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Domain,
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(ch.1) Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Biofilms
(ch.1) A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one
provides nutrients for another is called: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Commensalism
(ch.1) The following industries uses microorganisms: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chemical, Wine, Cheese and other food productions, Alcohol,
Pharmaceutical Agents, Agriculture, Water Supply Treatment
(ch.1) All bacteria are: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prokaryotic cells
(ch.1) Cells that contain a nucleus are: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Eukaryotic Cells
(ch.1) The taxonomic resource for bacteria is the: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Bergen's Manual
(ch.1) The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Prions
,(ch.1) The cleanup of different industrial waste is referred to as: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Bioremediation
(ch.1) The microscope that is most commonly used to observe sectioned
and stained tissues, organs, and microorganisms. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bright-
Field Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope used for the study of living plant and animal cells,
microorganisms, and thin tissue slices, and are ideal for cytoplasmic
streaming studies. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Phase-Contrast Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope used for unfixed, unstained specimens, such as
living organisms. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dark-fields Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope used in conjunction with fluorescent stains and
dyes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fluorescent Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope that uses a beam of electrons rather than light as
the source of energy to visualize specimens. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Electron
Microscope
(ch.1) Kock's postulates state: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The microbe must be
present in every animal with the disease.
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, The microbe can be isolated and grown in pure culture.
The cultured microorganism must cause the same disease in an inoculated
(previously healthy) animal.
The same microorganism must then be isolated from the diseased animal.
(ch.1) Unlike __________________ cells, the ________________ cells do
not have a cell wall or a nucleus. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eukaryotic; prokaryotic
(ch.1) How can foodborne diseases generally be prevented? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Washing hands with hot soapy water.
Keeping raw meat, poultry, seafood, and their juices away from prepared
foods.
Cooking foods thoroughly at high enough temperatures.
Refrigerate foods within 2 hours after cooking to slow bacterial growth and
multiplication.
Sufficiently cleaning all surfaces upon which food is being prepared.
(ch.1) Role of microorganisms in food production. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Non-
pathogenic occur naturally, are beneficial, and are used as started cultures.
(ch.2) The atomic number equals the number of: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Protons
Jersey College 2025/2026 Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Latest Update
(ch.1) One type of microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a
specimen is a - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Scanning Electron Microscope
(ch.1) One type of microscope capable of observing living microorganisms
is the: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Phase-Contrast Microscope
(ch.1) Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about
spontaneous generation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Louis Pasteur
(ch.1) Fossils of prokaryotes go back: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.5 to 4.0 Billion
years
(ch.1) A(n) ____________ is not a microorganism. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Insect
,(ch.1) The order of the taxonomic category is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Domain,
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(ch.1) Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Biofilms
(ch.1) A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one
provides nutrients for another is called: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Commensalism
(ch.1) The following industries uses microorganisms: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Chemical, Wine, Cheese and other food productions, Alcohol,
Pharmaceutical Agents, Agriculture, Water Supply Treatment
(ch.1) All bacteria are: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Prokaryotic cells
(ch.1) Cells that contain a nucleus are: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Eukaryotic Cells
(ch.1) The taxonomic resource for bacteria is the: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Bergen's Manual
(ch.1) The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Prions
,(ch.1) The cleanup of different industrial waste is referred to as: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Bioremediation
(ch.1) The microscope that is most commonly used to observe sectioned
and stained tissues, organs, and microorganisms. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Bright-
Field Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope used for the study of living plant and animal cells,
microorganisms, and thin tissue slices, and are ideal for cytoplasmic
streaming studies. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Phase-Contrast Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope used for unfixed, unstained specimens, such as
living organisms. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dark-fields Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope used in conjunction with fluorescent stains and
dyes. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fluorescent Microscope
(ch.1) The microscope that uses a beam of electrons rather than light as
the source of energy to visualize specimens. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Electron
Microscope
(ch.1) Kock's postulates state: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The microbe must be
present in every animal with the disease.
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, The microbe can be isolated and grown in pure culture.
The cultured microorganism must cause the same disease in an inoculated
(previously healthy) animal.
The same microorganism must then be isolated from the diseased animal.
(ch.1) Unlike __________________ cells, the ________________ cells do
not have a cell wall or a nucleus. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔eukaryotic; prokaryotic
(ch.1) How can foodborne diseases generally be prevented? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Washing hands with hot soapy water.
Keeping raw meat, poultry, seafood, and their juices away from prepared
foods.
Cooking foods thoroughly at high enough temperatures.
Refrigerate foods within 2 hours after cooking to slow bacterial growth and
multiplication.
Sufficiently cleaning all surfaces upon which food is being prepared.
(ch.1) Role of microorganisms in food production. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Non-
pathogenic occur naturally, are beneficial, and are used as started cultures.
(ch.2) The atomic number equals the number of: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Protons
