Lecture Test 1 Bacteria Cell Microbial Organism Microbiology
This lecture is about Bacteria Cell Microbial Organism Microbiology.
The unit of measurement used in microscopy typically to measure micro-organisms and cells is the:
kilometer
meter
micrometer – correct
millimeter
nanometer
What is a difference between the older and the newer models of the scientific method?
observation
experimentation
hypothesis formation
community involvement – correct
Which of these microbes did not cause a famous epidemic/pandemic?
SARS CoV-2
HIV
Staphylococcus aureus – correct
Influenza virus
polio virus
What is usually the first step in studying an unknown bacterium?
immunologic testing
DNA identification
biochemical testing
microscopic observation
getting a sample – correct
Which of the following kingdoms includes human beings?
Archaea
Bacteria
Plantae
Fungi
Animalia – correct
All of the following are types of light microscopes except:
confocal.
scanning tunneling – correct
fluorescent.
phase-contrast.
brightfield.
Which type of microscope would be best to use to observe stained bacterial cells?
differential interference contrast
transmission electron
phase contrast
brightfield – correct
darkfield
Which of the following scientists would study mushrooms?
virologist
bacteriologist
protozoologist
mycologist – correct
phycologist
The traditional scientific method typically starts with:
theory
observation – correct
hypothesis
experiment
Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
industrial microbiologist – could studies biofuel-producing microbes
food microbiologist – could study microbes that make beer
molecular biologist – could study microbial DNA
microbial ecologist – could study bacteria that consume oil
bacteriologist – could study human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – correct
Which of the following is a scientific name?
tuberculosis bacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis – correct
T.B. bug
Tubercule Bacillus
Which of the following taxonomic levels is between a phylum and a family?
species
genus
kingdom
order – correct
domain
Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (for the world as it is now)?
Koch
Hooke
Pasteur – correct
Jenner
van Leeuwenhoek
A scientist who studies the distribution and spread of infectious disease in a population is a(n):
epidemiologist – correct
pathologist
etiologist
microbial geneticist
environmental microbiologist
A researcher who studies how the body combats smallpox would be a(n): ______________?
immunologist – correct
industrial microbiologist
microbial ecologist
microbial geneticist
_________ is the science of naming & classifying things.
taxonomy – correct
numerology
speciation
phylogeny
Which method uses antibody reactions to identify and/or classify microbes, including bacteria?
differential staining
serology – correct
numerical taxonomy
morphology
biochemical tests
In science, when a idea has been thoroughly supported by long-term study with much experimental data and grown in scope, it is considered:
a theory – correct
a law
a hypothesis
a speculation
proven
Who was the first person known to observe single-celled organisms with a microscope?
Koch
Hooke
Jenner
van Leeuwenhoek – correct
Pasteur
Briefly explain what was the major reason that human beings did not believe for a very long time that microbes existed.
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