Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes – Microbiology Quiz 3
The key terms of Microbiology Quiz include, Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes.
Which of these structures is NOT present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
ribosomes
plasma membrane
nucleus – correct
nucleic acids
What is taxonomy?
evolutionary descent
the science of classification – correct
the study of taxes
making stuffed animals
What is phylogeny?
evolutionary descent – correct
the study of phyla
binomial nomenclature
classification
What is microbiology?
Microbiology is the study of:
living things that are too small to see without a microscope – correct
microscopes
germs
What kind of organism would a microbiologist NOT study?
none of these – correct
bacteria
viruses
What is the standard metric unit for 10-3m ?
millimeter (mm) – correct
micrometer (um)
nanometer (nm)
centimeter (cm)
About what size are most bacteria?
1 um (micrometer) – correct
0.5 nanometer (nm)
1.5 millimeter (mm)
2 Angstrom
To whom do we attribute the invention of the microscope?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek – correct
Louis Pasteur
John Snow
Fransesco Redi
The theory of spontaneous generations holds that
life can arise from non-living material – correct
life can only arise from living things
viruses are not alive
bacteria are not alive
What is objective of Koch’s postulates?
Identify the specific bacterium that causes a specific disease – correct
isolate bacteria
refute spontaneous generation
aseptic surgery
Which of these are contributions of Louis Pasteur to the field of microbiology?
all of these – correct
rabies vaccine
refutation of spontaneous generation
invention of the autoclave
What was John Snow’s major contribution to microbiology?
he was the first epidemiologist – correct
Snow invented the microscope
he invented Pasteurization
invented the autoclave
What concept did Ignaz Semmelweis contribute to health care?
sanitation; washing hands – correct
he discovered penicillin
father of epidemiology
he founded the red cross
Which of these structures is NOT present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
ribosomes
plasma membrane
nucleus – correct
nucleic acids
What is taxonomy?
evolutionary descent
the science of classification – correct
the study of taxes
making stuffed animals
What is phylogeny?
evolutionary descent – correct
the study of phyla
binomial nomenclature
classification