Question 1

Collecting information and tracking the spread of disease is the primary responsibility of what U.S.government agency

Accepted Answer

A) Food and Drug Administration 
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
C) Department of Health and Human Services 
D) Department of Homeland Security 
A) Food and Drug Administration 
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
C) Department of Health and Human Services 
D) Department of Homeland Security B

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of algae

Accepted Answer

A) they photosynthesize to produce their own food 
B) they are found in both fresh- and salt-water 
C) they have a nucleus 
D) they never cause disease in humans 
A) they photosynthesize to produce their own food 
B) they are found in both fresh- and salt-water 
C) they have a nucleus 
D) they never cause disease in humans D

Question 3

All of the following are true statements about the development of antibiotics,except:

Accepted Answer

A) most bacteria that stopped the growth of other bacteria by producing antibiotics were soil bacteria 
B) Fleming noticed that a contaminant mold (Penicillium)prevented the growth of bacteria adjacent to itself 
C) an antibiotic was discovered in the sea after a scientist noted the absence of disease causing organisms in the seawater where the sewage entered 
D) sulfa drugs did not prove to be useful as the body converted them into inactive molecules 
A) most bacteria that stopped the growth of other bacteria by producing antibiotics were soil bacteria 
B) Fleming noticed that a contaminant mold (Penicillium)prevented the growth of bacteria adjacent to itself 
C) an antibiotic was discovered in the sea after a scientist noted the absence of disease causing organisms in the seawater where the sewage entered 
D) sulfa drugs did not prove to be useful as the body converted them into inactive molecules D

Question 4

Which of the following is a reason microorganisms are useful in many different research laboratories (such as ecology,biochemistry,evolution and genetics)

Accepted Answer

A) They are easy to see and count. 
B) They have fairly complex structures and are expensive. 
C) They reproduce fast and grow in large numbers. 
D) They live everywhere so contaminants from the environment are not a problem. 
A) They are easy to see and count. 
B) They have fairly complex structures and are expensive. 
C) They reproduce fast and grow in large numbers. 
D) They live everywhere so contaminants from the environment are not a problem.

Question 5

Bacteriophages have been successfully used in all of the following circumstances,except:

Accepted Answer

A) to treat wounds of Soviet Union soldiers 
B) prevent Listeria infections on cut apples and melons 
C) remove E.coli O157:H7 from herds of animals 
D) attack weeds 
A) to treat wounds of Soviet Union soldiers 
B) prevent Listeria infections on cut apples and melons 
C) remove E.coli O157:H7 from herds of animals 
D) attack weeds

Question 6

Edward Jenner is best known for what contribution to the developing field of microbiology

Accepted Answer

A) Developing some of the earliest vaccines 
B) Disproving spontaneous generation 
C) Controlling infections in patients 
D) Developing methods of obtaining pure cultures of microorganisms 
A) Developing some of the earliest vaccines 
B) Disproving spontaneous generation 
C) Controlling infections in patients 
D) Developing methods of obtaining pure cultures of microorganisms

Question 7

Which of the following diseases has been eradicated

Accepted Answer

A) Chicken pox 
B) Measles 
C) Smallpox 
D) Mumps 
A) Chicken pox 
B) Measles 
C) Smallpox 
D) Mumps

Question 8

Who first elucidated the structure of DNA

Accepted Answer

A) Hershey and Chase 
B) Avery,McCarty and MacLeod 
C) Watson and Crick 
D) Tatum and Beadle 
A) Hershey and Chase 
B) Avery,McCarty and MacLeod 
C) Watson and Crick 
D) Tatum and Beadle

Question 9

What discovery was crucial to the founding of the field of microbiology

Accepted Answer

A) Isolation of lepers limiting the spread of infectious disease 
B) Agglutination of bacteria in immune serum 
C) The chemical composition of DNA,the genetic material 
D) Microscopes which allowed for the direct observation of microbes 
A) Isolation of lepers limiting the spread of infectious disease 
B) Agglutination of bacteria in immune serum 
C) The chemical composition of DNA,the genetic material 
D) Microscopes which allowed for the direct observation of microbes

Question 10

In which of the following groups would you find a mushroom

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria 
B) protozoa 
C) fungi 
D) viruses 
A) bacteria 
B) protozoa 
C) fungi 
D) viruses

Question 11

Microbiology continues to be an important research field for all of the following reasons,except:

Accepted Answer

A) all infectious diseases have had vaccines developed and therefore can be prevented 
B) many forms of genetic engineering depend on microorganisms 
C) new and emerging diseases like AIDS need to be studied 
D) microorganisms can be used as factories to cheaply produce drugs,hormones and vaccines 
A) all infectious diseases have had vaccines developed and therefore can be prevented 
B) many forms of genetic engineering depend on microorganisms 
C) new and emerging diseases like AIDS need to be studied 
D) microorganisms can be used as factories to cheaply produce drugs,hormones and vaccines

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about infection control

Accepted Answer

A) Semmelweiss encouraged physicians to go directly from autopsies to examining women in labor without changing their white coats in hopes of reducing puerperal fever. 
B) Surgery which uses aseptic technique increases surgical wound infections. 
C) Lister aided infection control by encouraging wounds to be left open to the air instead of using bandages. 
D) Semmelweiss was ridiculed by physicians for his suggestion that physicians should wash their hands and adopt more sanitary practices before seeing patients. 
A) Semmelweiss encouraged physicians to go directly from autopsies to examining women in labor without changing their white coats in hopes of reducing puerperal fever. 
B) Surgery which uses aseptic technique increases surgical wound infections. 
C) Lister aided infection control by encouraging wounds to be left open to the air instead of using bandages. 
D) Semmelweiss was ridiculed by physicians for his suggestion that physicians should wash their hands and adopt more sanitary practices before seeing patients.

Question 13

Because viruses could not be visualized using conventional microscopes further progress required the development of techniques for isolating,propagating and analyzing viruses.All of the following are true except:

Accepted Answer

A) crystal structure of the tobacco mosaic virus showed that it was made up of RNA and protein 
B) viruses were first observed with an electron microscope 
C) viral DNA has a different structure from that discovered by Watson and Crick 
D) Hershey and Chase demonstrated that the genetic material of some viruses is DNA 
A) crystal structure of the tobacco mosaic virus showed that it was made up of RNA and protein 
B) viruses were first observed with an electron microscope 
C) viral DNA has a different structure from that discovered by Watson and Crick 
D) Hershey and Chase demonstrated that the genetic material of some viruses is DNA

Question 14

A parasitologist studies parasites.What does a mycologist study

Accepted Answer

A) protozoa 
B) how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer 
C) the development of chemical substances to treat diseases 
D) fungi 
A) protozoa 
B) how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer 
C) the development of chemical substances to treat diseases 
D) fungi

Question 15

All of the following statements agree with the germ theory of disease,except:

Accepted Answer

A) microorganisms can invade other organisms and cause disease 
B) maggots only grow on meat that is left in an open flask because microbes are transmitted by flies and do not spontaneously generate 
C) disease causing organisms will spontaneously arise from decaying meat 
D) disease is not caused by bad air or spirits 
A) microorganisms can invade other organisms and cause disease 
B) maggots only grow on meat that is left in an open flask because microbes are transmitted by flies and do not spontaneously generate 
C) disease causing organisms will spontaneously arise from decaying meat 
D) disease is not caused by bad air or spirits

Question 16

Microbes live in us,on us and nearly everywhere around us.Which of the following activities are microbes involved in

Accepted Answer

A) Decomposing dead organisms 
B) Aiding the digestive processes of grazing animals 
C) Capturing energy from the sun 
D) All of these 
A) Decomposing dead organisms 
B) Aiding the digestive processes of grazing animals 
C) Capturing energy from the sun 
D) All of these

Question 17

Viruses were initially identified as small infectious agents that could pass through filters.How was it believed that these agents could survive

Accepted Answer

A) They had small compact structures that allowed for the production of metabolites and replication. 
B) They survived on the metabolites and poisons that pass through the filter. 
C) They borrowed the use of existing metabolic and replicative mechanisms of the host cells they infected. 
D) They are capable of capturing energy from the sun. 
A) They had small compact structures that allowed for the production of metabolites and replication. 
B) They survived on the metabolites and poisons that pass through the filter. 
C) They borrowed the use of existing metabolic and replicative mechanisms of the host cells they infected. 
D) They are capable of capturing energy from the sun.

Question 18

Which is a false statement about genomes

Accepted Answer

A) genomes contain all the genetic material of a species. 
B) all of the genome is made up of useful genes whose function we already know. 
C) humans have only 300 genes not found in the mouse. 
D) most microbial genomes are smaller than the human genome. 
A) genomes contain all the genetic material of a species. 
B) all of the genome is made up of useful genes whose function we already know. 
C) humans have only 300 genes not found in the mouse. 
D) most microbial genomes are smaller than the human genome.

Question 19

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms which include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria 
B) viruses 
C) plants 
D) protozoa 
A) bacteria 
B) viruses 
C) plants 
D) protozoa

Question 20

The English scientist Robert Hooke coined the term cell because the small boxes he saw in the microscope reminded him of a monk's room.What is the cell theory that was later proposed

Accepted Answer

A) Cells are fundamental units of life. 
B) Replication requires the division of cells into two equal cells. 
C) Hereditary information is passed on in the form of DNA. 
D) All organisms are unicellular,made up of one cell. 
A) Cells are fundamental units of life. 
B) Replication requires the division of cells into two equal cells. 
C) Hereditary information is passed on in the form of DNA. 
D) All organisms are unicellular,made up of one cell.

Exam 1: Scope and History of Microbiology

Collecting information and tracking the spread of disease is the primary responsibility of what U.S.government agency

Which of the following is not true of algae

All of the following are true statements about the development of antibiotics,except:

Which of the following is a reason microorganisms are useful in many different research laboratories (such as ecology,biochemistry,evolution and genetics)

Bacteriophages have been successfully used in all of the following circumstances,except:

Edward Jenner is best known for what contribution to the developing field of microbiology

Which of the following diseases has been eradicated

Who first elucidated the structure of DNA

What discovery was crucial to the founding of the field of microbiology

In which of the following groups would you find a mushroom

Microbiology continues to be an important research field for all of the following reasons,except:

Which of the following statements is true about infection control

Because viruses could not be visualized using conventional microscopes further progress required the development of techniques for isolating,propagating and analyzing viruses.All of the following are true except:

A parasitologist studies parasites.What does a mycologist study

All of the following statements agree with the germ theory of disease,except:

Microbes live in us,on us and nearly everywhere around us.Which of the following activities are microbes involved in

Viruses were initially identified as small infectious agents that could pass through filters.How was it believed that these agents could survive

Which is a false statement about genomes

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms which include all of the following except:

The English scientist Robert Hooke coined the term cell because the small boxes he saw in the microscope reminded him of a monk's room.What is the cell theory that was later proposed

The Microbiome

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Microscopy and Staining

Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

Microbial Genetics

Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

An Introduction to Taxonomy: The Bacteria

Viruses

Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

Sterilization and Disinfection

Antimicrobial Therapy

Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Innate Host Defenses

Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

Immune Disorders

Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites

Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Systemic Diseases

Diseases of the Nervous System

Environmental Microbiology

Applied Microbiology

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