1. Introduction to Microbiology

Which branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms?

The proposal that one type of organism can change into another type over a long period of time is known as:

Biologists can divide living organisms into two groups:autotrophs and heterotrophs, which differ in _________.

Into which field of microbiology would the following scientists best fit?

Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria differs from Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology in that the former

a. Groups bacteria into species

b. Groups bacteria according to phylogenetic relationships

c. Groups bacteria according to pathogenic properties

d. Groups bacteria into 19 species

e. All of the above

Bacillus and Lactobacillus are not in the same order. This indicates that which one of the following is not sufficient to assign an organism to a taxon?

a. Biochemical characteristics

b. Amino acid sequencing

c. Phage typing

d. Serology

e. Morphological characteristics

Use the following choices to answer questions 9 and 10.

1. 9 + 2 flagella

2. 70s ribosome

3. fimbria

4. nucleus

5. peptidoglycan

6. plasma membrane

Which is (are) found only in prokaryotes?

a. 1,4,6

b. 3,5

c. 1,2

d. 4

e. 2,4,5

Use the following choices to answer questions 9 and 10.

1. 9 + 2 flagella

2. 70s ribosome

3. fimbria

4. nucleus

5. peptidoglycan

6. plasma membrane

Which is (are) found in all three domains?

a. 2,6

b. 5

c. 2,4,6

d. 1,3,5

e. all six