Question 1

Which of the following is considered a microbe but NOT a microorganism?

Accepted Answer

SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19 virus)

Question 2

Which scientist was the first to visualize and depict a microorganism, describing a bread mold as a 'microscopical mushroom'?

Accepted Answer

Robert Hooke

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Taxonomy

Question 4

Which of the following kingdoms is NOT part of the Eukaryotic Domain?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom Eubacteria

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Their method of obtaining energy

Question 6

Which of the following represents the correct way to format the scientific name of an organism?

Accepted Answer

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Question 7

Which of the following groups is composed of prokaryotic organisms?

Accepted Answer

Archaea

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of bacteria?

Accepted Answer

All have the same shape

Question 9

Many species of Archaea are known to thrive in environments in which most living things would not survive. We call these Archaea…

Accepted Answer

Extremophiles

Question 10

Although plants and fungi are very similar, fungi do not have…

Accepted Answer

The ability to perform photosynthesis

Question 11

Plants and algae are very similar, however algae…

Accepted Answer

Can be either unicellular or multicellular

Question 12

Which of these answers about helminths is true?

Accepted Answer

Helminths are parasitic animals with microscopic eggs that infect many other animals species

Question 13

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. Which of the following statements about viruses is correct?

Accepted Answer

Contain both protein and nucleic acids

Question 14

An infectious protein is known to cause neurodegenerative diseases in humans such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ('mad cow disease'). This type of acellular infectious agent is known as a _________.

Accepted Answer

Prion

Question 15

Which of the following is a beneficial activity of microorganisms?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the cell theory is false?

Accepted Answer

All cells arise spontaneously

Question 17

In an experiment to test the effect of temperature on bacterial reproduction rate, temperature would be the:

Accepted Answer

Independent variable

Question 18

Which of the following scientists argued in favor of the theory of spontaneous generation?

Accepted Answer

John Needham

Question 19

Louis Pasteur designed swan-necked flasks to:

Accepted Answer

Trap microorganisms from the air in the neck of the flask

Question 20

Which of the following is not a valid conclusion and/or outcome of Pasteur's experiment refuting the theory of spontaneous generation?

Accepted Answer

Microorganisms can cause disease

Chapter 1: A Brief History of Microbiology – Foundations, Diversity, and Experimental Methods

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