Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered a microorganism studied in microbiology?

Accepted Answer

Mushrooms

Question 2

Which scientist is credited with disproving spontaneous generation through his swan-neck flask experiment?

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

Question 3

A patient develops a wound infection after surgery. Which scientist’s work directly led to the use of antiseptics in preventing such infections?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Lister

Question 4

Which of the following best describes Koch’s postulates?

Accepted Answer

A set of criteria to determine if a microbe causes a specific disease

Question 5

Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name for the bacterium that causes tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

$Mycobacterium tuberculosis$

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the taxonomic hierarchy is correct?

Accepted Answer

Family is more specific than order

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

Accepted Answer

Staphylococcus epidermidis living on human skin without harming the host

Question 8

Which of the following best explains why Florence Nightingale’s work was significant in the history of microbiology?

Accepted Answer

She established the use of aseptic techniques in nursing

Question 9

Which of the following is a correct statement about the binomial nomenclature system?

Accepted Answer

The genus name is capitalized and the species name is lowercase

Question 10

A hospital outbreak of urinary tract infections is traced to contaminated catheters. Which term best describes the relationship between the bacteria and the human host in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

Parasitism

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of a multi-step process that demonstrates Koch’s postulates?

Accepted Answer

Isolating a bacterium from a diseased animal, growing it in pure culture, infecting a healthy animal, and recovering the same bacterium from the newly diseased animal

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the role of normal microbiota in human health?

Accepted Answer

They help train our immune system and aid in digestion

Question 13

Which of the following is the correct order of the taxonomic hierarchy from most general to most specific?

Accepted Answer

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 14

Which of the following best describes mutualism?

Accepted Answer

Both organisms benefit

Question 15

Which of the following is a real-world example of the application of Pasteur’s findings?

Accepted Answer

Sterilizing milk to prevent spoilage and disease

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