Microbiology Final Exam
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- Q1What is Microbiology?Study of animalsStudy of large cellsStudy of small living thingsStudy of fish30s
- Q2Which of the following is not considered to be a living thing?VirusParasitic wormsAlgaeBacteria30s
- Q3Which of the following diseases is caused by a prion?Hungry HipposAngry BirdsMad CowAvian Flu30s
- Q4What unit is used to measure viruses?MicrometersMillimetersCentimetersNanometers30s
- Q5Which of the following is the correct order of Taxonomy from largest to smallest?Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, SpeciesSpecies, Order, Phylum, genus, class, Family, KingdomKingdom, Class, Phylum, Genus, Family, Order, SpeciesKingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species30s
- Q6What is the process of growing bacteria?BoringCulturingHorticultureGross30s
- Q7We grow microbes in the lab in order to:Study, identify and controlEat, drink and sleepNone of the aboveCreate new creatures30s
- Q8What classification Kingdom holds viruses?Viruses do not have a kingdomProtistaAnimaliaMonera30s
- Q9Bacteria are measured in:NanometersCentimetersMillimetersMicrometers30s
- Q10How do we view viruses in the lab?Electron microscopeCompound microscopeTelescopeGlasses30s
- Q11Which of the following is NOT part of the basic structure of a virus?RibosomeNucleic acidProteinLipid30s
- Q12Where do viruses replicate?AgarAirBlood plasmaHost cells30s
- Q13What kind of nucleic acid do viruses have?DNA or RNA, never bothDNABoth, DNA and RNARNA30s
- Q14Parasitic worms are classified in which kingdom?PlantaeMicrobiologyProtistaAnimalia30s
- Q15Parasitic worms fall into the microbes because which forms are microscopic?Parasitic worms are not microbesEgg and larvaeAdult and eggAdult and larvae30s