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..Microbiology Exam1
Microbiology Exam1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which of the following is a correct way to represent the scientific name for a specific bacterium? | Staphylococcus aureus |
| How many domains are there? What are their names? | 3, Bacteria, Archea, Eukarya |
| Conversion of nitrogen gas to ammonia | nitrogen fixation |
| Completely free of all microoganisms & viruses | Sterile |
| Population of bacterial cells arising from a single cell | Colony |
| Organisms that obtain energy from degrading chemical compounds | Chemotroph |
| Organisms that use light as a source of energy | phototroph |
| what is differential media used for | distinguish one group of organisms from others |
| If an organism is cultured in media containing H2S and CO2 as the only sources of energy and carbon what is the name for the media and the organism | Enrichment media and chemoheterotrophs |
| What is the process in which bacteria are used to destroy dangerous chemical pollutants? | Bioremediation |
| Why do archaea differ from bacteria? | Because archaea lack peptidoglycan |
| why can't viruses be classified as prokaryotes or eukaryotes | because they do not contain genetic info |
| What are the proteinacious agents that cause a # of neurodegenerative diseases such as creutzfeld-jacob disease & mad cow disease? | Prions |
| Which organisms are larger than 1 micrometer? | Some bacteria and almost all protozoa |
| Which organisms contain a cell wall? | bacteria archea and protozoa |
| Who is considered the father of modern microbiology? | Louis Pasteur |
| who made the first lens? | Anton Van Leeuwenhook |
| What are the kingdoms found under the domain eukarya? | Animela, Fungi, Protista, Plantae |
| What are the bacteria called that in your body normally? | Microbiata |
| What is the bond called that is between a metal and a nonmetal? | Ionic bond |
| what Kingdom are Algae and Protoza found under? | Protista |
| What organism is a protein coat surrounding a nucleic acid? | Virus |
| What are the three non-living elements? | Viruses Viroids Prions |
| Who is the person who is most known for disproving spontaneous generation? | Louis Pasteur |
| What is an organism thatwill use oxygen when it is avilable but does not need it | A Facultative anaerobe |