Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which of the following scientist(s) devised the technique to differentiate bacteria into two categories?
Answer Options:
Watson & Crick
Robert Hooke
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Hans Christian Gram
Answer: Hans Christian Gram
Question: Which type of microscope can be used to observe viruses?
Answer Options:
Phase Contrast?
Dark Field
Bright Field
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Answer: Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Question: An outbreak is larger scale/size than an epidemic.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: A mutation is any permanent, heritable change in the genetic information of the cell.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: True or False: Digestion of microorganisms occurs in phagosomes.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which bacterial species is found on human skin as part of the normal flora?
Answer Options:
Escherichia coli
Enterococcus faecalis
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Bacillus subtilis
Answer: Staphylococcus epidermidis
Question: Sensitive E. coli cells grow on TSA plus streptomycin media.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The production or synthesis of proteins and carbohydrates by a bacterial cell is an example of:
Answer Options:
substrate-level phosphorylation
induction
catabolism
anabolism
fermentation
Answer: anabolism
Question: True or False: Reverse transcriptase is only encoded by DNA virus genomes.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Resistant E. coli cells grow on TSA plus streptomycin media.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following can develop antibiotic resistance:
Answer Options:
Humans
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
All of the answers are correct
Answer: Bacteria
Question: Which of the following organisms is NOT likely to be found on the skin?
Answer Options:
Staphylococcus aureus
Micrococcus luteus
Propionibacterium granulosum
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Answer: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Question: Resistant E. coli cells grow on TSA.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Viruses in the ocean are:
Answer Options:
A. The most numerically abundant biological entities.
B. The second most abundant predators.
C. The second largest biomass.
D. All of the above.
E. Both A & C.
Answer: D. All of the above
Question: The pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is only found on people’s skin if they have an infection.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: True or False: You must heat Ebola-contaminated materials to 80°C for 60 minutes in order to decontaminate them.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Peptidoglycan is a unique macromolecule found in some bacteria:
Answer Options:
Cell walls
Cell membranes
Capsules
Slime layers
Inclusion
Answer: Cell walls
Question: True or false: The genome of a positive strand RNA virus must be converted to a negative strand before translation in the host cell.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: True or False: The human microbiome is considered a commensal relationship.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True