Microbiology Review - Ch. 1

What are the most primitive cells?

• Archea
• Viruses
• pirons
• bacteria

What is the difference between a community and a population?

• A community is made of only one cell type, but populations have more than one type
• A population is made of only one cell type, but communities have more than one type
• A population is made of many communities
• Communities make me feel happy, but populations make me feel crowded. 

What are the macromolecules that allow cells to act like machines?

• Nucleic Acids
• Proteins
• carbohydrates
• lipids

What are the macromolecules that allow cells to act like coding devices?

• nucleic acids
• proteins
• lipids
• carbohydrates

Microbiology is the study of 

• cells
• tissues
• cell clusters
• microorganisms

What are all of the chemical reactions that occur within an
organism referred to?

• Enzymes
• Macromolecules
• Metabolism
• Activation Energy

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What is the primary role of enzymes inside of living cells? 

• organizing the translation of proteins
• allowing cells to be motile
• absorbing ultraviolet rays
• speeding up chemical reactions 

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Based on their role in the cell, enzymes can also be classified as –

• inhibitors
• catalysts
•  hormones
• vitamins

Enzymes are a form of which biomolecule? 

• carbohydrates
• proteins
• nucleic acids
• lipids

What is the single most effective way to break the chain of infection?

• handwashing
• sterilization
• cleaning surfaces
• nutrition