Medical Microbiology Exam 1 - Review

This scientist experimented with raw meat: one was sealed and the other was left to be exposed to flies; maggot growth was observed ONLY in meat that was exposed.

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Francesco Redi

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Hooke

If this pathogenic bacteria is found virtually anywhere, the term used to describe this is:

• Pathogenic

• Microbial

• Ubiquitous

• Viral

This type of virus is capable of infecting other bacteria by injecting its:

• Capsid

• Nucleic acid

• Protein

• None of the above

Which of the following is considered macro in size?

• HIV

• Staphylococcus

• Endospores

• Fleas

What unit of measurement is used to measure fleas?

• Millimeters

• Micrometers

• Nanometers

• Centimeters

What happens to protein synthesized by ribosomes not attached to anything?

• Is exported into another cell

• Exported outside the cell

• Stays within the cell

• None of the above

Segment of DNA that is capable of coding for protein

• RNA

• Introns

• Genes

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Because glycerophospholipids have both a hydrophobic and hydrophillic region, they are known to be

• amphipathic

• amphoteric

• amphibolic

• amphilophotrichous

This molecule readily diffuses into the plasma membrane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Proteins

• Lipids

• DNA

This organelle is capable of generating adenosine triphosphate for energy

• Ribosomes

• Nucleus

• Lysosomes

• Mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5