Micro Final Review

Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT

• infection

• decomposition of organic material

• O2 production

• food production

• smog production

Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT

• yeast

• protozoan

• bacterium

• mushroom

• virus

The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is

• microbe

• bacterium

• virus

• pathogen

• infection

Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of

• antibiotics

• aspirin

• insulin

• antibiotics and aspirin

• antibiotics and insulin

Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular due to their environmentally friendly nature. Removal of these products from the environment typically utilizes:

• enzymes

• organic acids

• organic solvents

• soap

• alcohol

The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by:

• Robert Koch

• Ignaz Semmelweis

• Aristotle

• Carolus Linnaeus

• Louis Pasteur

In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the:

• genus

• domain name

• specific name

• kingdom

• family name

A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT:

• flagella

• a nucleus

• ribosomes

• a cell wall

• a cell membrane

Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?

• organelles

• nucleic acid

• envelope

• spikes

• capsid

The bacterial shape of the cells in the diagram would best be described as:

• bacillus

• spiral

• coccus

• ovoid

• columnar