Microbiology and Biochemistry Quiz

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

• Pasteur - proof of biogenesis

• Ehrlich - chemotherapy

• Koch - aseptic surgery

• Jenner - vaccination

Archaea differ from bacteria in that archaea

• Use organic compounds for food.

• Lack peptidoglycan.

• Reproduce by binary fission.

• Lack nuclei.

• Are prokaryotic.

Which one of the following does NOT belong with the others?

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Fungi

• Bacteria

Which of the following processes in making blue jeans is incorrectly matched?

• Plastic - bacterial PHA

• Cotton - fungal hyphae

• Debleaching - bacterial enzyme

• Stone-washed - fungal enzyme

• Blue dye - E. coli indigo

Which of the following CANNOT be made by using recombinant DNA technology?

• Pest-resistant crops

• Vaccines

• Life

• Pharmaceutical drugs

• Human hormones

Which of the following lack a nucleus?

• Protozoa

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• None of these

• Animalia

Which of the following statements about fungi is true?

• All require organic material for growth.

• All are multicellular.

• All are plants.

• All grow using sunlight and carbon dioxide.

• All are prokaryotic.

An agent that reproduces in cells but is NOT composed of cells and contains RNA as its genetic material is a(n)

• Virus.

• Helminth.

• Alga.

• Fungus.

• Bacterium.

Which of the following organisms lack cell walls?

• Animalia

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Plantae

Which of the following statements is false?

• All bacteria lack nuclear membranes.

• All fungi have nuclear membranes.

• All fungi are multicellular.

• All viruses are parasites.

• All protozoa are unicellular.