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Microbiology- Lecture Exam 2

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed a taxonomic approach based on 5 kingdoms?

a)

Carl Woese

b)

Carolus Linneaus

c)

Robert Whittaker

d)

Martin Beijerinck

2.

Which taxonomic grouping is absent in bacteria?

a)

Phylum

b)

Class

c)

Kingdom

d)

Order

e)

Family

3.

Which of the following is true for mechanical vectors?

a)

The pathogen does not reproduce within the vector

b)

The pathogen does reproduce within the vector

c)

Transmission occurs when the vector bites an animal

d)

Examples include mosquitoes and ticks

4.

You are isolating an organism from a hot spring that has a temperature of 85 degrees C. The organism is

a)

Mesophilic

b)

Thermophilic

c)

Psychrophilic

d)

Hyperthermophile

5.

Which of the following is true for beta-lactamase?

a)

It destroys the antibiotic penicillin, rendering it inactive

b)

It is important in detoxifying the superoxide radical

c)

It prevents digestion of bacteria in phagosomes

d)

It induces apoptosis in host cells

6.

Key Virulence factors of Streptococcus pyogenes include (mark all that apply. More than one answer is correct)

a)

Mycolic acid

b)

T3SS

c)

A capsule

d)

M protein

e)

A neurotoxin

7.

Clostridium botulinum belongs to

a)

the Actinobacteria

b)

the Proteobacteria

c)

the Firmicutes

d)

the Spirochaetes

e)

the Cyanobacteria

8.

Please bring the 5 stages of disease in the correct order:

a)

Incubation, prodromal, decline, illness, convalescence

b)

Prodromal, incubation, illness, decline, convalescence

c)

Illness, prodromal, incubation, decline, convalescence

d)

Incubation, prodromal, illness, decline, convalescence

9.

Francisella tularensis can reproduce in

a)

Mosquitoes

b)

Rabbits

c)

Mites

d)

Fish

e)

All of these choices

10.

Which of the following genera do(es) produce endospores? (Mark all that apply. More than one answer may be correct)

(Hint: no endoSporeS)

a)

Bacillus

b)

Streptococcus

c)

Clostridium

d)

Staphylococcus

11.

I am an Archean found in a cow's intestines. I am an obligate anaerobe and I produce gas that is also called "biogas". Who am I?

a)

Sulfolobus

b)

Halobacterium

c)

Escheria

d)

Yersinia

e)

Methanobacterium

12.

Bordetella pertussis belongs to the class of

a)

alphaproteobacteria

b)

betaproteobacteria

c)

gammaproteobacteria

d)

epsilonproteobacteria

13.

Which of these enzymes is NOT used to detoxify oxygen products such as peroxide or hydroxyl radicals?

a)

Superoxide dismutase

b)

Catalase

c)

Peroxidase

d)

Coagulase

14.

Which of the following is the correct order, from most general to most specific, of the modern taxonomic hierarchy?

a)

Class, Domain, Family, Genus, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Species

b)

Kingdom, Family, Class, Phylum, Order, Genus, Species

c)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Kingdom, Domain, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Species, Genus

e)

Domain, Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

15.

A diagram showing evolutionary relationships is called

a)

cladogram

b)

a growth curve

c)

a dichotomous key

d)

phage typing

16.

The phylum alphaproteobacteria DOES NOT include

a)

plant symbionts

b)

nitrogen fixers

c)

bacteria of the genus Rickettsia

d)

bacteria of the genus Helicobacter

17.

Escherichia coli is an example for a(n)

a)

microaerophilic organism

b)

obligate anaerobe

c)

facultative anaerobe

d)

obligate aerobe

e)

aerotolerant anaerobe

18.

Acid-tolerant organisms

a)

a) are acidophiles

b)

b) are used in the food industry

c)

c) absolutely require an acidic environment

d)

a), b)

e)

a), b) ,c)

19.

You open a jar that has been in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks and find the contents do not look or smell right. What type of microbe has been growing in your refrigerator?

a)

psychroduric

b)

thermophile

c)

mesophile

d)

hyperthermophile

e)

psychrophile

20.

A microbe recovered from an environment sample grows on a medium composed of agar and a regular mix of salts. They grow faster in high CO2 conditions than low CO2 conditions. The organism is likely a(n)

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

chemotroph

d)

halophile

e)

acidophile

21.

A new single-celled organism is discovered living in an ant colony. Which of the following classification methods would be appropriate for identifying to which domain it belongs?

a)

Phage Typing

b)

Biochemical Tests

c)

Physical Characteristics

d)

Analysis of rRNA sequence

e)

Serological tests

22.

Bacterial binary fission results in ____________ growth.

a)

Binary

b)

Exponential

c)

Linear

d)

Arithmetic

e)

Logarithmic

23.

Most peptic ulcers are the result of colonization of the stomach by

a)

Vibrio cholerae

b)

Escherichia coli

c)

Shigella dysenteriae

d)

Salmonella enterica

e)

Helicobacter pylori

24.

The typical sign of primary syphilis is

a)

A chancre at the site of infection

b)

A widespread rash

c)

Lymphadenopathy

d)

Gummas in various organs

e)

Paralysis

25.

A bacterium inhabits the human nasal cavity where it obtains nutrients from secretions. It neither harms nor benefits the host. The relationship is therefore a(n) ___________ one.

a)

commensal

b)

mutualistic

c)

parasitic

d)

neutral

e)

antagonistic

26.

Symptoms are

a)

subjective characteristics of a disease that only the patient can feel

b)

objective manifestations of a disease that can be measured

c)

objective manifestations of a disease that can be observed by others

d)

laboratory tests used to diagnose a disease

27.

True/False: Hyaluronidase and collagenase are two enzymes that help bacteria invade deeper into tissues

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True/False: Yersinia and Legionella belong to the family of Enterobacteriaceae.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True/False: Staphylococcus aureus causes scarlet fever.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True/False: Treponema pallidum is able to cross the placenta and cause congenital syphilis.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True/False: A dichotomous key is a chart for a step-by-step testing process using a series of paired statements to identify a microbe.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True/False: The number of cells in a bacterial growth curve is typically plotted on a linear scale.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True/False: Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called scrub typhus.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True/False: An infected person is only contagious during the illness stage of a disease

a)

True

b)

False