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Microbiology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Father of Microbiology is

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Lister

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Leeuwenhoek

2.

The main feature of prokaryotic organism is

a)

Absence of locomotion

b)

Absence of nuclear envelope

c)

Absence of nuclear material

d)

Absence of protein synthesis

3.

Hanging drop method for mobility study was given by

a)

Koch

b)

Pasteur

c)

Hooke

d)

Lister

4.

E.coli was first isolated by

a)

Hooke

b)

Pasteur

c)

Koch

d)

Escherich

5.

The bacteria were first observed in the year 1675 by

a)

Carolus Linnaeus

b)

Alexander Fleming

c)

Anton Von Leenuwenhoek

d)

Robert Brown

6.

The study of Fungi is

a)

Algalogy

b)

Mycology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Phycology

7.

Microorganisms which responsible for producing during rainy season is

a)

Bacillus sp.

b)

Actinomycetes sp.

c)

Saccharomyces sp.

d)

None of the above

8.

Aeromicrobiology refers to

a)

Study of living microbes

b)

study of Algae

c)

Study of living microbes which are suspended in the air

d)

none of the above

9.

The bacterium that is most commonly used in genetic engineering is

a)

E.coli

b)

Klebsiella

c)

Bacillus substilus

d)

Staphylococcus auerus

10.

A book of Micrographia was written by

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Fracastaro

d)

Pastuer

11.

Counter stain used in Gram's Staining is

a)

Crystal Violet

b)

Ethanol

c)

Safranin

d)

Malachite green

12.

Gram positive bacteria

a)

E.coli

b)

Lactobacillus sp.

c)

Pseudomonas sp.

d)

All of the these

13.

Gram staining is an example of

a)

Acid fast staining

b)

Simple staining

c)

Negative staining

d)

Differential staining

14.

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is best used to study

a)

small internal structures

b)

surface morphology

c)

Living, unstained cells

d)

all of these

15.

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is best used to study

a)

small internal structures

b)

surface morphology

c)

crystalline structure

d)

all of these

16.

Which of the following is not a prokaryote?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Paramecium

c)

Cyanobacteria

d)

Rickettsia

17.

A 40X objective and 10X produce a magnification of

a)

50X

b)

100X

c)

400X

d)

4000X

18.

The first physician to make practical application of the germ theory of disease to surgery was

a)

Joseph Lister

b)

Louis Pastuer

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Edward Jenner

19.

The primary use of Koch postulates is to

a)

Clearly identify and characterize a particular microorganism

b)

Isolate microbes from diseased animals

c)

demonstrate that disease is caused by microorganisms

d)

develop vaccines for specific disease

20.

Mordant used in Gram's Staining is

a)

Crystal Violet

b)

Safranin

c)

Ethanol

d)

Iodine

21.

Lipid contents are more in

a)

Gram negative bacteria

b)

Gram positive bacteria

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

22.

The ability of microscope to distinguish between two objects into two separate objects is called

a)

Resolving power

b)

Numerical aperture

c)

Wavelegth

d)

Distance

23.

Light gathering capacity of a microscope is

a)

Angular aperture

b)

Numerical aperture

c)

Wavelength

d)

All of the above

24.

In electron microscope, what material is used as an objective lens?

a)

Magnetic coils

b)

Superfine glass

c)

Electrons

d)

Aluminium foils

25.

Which one of the following produces images?

a)

Light Microscope

b)

Transmission Electron Microscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope

d)

All of the above