WorksheetsMicrobiology and Parasitology - Lecture 1
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following is an example of a genotypic characteristic?
Organism morphology
Housekeeping gene sequence
Cell structure
Membrane composition
What type of nucleic acid do viruses have?
DNA only
RNA only
DNA and RNA
DNA or RNA (but not both)
What type of microorganism causes athlete’s foot?
Virus
Prion
Bacterium
Fungus
What are the three most common cell shapes of bacterial pathogens?
Spherical, rod-shaped & spiral-shaped
Spherical, rod-shaped & icosahedral
Spherical, spiral-shaped & icosahedral
Rod-shaped, spiral-shaped & icosahedral
Which of the following structures enables bacteria to avoid phagocytosis?
Somatic antigen
Lipoteichoic acid
Capsule
Porin protein
Vancomycin acts by inhibiting cell wall synthesis. Which of the following bacteria will be resistant to this antibiotic?
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Mycoplasma
Corynebacterium
Which of the following attributes enables Bacillus cereus to survive boiling at 100°C?
Polypeptide capsule
Endospore
Slime layer
Flagella
