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Bacteriology quizz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Microorganisms that can be found thriving in icy-cold climates would be considered....

a)

barophiles

b)

thermophiles

c)

mesophiles

d)

psychrophiles

e)

bibliophil

2.

Which phase in a population growth curve is associated with no increase or decrease in population?

a)

lag phase

b)

logarithmic phase

c)

stationary phase

d)

death phase

3.

which microbe would you most likely find in large number in an extremely hypertonic salty

a)

Mycobacterium

b)

Bacillus

c)

Staphylococcus

d)

Halobacterium salinarum

e)

Salmonella

4.

which term best discribes an organism that can't exist in the presence of oxygen

a)

obligate aerobe

b)

facultative aerobe

c)

obligate anaerobe

d)

falculatative anaerobe

e)

Microaerophile

5.

Time required by the cell to undergo binary fission is called the:

a)

exponential growth rate

b)

growth curve

c)

generation time

d)

lag period

e)

stationary phase

6.

A visible cluster of cells that have arisen from one parent cell growing on the surface of a growth medium is called:

a)

bacterium

b)

inoculum

c)

cells

d)

colony

e)

coccus

7.

The stage in the population growth curve with the highest rate of cell division is called the ......................

a)

stationary

b)

lag phase

c)

exponential phase

d)

death phase

8.

which category of microbes would you expect to grow best on or in your body?

a)

pyschrophiles

b)

mesophiles

c)

thermophiles

d)

hyperthermophilies

9.

An obligate halophiles requires high

a)

pH

b)

temperature

c)

salt

d)

pressure

10.

Psychrophiles would be expected to grow

a)

in hot spring

b)

on the human body

c)

at refrigenation temperature

d)

at low pH

11.

The organism which grows best above 45 degrees are called

a)

psychrophillic

b)

mesosphilic

c)

thermophilic

d)

any of these

12.

The growth is normally expressed as in turbidimetric measurement

a)

cells per ml

b)

cfu/ml

c)

optical density

d)

mg N2/ml

13.

An organism that expands energy to grow in a habitat with a low water activity in order to maintain internal solute concentration to retain water is

a)

osmotolerant

b)

acidophile

c)

aerotolerant anaerobic

d)

alkalophile

14.

The equation used to obtain bacterial population by binary fission is

a)

N=No2n

b)

log N/No = (0.3010)n

c)

log (N/No) = nlog2

d)

All of the above

15.

An organism has an optimal growth rate when the hydrogen ion concentration is very high. This organism is

a)

osmotolerant

b)

acidophile

c)

nuetrophile

d)

aerotolerant anaerobe

16.

Which of the following procedures uses a photocell to measure absorbance of a culture to regulate the flow of culture media

a)

Coulter counter

b)

Hemostat

c)

petroff-hauseer chamber

d)

Turbidostat

17.

Starvation proteins are produced by culture during which of the following segments of the growth curves

a)

Lag phase

b)

Exponential phase

c)

Stationary phase

d)

Death phase

18.

Which of the following has more tolerance for acidic pH (lower pH)?

a)

Yeast and moulds

b)

Bacteria

c)

E.coli

d)

None of the above

19.

The ability of Vibro fischeri to produce bioluminescence chemicals only when a certain population density has been reached is an example of

a)

Liebig's law of the minimum

b)

Shelford's law of tolerance

c)

qourum sensing

d)

Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty

20.

The term facultative anaerobic refers to an organism that

a)

doesn't use oxygen but tolerates it

b)

it killed by oxygen

c)

uses oxygen when present or grows without oxygen when absent

d)

requires less oxygen that is present in air

21.

Microoranism that grow best in a low-oxygen environment is called an (n)

a)

aerobe

b)

anaerobe

c)

falcultative

d)

microaerophile

22.

Exponential phase of growth curve of bacteria is of limited duration because of

a)

rise in cell density

b)

accumulation of toxic metabolites

c)

exhaustion of nutrients

d)

all of the above

23.

The generation time of a culture that produces two generations per hour is

a)

greater than that produce three generations per hour

b)

lesser than that produces three generations per hour

c)

equal to that produces three generation per hour

d)

none of the above

24.

An organism is completely dependent on atmospheric O2 for growth. This organism is

a)

osmotolerant

b)

acidophile

c)

facultative anaerobe

d)

obligate aerobe

25.

Microaerophilic bacteria are those which require

a)

21% oxygen for growth

b)

low levels of oxygen for growth (lesser than O2 present in atmosphere)

c)

oxygen for activation of enzymes

d)

none of the above

26.

The period between inoculation of bacteria in a culture medium and beginning of multiplication is known as

a)

stationary phase

b)

log phase

c)

lag phase

d)

decline phase

27.

The term obligate anaerobe refers to an organism that

a)

doesn't use oxygen but tolerate it

b)

is killed by oxygen

c)

uses oxygen when present or grows with oxygen when oxygen is absent

d)

prefers to grow without oxygen

28.

Generation time of Escherichia coli is

a)

20 minutes

b)

20 hours

c)

20 days

d)

200 hours

29.

What is the function of the Z ring in binary fission?

a)

It controls the replication of DNA

b)

It forms a contraction ring at the septum

c)

It separates the newly synthesized DNA molecules

d)

It mediates the addition of new peptidoglycan subunits

30.

Which of the following reason jams and dried meats often do not require refrigeration to prevent spoilage?

a)

Low pH

b)

Toxic alkaline chemicals

c)

naturally occurring antibiotics

d)

low water activity