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Microbiology Competency

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Father of Microbiology is

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Lister

c)

Robert Koch

d)

Leeuwenhoek

2.

The study of Fungi is

a)

Algalogy

b)

Mycology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Phycology

3.

Counter stain used in Gram's Staining is

a)

Crystal Violet

b)

Ethanol

c)

Safranin

d)

Malachite green

4.

A 40X objective and 10X produce a magnification of

a)

50X

b)

100X

c)

400X

d)

4000X

5.

Lipid contents are more in

a)

Gram negative bacteria

b)

Gram positive bacteria

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

6.

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

7.

Microorganisms are measured in ________

a)

Micron

b)

mm

c)

Meter

d)

cm

8.

Disease causing microorganisms are called_______

a)

Pathogens

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protozoa

9.

The protein coat surrounding the virus is called ________

a)

Envelope

b)

Membrane

c)

Capsid

d)

Network

10.

Antibiotic Penicillin obtained from___________.

a)

Agaricus

b)

Fusarium

c)

Penicillium notatum

d)

Pyricularia

11.

Single flagella at one end of bacteria is __________

a)

Atrichous

b)

Monotrichous

c)

Peritrichous

d)

Amphitrichous

12.

Yeast reproduce by______"

a)

Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Spore formation

d)

Fragmentation

13.

Malaria is caused by ______.

a)

Influenza

b)

Plasmodium

c)

Vibrio cholera

d)

Rhabdo Viridae

14.

The term ''ANIMALCULES was used to describe small living organisms. Who used this term?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Robert Koch

c)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Loius Pastuer

15.

Which of the following is NOT a physical method of microbial control?

a)

Radiation

b)

Filtration

c)

Heat

d)

Antibiotics

16.

Which of the following bacterial cell structures is involved in attachment to surfaces?

a)

Capsule

b)

Pili

c)

Flagella

d)

Endospore

17.

Which of the following is NOT a way that bacteria can acquire resistance to antibiotics?

a)

Mutation

b)

Transformation

c)

Conjugation

d)

Fermentation

18.

Bacteria are single-celled organisms that exist only inside other organisms.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The cell wall gives the bacteria its shape.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Based on the diagram above, the flagella arrangement of bacteria cell is known as ___________.

a)

Petritrichous

b)

Monotrichous

c)

Lophotrichous

d)

Amphitrichous