Description : Bacteria of genus Nitrosomonas use __________ as their electron source. A.ammonia B.H2S C.succinate D.light
Last Answer : A.ammonia
Description : Coke oven gas is stripped of its H2S and mercaptans content by (A) Absorption in wash oil (B) Adsorption on bog iron bed (C) Bubbling it through dilute sulphuric acid (D) Adsorption on silica gel
Last Answer : (B) Adsorption on bog iron bed
Description : Which one of the following statements is true of fungal growth? a. Most fungi grow best at 37 degrees C. b. Most fungi, with the exception of yeasts, are anaerobic. c. Most fungi thrive under mildly acidic conditions. d. Most fungi grow in extreme environments.
Last Answer : c. Most fungi thrive under mildly acidic conditions.
Description : _____ bacteria live as individuals and do not live in biofilms. a. Planktonic b. Anaerobic c. Aerobic d. Facultative anaerobic
Last Answer : a. Planktonic
Description : Which classification would include prokaryote cells that live in extreme conditions like hot springs and the Dead sea? a. Bacteria b. Fungi c. Viruses d. Archaea
Last Answer : d. Archaea
Description : In addition to fungi, amphotericin B is active against the following pathogen: A. Anaerobic bacteria B. Giardia C. Leishmania D. Rickettsiae
Last Answer : C. Leishmania
Description : Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched as to antibiotic and use? a. Penicillin-gram-positive bacteria b. Nystatin-fungi c. Tetracycline-viruses d. Griseofulvin-fungi
Last Answer : c. Tetracycline-viruses
Description : Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom Prokaryotae? A- A.Bacteria B- B.Protozoa C- Fungi D- All of these
Last Answer : A.Bacteria
Description : What is Mycology? A-Study of viruses B- Study of nucleic acid C- Study of bacteria D-Study of fungi
Last Answer : Study of fungi
Description : Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom Prokaryotae? A-Bacteria B- Protozoa C- Fungi D-All of these
Last Answer : Bacteria
Description : All membranes of free-living organisms have phospholipid bilayers, but exception is A- bacteria B- fungi C- archaea D- protozoa
Last Answer : archaea
Description : Which one is not studied in microbiology? A- Bacteria B- Animal behavior C- Fungi D- Algae
Last Answer : Animal behavior
Description : Mycoplasmas, rickettsiae, and chlamydiae are A- .types of fungi B- small bacteria C- species of protozoa D- forms of viruses
Last Answer : small bacteria
Description : In the three domain system, fungi would belong to the _____. a. Eukarya b. Bacteria c. plants d. Archaea
Last Answer : a. Eukarya
Description : Which group includes single celled protozoa and algae? a. Bacteria b. Archaea c. Fungi d. Protista
Last Answer : d. Protista
Description : Microbiology includes which of the following groups of microorganisms? a. bacteria b. fungi c. algae d. protozoa e. all the above
Last Answer : e. all the above
Description : The term antibiotic was coined by _________to refer to antimicrobial substances naturally derived from _______. a. Waksman; bacteria and fungi b. Domagk; other living organisms c. Fleming; fungi and bacteria d. Ehrlich; bacteria
Last Answer : c. Fleming; fungi and bacteria
Description : What group of microbial agent was identified from the work of Ivanowsky a Beijerinck? a. Viruses b. Fungi c. Protozoa d. Bacteria
Last Answer : a. Viruses
Description : The promoter on an expression vector used to overproduce proteins in bacteria is A.a bacterial promoter B.expressed both in bacteria and mammalian cells C.not a regulated promoter D.the natural promoter of the gene being cloned
Last Answer : A.a bacterial promoter
Description : Fungi are important in the production of all of the following commercial products except A- bread B- beer C- cheese D- rubber
Last Answer : rubber
Description : Curing of tea leaves is brought about by the activity of (a) fungi (b) bacteria (c) mycorrhiza (d) viruses.
Last Answer : (b) bacteria
Description : Entner-Doudoroff pathway is found in A-aerobic prokaryotes B- anaerobic prokaryotes C- both (a) and (b) D-aerobic eukaryotes
Last Answer : both (a) and (b)
Description : Which one of the following is the correct sequence for the events of phagocytosis? a. Cell attachment, acidification, phagosome formation, lysosome degradation b. Cell ... attachment, acidification. lysosome degradationd. Cell attachment phagosome formation, lysosome degradation. acidification
Last Answer : Cell attachment, phagosome formation, acidification, lysosome degradation
Description : Clostridium tetani grows in a/an _____ environment. a. Acidic b. Anaerobic c. High Oxygen d. Aerobic
Last Answer : b. Borrelia
Description : If cells can use oxygen in cellular respiration it is called _____. a. Anaerobic Respiration b. Alcoholic Fermentation c. Acid Fermentation d. Aerobic Respiration
Last Answer : c. Acid Fermentation
Description : All of the following are electron acceptors for anaerobic respiration except: a. Carbonate. b. Oxygen gas. c. Nitrate. d. Sulfate.
Last Answer : b. Oxygen gas.
Description : The use of oxygen gas (02) in an exergonic pathway generating ATP is called a. Anaerobic Respiration. b. Photosynthesis. c. Aerobic Respiration. d. Fermentation.
Last Answer : c. Aerobic Respiration.
Description : The fungal diseases histoplasmosis and blastomycosis both a. Occur in the United States. b. Affect the human brain and spinal cord. c. Are due to fungi that grow as a mycelium in the body. d. Are accompanied by the production of aflatoxins.
Last Answer : a. Occur in the United States.
Description : Both the ascus and the basidium a. Are formed by fungi in the mitosporic fungi. b. Are involved in coenocytic formation by fungi. c. Are diploid structures. d. Are produced during the sexual stage of fungal reproduction.
Last Answer : d. Are produced during the sexual stage of fungal reproduction.
Description : Saprophytic fungi A- engulf their food in order to break it down B- secure their food from dead organic materials C- both (a) and (b) D- none of the above
Last Answer : secure their food from dead organic materials
Description : Slime molds differ from the moldy fungi A- in their mode of nutrition: phagocytosis for the slime molds; absorptive heterotroph for moldy fungi B- in that the moldy fungi produce amoeboid or flagellated cells and the slime molds do not C- Both (a) and (b) D- none of the above
Last Answer : in their mode of nutrition: phagocytosis for the slime molds; absorptive heterotroph for moldy fungi
Description : ‘Human activities have not only brought about the degradation of land but have also aggravated the pace of natural forces to cause damage to land’. -Geography
Last Answer : (a) When the land becomes unproductive or have no further use, we say that the land is degraded. There are both natural and human activities that damage the land, but recently the increase in land ... not for produce or food usage, but grown in order to fertilize the farmland on which it grows.
Description : Antibiotics are products of (a) Bacteria and fungi (b) Fungi and parasites (c) Parasites and bacteria (d) Fungi and viruses
Last Answer : (a) Bacteria and fungi
Description : There are limited medications for fungi, protozoan and other parasites because they are _____ like us. a. heterotrophs b. multicellular c. macroscopic d. eukaryotes
Last Answer : d. eukaryotes
Description : By which of the following means antifungal chemotherapeutic agents may affect fungi? A- Interfere with nuclear division by preventing the aggregation of microtubules needed for mitosis B- ... membrane-bound enzymes like thoseinvolved in nutrient transport and chitin synthesis D- all of these
Last Answer : all of these
Description : The oldest eukaryotic organisms are considered to be A- diplomonads like Giardia B- archaea C- fungi D- animals
Description : Which of the following fungi would most likely be seen in an individual with AIDS? a. Cryptococcus neoformans b. Sporothrix schenkii c. Trichophyton d. Microsporum
Last Answer : a. Cryptococcus neoformans
Description : Toxins produced from some fungi include all but which of the following? a. Aflatoxin b. Ergot c. Amatoxin d. Botulinin
Last Answer : d. Botulinin
Description : Cell walls in fungi are made of _____. a. Cellulose b. Glycogen c. Silicon d. Chitin
Last Answer : d. Chitin
Description : The study of fungi is called _____. a. Fungology b. Mycology c. Hyphology d. Mycosis
Last Answer : b. Mycology
Description : All the following characteristics apply to fungi except: a. There may be 1.5 million species. b. They lack chlorophyll. c. They include molds and yeasts. d. They are prokaryotic microorganisms.
Last Answer : d. They are prokaryotic microorganisms.
Description : The tinea infections of the human skin are a. All caused by fungi. b. Transmissible from pets. c. Treated with a variety of powders or ointments. d. All the above (a-c) are true.
Last Answer : d. All the above (a-c) are true.
Description : An organism without a known sexual stage would be classified in the a. Mitosporic fungi. b. Zygomycota. c. Basidiomycota. d. Ascomycota.
Last Answer : a. Mitosporic fungi.
Description : Which one of the following statements about fungi is NOT true? a. Some fungi are dimorphic. b. Fungi have cell walls made of chitin. c. Fungi are photosynthetic organisms. d. Fungi consist of the yeasts and molds.
Last Answer : c. Fungi are photosynthetic organisms
Description : Eukaryotic micro organisms include A- Protozoa B- .fungi C- Algae D- all of these
Description : Which of the following is correct? A- All members of Hyphomycetes are also members of Fungi, but not all members of Fungi are members of Hyphomycetes B- All members of Fungi are also members of ... all members of Fungi are members of Hyphomycetes D- No member of Hyphomycetes is a member of Fungi
Last Answer : All members of Hyphomycetes are also members of Fungi, but not all members of Fungi are members of Hyphomycetes
Description : The terms mycelium and hyphae are associated with A- algae B- fungi C- protozoa D- viruses
Last Answer : fungi
Description : __________ produceascospores in an ascus. A- Slime molds B- Dimorphic fungi C- Club fungi D- Sac fungi
Last Answer : Sac fungi
Description : The most significant reason why fungi are not in the kingdom Plantae is that fungiA- .are chemoorganotrophic heterotrophs B- have unicellular and multi-cellular forms C- are prokaryotes D- are eukaryotes
Last Answer : .are chemoorganotrophic heterotrophs
Description : Fungi in the division Deuteromycota are characterized by the fact that A- they only reproduce sexually B- they form sexual spores called deuterospores C- they are incapable of sexual reproduction D- a method of sexual reproduction has not been identified
Last Answer : a method of sexual reproduction has not been identified