Study Guide Example Questions

Question 1

Emphasizing skills and concepts that remain important long after students exit the course is recommended by
_____________.

Answer 1

the American Society of Microorganisms (ASM)

Question 2

Examples of concepts included in ASM guidelines include: _________, _________, _________, ________.

Answer 2

Evolution, cell structure and function, metabolic pathways, information flow and genetics, microbial systems, and impact of microorganisms

Question 3

True or False: There are more microbes on earth than stars in the known universe.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Examples of acellular structures include: _____, _____, _____

Answer 4

viruses, viroids, satellites, and prions

Question 5

True/False: Acid-fast staining procedure is used to diagnose TB infection.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True/False: Positive staining uses basic dye.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True/False: Basic dye adheres (binds) to the specimen.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True/False: Simple staining procedure reveals morphology and arrangement of bacteria cells.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True/False: Both Gram + and Gram – bacteria have peptidoglycan layers.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True/False: Both Gram + and Gram – bacteria have cell wall.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True/False: Fluorescence microscopy uses UV light as the source of illumination.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True/False: Two-photon microscopy is used to study living cells.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True/False: Cryo-electron microscopy can visualize protein molecules.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True/False: Group Translocation is used to transport molecules such as glucose.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

True/False: Group Translocation chemically modifies molecule as it is brought into cell.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True/False: Biofilm is a dynamic community of microbes, where members of the microbial community are engaged in genetic exchange (DNA uptake occurs).

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False: Active transport systems move molecules against their concentration gradient.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False: Cell membrane is a rigid structure that provides bacteria with their characteristic shapes.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

True/False: Gram-positive bacteria have a thinner layer of peptidoglycan than Gram-negative bacteria.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True/False: Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria have peptidoglycan.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True/False: All cells must have chromosome made of DNA.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

True/False: All cells have cell wall made of peptidoglycan.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Mycology is the study of ________.

Answer 23

Fungi