Bio113 Microbiology Exam 1

A nucleotide consists three parts:

The peptide bond is a type of covalent bond that forms:

Which of the following is not a function of proteins in bacteria?

An aluminum atom has 13 protons and 13 electrons. How many electrons are in the valence shell?

The process by which a bacterium uses the flagella to move toward chemical attachment is called

Robert Koch's postulates provided guidelines for:

The rise in antibiotic resistance is due, in part, to:

The loss of an electron from an atom would produce:

The cell structures identified by "E" are _________ and used for _________ by a bacterium.

Which group of bacteria is comprised of gram-neg bacteria, with the most recognized pathogen

Which one of the following statements does not apply to hydrogen bonds?

________ developed a microscope and was the first to observe bacteria, aka "wee animalcules"

Which structure is used by some bacteria to exchange genetic information through conjugation?

The antibiotic penicillin is produced by:

What type of bond forms when one atom lends its electrons to another atom?

Ignaz Semmelweis showed that the transmission of disease could be interrupted by:

Louis Pasteur first suggested that bacteria could cause disease by showing bacteria can:

Which of the following is true about the human gut microbiome?

In terms of structure, the sequence of amino acids refers to the _______ structure of a protein

Which of the following is not an organic molecule

12C and 14C are examples of what?

Glucose units may be linked in chains of hundreds or thousands in:

Which of the following is not a component of the bacterial cytoplasm?

A denatured protein is one that:

The disproven concept that life could arise from non-living matter was named:

The Germ Theory of Disease was first proposed by:

The function of micro-compartments in bacteria is to _____________

Edwards jenner was a physician who:

Which of the following is true of the process of facilitated diffusion?

Which of the following is not true of an RNA molecule?

Lipopolysaccaride (LPS) is found in the:

What happens in a dehydration reaction?

A(n) _______ is the most basic form of matter

Which of the following if not true of the bacterial cell membrane?

The Bacterium Staphylcoccus aureus appears microscopically as:

Mass number is calculated from the total number of which atomic particle or particles?

Microbes that recycle dead decaying matter and produce many of the antibiotics live in:

Penicillin is an antibiotic that: