Microbiology Exam 1

What is the advantage of phase contrast microscopy over staining?

A set of statements describing what is needed to establish the link between a particular micro and a particular disease

Technique using heavy metals to stain specimens at approx 45° from the hori. that provides a 3D similar to shadowing

What is the periplasmic space?

The study of DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis is:

Protozoa are members of the:

The area of microbiology that studies resistance to infection is called

What is the function of the pili?

A prokaryotic subgroup within the kingdom monera in which all members can carry on photosynthesis:

Flagella covering the entire surface of a bacterium are called:

A rigid layer that is composed of sugars and amino acids found in the cell wall of eubacteria is the:

An example of an appendaged bacteria

The process through which endospores are formed from vegetative cells is called:

How do viruses make proteins?

Bacterial fimbrae may enhance virulence of bacterial pathogens by:

Name a gram positive round bacteria (genus species):

Bacteria have a region of the cytoplasm that contains the chromosome. This region is called the what?

The group of naturally occurring prokaryotes that do NOT have a cell wall is called the:

Which of the following are made up of prokaryotic cells

Rod shaped bacteria are called:

A pure culture:

The presence of membrane enclosed organelles is characteristic of:

This field of microbio involves the use of microorganisms to make prod such as antibiotics, vaccines, steroids, etc.

The acidic polysaccharides attached to cell wall of Gram positive bacteria are called:

Organisms that are found in extreme environments

A microscope that produces a darker image against a brighter background:

The evolutionary relationship between two organisms is their:

Name abacteria that contains a glycocalyx:

The study of algae is called:

microscope that converts slight diff. in the refrac index and cell den into easily detected variations n light intensity

The function of a cell wall is:

enzyme that causes the breakdown of cell by cleaving the 2 amino sugars in the glycan layer of the peptidoglycan is what

What is the major function of the cell wall?

Give an example of a chemical that is found in a prokaryotic inclusion body:

The structure in the cyanobacteria that enable them to float is the:

An example of a spore forming bacteria is:

Prior to this person's work, food spoilage was a much more common occurrence

This group showed that one gene codes for one enzyme:

microscope that uses a beam of electrons that pass through thin sections of material before producing an image

An example of a spirillum

The name for a gram negative cell whose peptidoglycan has been removed is:

Which type of molecule forms a bilayer within the membrane:

The branch of science dealing with the systematic naming grouping and organizing of living organisms is called:

46) An example of a spirochete:

Dipicolinic acid is found in:

The main chemical component of bacterial flagellum is:

organelle that is composed of 2 parts or sub made of protein and RNA whose major function is protein synthesis is the:

Diffuse unorganized material that is lying outside the cell wall and is easily removed:

This person developed an organic arsenical compound as an effective cure of syphilis:

The concept that human and animal diseases are caused by microorganisms is called the what?