Answer Key for Microbiology Practice Test

Name Microbiology 2210 Answer Key Practice Test 1 Directions: Choose the most correct response to answer the statement.

___1. Archaea
a. belong to the kingdom Protista
b. have petidoglycan in their cell walls
c. belong to the domain Bacteria
d. are prokaryotic

___2. Identify the correct format for writing the genus and species of a given organism?
a. bacillus Cereus
b. Escherichia Coli
c. bacillus coagulens
d. Streptococcus epidermidis
e. Micrococcus luteus

___3. The “magic bullet,” capable of killing a particular disease causing microorganism, was first isolated when
a. Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch developed the germ theory of disease
b. Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine
c. Joseph Lister discovered disinfectants
d. Paul Ehrlich discovered salvarsan (arsenic 606)

___4. Penicillin is found naturally in a. Streptococcus pneumoniae b. Echerichia coli c. Penicillium notatum d. Staphylococcus aureus e. Klebsiella pneumonia

___5. The domain system of classification places bacteria into the domain a. Eukarya b. Protista c. Plantae d. Prokaryotae e. Bacteria

___6. Helminths are a. non pathogenic bacteria b. parasitic protozoa c. heterotrophic molds d. parasitic flatworms and roundworms

___7. Louis Pasteur accomplished all of the following except
a. developed the first rabies vaccine
b. developed the first disinfectant
c. discovered how fermentation works
d. developed a method to kill unwanted microorganisms in beverages
e. disproved spontaneous generation