Chapter 04- Microbial Diversity Part 1

Chapter 04- Microbial Diversity Part 1

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1.
Which one of the following steps occurs
during the multiplication of animal viruses,
but not during the multiplication of
bacteriophages?
A) assembly
B) biosynthesis
C) penetration
D) uncoating
2. Which one of the following diseases or
groups of diseases is not caused by prions?
A) certain plant diseases
B) chronic wasting disease of deer and elk
C) Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease of humans
D) “mad cow disease”
3. Most procaryotic cells reproduce by:
A) binary fission
B) budding
C) gamete production
D) spore formation
4. The group of bacteria that lack rigid cell walls
and take on irregular shapes is:
A) chlamydias.
B) mycobacteria.
C) mycoplasmas.
D) rickettsias.
5. At the end of the Gram staining procedure,
Gram-positive bacteria will be:
A) blue-to-purple.
B) green.
C) orange.
D) pink-to-red.

Answer Key
1. D
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. A