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Microorganisms MCQ's 2011

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Papers covered; August 2011 May 2011
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Question 1

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Modes of obtaining nutrition, used by at least some bacteria, include all of the following EXCEPT:
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  • Chemolithoautrophy
  • Photolithoautrophy
  • Chemoheteroautrophy
  • Chemoorganoheterotrophy

Question 2

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Which of the following forms of oxygen are generally toxic to living organisms?
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  • Superoxide anion
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Hydroxyl radical
  • All of the above

Question 3

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Carrier mediated transport is necessary when:
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  • Diffusion will not allow adequate amounts of a substance to enter the cell
  • Movement into the cell is against a concentration gradient
  • The level of nutrients in nature is very low
  • All of the above

Question 4

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The size (as determined by the sedimentation factor) of the most useful RNA molecule for prokaryotic evolutionary studies is:
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  • 5S
  • 16S
  • 18S
  • 23S

Question 5

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Which of these environmental factors influence microbial growth?
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  • pH
  • Water potential
  • Oxygen
  • All of the above

Question 6

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The signature sequence is used extensively in the:
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  • Phylogenetic probe
  • Reclassification of misclassified organisms
  • Defining of a specific group within a domain
  • All of the above

Question 7

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With regards to the bacterial genome which statement is the correct one?
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  • Bacterial genome is triploid
  • Bacterial genome is mostly haploid
  • Bacterial genome is mostly diploid
  • Bacterial genome is haploid

Question 8

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With regards to bacterial plasmids which statement is the correct one?
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  • A plasmid is a regulatory gene
  • A plasmid is a short RNA molecule
  • A plasmid is an extra chromosomal DNA molecule
  • A plasmid is a non coding region found in some bacterial genomes

Question 9

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All viruses:
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  • Have a genome that is a single molecule of nucleic acid
  • Are enveloped
  • Encode more proteins in their genomes than those contained in the mature virus particle
  • Have capsids that are icosahedral in shape

Question 10

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Poliovirus:
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  • Has a double-stranded DNA genome
  • Has a capsid that is composed of 240 copies of a single protein
  • Replicates primarily in the upper respiratory tract
  • Belongs to the enterovirus genus of the picornavirus family

Question 11

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Which of the following is NOT an alternative name for cutaneous fungal infections of humans:
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  • Superficial mycoses
  • Dermatophytes
  • Mycetoma
  • Ringworms

Question 12

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Which of the following is NOT part of the plant disease triangle:
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  • Susceptible host
  • Climate change
  • Active pathogen
  • Suitable environment

Question 13

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The Bacille-Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is:
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  • Heat-killed Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Attenuated live Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Mycobacterium bovis
  • Attenuated live Mycobacterium bovis

Question 14

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Which of the following is a bacterial infection?
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  • Whooping cough
  • Polio
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Malaria

Question 15

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Pasteur is attributed with which one of the following discoveries?
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  • Was the first to see microorganisms under a microscope
  • First to discover and use agar
  • That there could be life without air
  • The first chemical antibiotics

Question 16

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The length of a typical E. coli cell is approximately?
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  • 20 μm
  • 2 μm
  • 200 nm
  • 20 nm

Question 17

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With respect to differences between members of the archaeal and bacterial domains/kingdoms, which is the correct statement?
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  • Both have peptidoglycan in their cell walls
  • Only some Archaea are capable of methanogenesis
  • Archaea are sensitive to β-lactam antibiotics
  • Bacteria have similar RNA polymerase to that of Archaea

Question 18

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Which statement is correct with respect to the E.coli chromosome?
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  • It is negatively supercoiled
  • It is positively supercoiled
  • There are typically several origins of replication
  • It consists of over 50 million base pairs

Question 19

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A culture of E. coli is diluted by a factor of 10-6 and, after plating out 100 μl on an agar plate, 93 colonies grew after incubation at 37oC overnight. The original culture therefore contained how many viable E. coli cells per ml?
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  • 9.3 x 10(7)
  • 9.3 x 10(8)
  • 9.3 x 10(6)
  • 9.3 x 10(5)

Question 20

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Bacterial flagella bring about cell motion by which mechanism?
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  • Wave-like movement of the flagellum
  • Rotation of the cell
  • Rotation of the flagellum in one direction only
  • Rotation of the flagellum that is reversible

Question 21

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In the Earth’s biosphere most fungal biomass and diversity is found:
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  • In the oceans
  • In soils
  • Under glaciers
  • In the atmosphere

Question 22

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Fungal growth and cell division is NOT normally accompanied by:
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  • Biomass acquisition
  • Reduced vitality
  • Nucleic-acid replication
  • Enhanced ability to compete with other microbial species

Question 23

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One factor that is NOT used to prevent or reduce fungal spoilage of processed foods is:
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  • Addition of benzene
  • Low water-activity
  • Refrigeration
  • Heat-sterilization

Question 24

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Saprophytic activity is essential for the health of the biosphere because:
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  • It facilitates nutrient cycling and waste degradation
  • It kills host organisms and thereby averts overpopulation
  • It facilitates species evolution via endosymbiosis
  • It involves mineralization of inorganic rocks in the lithosphere

Question 25

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The cardinal temperatures are the:
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  • Minimum temperatures
  • Optimum temperatures
  • Maximum temperatures
  • Minimum, optimum, and maximum temperatures taken together

Question 26

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Carl Woese of the University of Illinois and his collaborators identified two major branches of prokaryotic evolution. What was the basis for dividing prokaryotes into two domains?
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  • Microscopic examination of the staining characteristics of the cell wall
  • Metabolic characteristics such as the production of methane gas
  • Ecological characteristics such as the ability to survive extreme temperatures
  • Molecular characteristics such as ribosomal RNA sequences

Question 27

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Which prokaryotes should be expected to be most strongly resistant to plasmolysis in hypertonic environments?
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  • Extreme halophiles
  • Extreme thermophiles
  • Methanogens
  • Nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in root nodules

Question 28

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Photoautotophs use:
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  • Light as an energy source and CO2 as a carbon source
  • Light as an energy and methane as a carbon source
  • CO2 as both an energy source and a carbon source
  • All of the above

Question 29

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Addition of blood to a culture medium only allows the haemolytic bacteria that grow on the plate to be picked out. This is an example of a:
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  • Selective medium
  • Differential medium
  • Complex medium
  • Synthetic medium

Question 30

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A microbe growing in a functioning refrigerator is probably a:
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  • Psychrophile
  • Mesophile
  • Thermophile
  • Hyperthermophile

Question 31

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Which one of the following sentences correctly describes the science of Metagenomics?
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  • Metagenomics is a genome- level study of the whole microbial community
  • Metagenomics is a genomics of industrially and medically important bacteria
  • Metagenomics is a study of genes’ expression
  • Metagenomics is a comparative analysis of the sequenced microbial genomes

Question 32

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Genetic recombination is a:
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  • Change of DNA structure caused by radiation
  • Amplification of DNA molecules followed by cell division
  • Physical exchange between DNA molecules
  • Process resulting in protein synthesis

Question 33

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All viruses:
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  • Enter cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis
  • Replicate their genomes in the nucleus of the cell
  • Replicate their genomes in the cytoplasm of the cell
  • Surround their progeny genomes with capsid proteins inside infected cells

Question 34

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Tobacco mosaic virus has:
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  • An icosahedral capsid
  • A helical capsid
  • Multiple copies of each of four proteins making up the capsid
  • Multiple copies of two proteins making up the capsid

Question 35

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Anthrophilic dermatophytes (fungi causing cutaneous infections of humans) are primarily associated with:
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  • Soil
  • Animals
  • Plants
  • Humans

Question 36

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Secondary symptoms of infections of plants by pathogens:
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  • Occur at some distance from the point of infection
  • Normally occur close to the site of active infection
  • Are an ideal place to isolate the causal organism
  • Never occur at the same time as primary symptoms

Question 37

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Which one of the following infectious diseases has been eradicated from the human population?
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  • Plague
  • Leprosy
  • Small pox
  • Polio

Question 38

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Which of the following is a host component important in specific immune recognition of extracellular microbes?
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  • Antigen
  • Antibody
  • Phagocyte
  • Lipopolysaccharide

Question 39

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With regard to the differences between bacterial and eukaryotic cells which statement is the CORRECT one?
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  • Bacterial cells do not contain mitochondria
  • Bacterial cells are always larger than eukaryote cells
  • Bacteria do not contain a chromosome
  • Eukaryotic cells are sensitive to β-lactam antibiotics

Question 40

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Koch’s postulates most CORRECTLY relate to which one of the following statements?
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  • The isolation of a bacterium in culture from an infection alone indicates that it caused the disease
  • Isolation and cultivation of a microorganism from a diseased animal, then inoculation into another healthy animal to cause the same disease, followed by re-isolation of the same microorganism, indicates that it is the cause of the disease
  • The observation of virus particles in tissue from a human with disease indicates that it has caused the disease
  • Inoculation of a bacterium into an animal and observation of disease alone indicates that it is the cause of the disease observed

Question 41

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Which statement is CORRECT with respect to Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)?
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  • LPS is found in Gram positive cells
  • LPS is found in Gram negative cells in the cytoplasmic membrane
  • LPS is found in the outer-membrane of Gram negative cells.
  • LPS is found inside all bacterial cells

Question 42

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A culture of E. coli is diluted by a factor of 10-6 and, after plating out 100 μl on an agar plate, 57 colonies grew after incubation at 37oC overnight. The original culture therefore contained how many viable E. coli cells per ml?
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  • 5.7 x 10(7)
  • 5.7 x 10(8)
  • 5.7 x 10(6)
  • 5.7 x 10(5)

Question 43

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With respect to differences between members of the archaeal and bacterial domains/kingdoms, which is the CORRECT statement?
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  • With respect to differences between members of the archaeal and bacterial domains/kingdoms, which is the CORRECT statement?
  • Only some Archaea are capable of methanogenesis
  • Archaea are sensitive to β-lactam antibiotics
  • Bacteria have similar RNA polymerase to that of Archaea

Question 44

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Which statement is CORRECT with respect to peptidoglycan?
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  • There are multiple molecules of peptidoglycan in bacterial cell walls
  • Only Gram positive cells possess peptidoglycan
  • There is only a single molecule of peptidoglycan in a bacterial cell wall
  • Peptidoglycan is only found in Gram negative cell walls

Question 45

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The primary reason that health professionals recommend that new-born babies are not washed is:
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  • So that they can be inoculated with symbiotic yeast species
  • To avoid imbalances in the microbial ecology of indigenous flora
  • To avoid accidental contamination with fungal spores
  • So that clinical microbiologists can study the impact on the current generation

Question 46

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Post-genomic techniques include:
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  • Proteomics
  • Use of restriction enzymes
  • Gene sequencing
  • Studies of signal-transduction pathways

Question 47

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Systems biology approaches to the study of fungal cells do NOT necessarily involve:
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  • Generation of data from biological experiments
  • Mathematical quantification of changes in cell components
  • Creation of a model of the cellular system in silico
  • Creation of a conceptual model based on philosophical techniques

Question 48

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Which of these statements is untrue?
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  • Some species of yeasts are highly tolerant to ethanol stress
  • Some species of fungi are extremely xerophilic
  • Many fungi are more tolerant to water stress than any bacterial species
  • Fungi can grow over the entire pH range from 0 to 14

Question 49

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An extremophilic microbe is one which:
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  • Can survive dry conditions
  • Can grow only when there is a mixture of stress parameters (e.g. high temperatures and low pH)
  • Can grow optimally under extreme conditions
  • Becomes dormant under extreme conditions
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