Microbiology Test 1

Students name and group #_____________________________________

1)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following toxins has phospholipase C activity?

Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin
Clostridium tetani exotoxin
Corynebacterium diphtheriae exotoxin
Clostridium perfringens toxin

2)
a)
b)
c)
d)

What type of phage is used in phage-typing?

Prophage
Virulent phage
Temperate phage
Filamentous phage

3)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following enzymes would be most likely to affect sugar transport into bacteria?
Acetyltransferase
Phosphotransferase
Neuraminidase
Oxidase

4) Polymers of N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid are found in which one of the following
chemical structures?
a) Teichoic acid
b) Cell wall
c) Glycocalyx
d) Lipopolysaccharide
5) What type of phage is not inactivated by proteases?
a) Virulent phage
b) Temperate phage
c) Prophage
d) Filamentous phage
6) What type of bacteria synthesize organic compounds from inorganic compounds?
a) Heterotrophs
b) Autotrophs
c) Obligate anaerobes
d) Aerobes
7)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following microorganisms is dimorphic?

Viruses
Prions
Bacteria
Fungi

8)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following bacterial structures is most involved in adherence?

Capsule
Lipopolysaccharide
Ordinary pili
O-specific side chain

9)
a)
b)
c)

Which of the following toxins acts on synaptosomes?

Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin
Clostridium tetani exotoxin
Corynebacterium diphtheriae exotoxin

d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin

10)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which one of the following statements applies to bacteria that contain superoxide dismutase?
Need superoxide to grow
Grow slowly in the presence of CO2
Produce hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen ion and the superoxide free radical (O2-)
Are frequently obligate anaerobes

11)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following statements describes lysogenic phage conversion?

The transformation of a virulent phage to a lysogenic phage
The conversion of a prophage to a temperate phage
The incorporation of a prophage into the bacterial chromosome
A change in bacterial phenotype due to the presence of a prophage

12)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following microorganisms may be inactivated by RNases with endonuclease activity?
Viruses
Viroids
Fungi
Prions

13) Which of the following types of media would best be used to isolate bacteria capable of growth in a highsalt concentration?
a) Minimal growth media
b) Complex growth media
c) Selective growth media
d) Differential growth media
14)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following statements concerning prokaryotic cells is true?

They have processed mRNAs.
They generally have exons and introns.
They transfer secretory proteins into the Golgi apparatus before secretion.
They have coupled transcription and translation.

15)
a)
b)
c)
d)

What type of bacteria lack superoxide dismutase?

Heterotrophs
Aerobes
Facultative anaerobes
Obligate anaerobes

16)
a)
b)
c)
d)

The plasma membrane

contains the enzymes involved in bacterial oxidative phosphorylation.
contains matrix porins.
includes endotoxin.
contains glycocalyx.

17)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following microorganisms has a nuclear membrane?

Viruses
Prions
Bacteria
Fungi

18) Which of the following toxins induces electrolyte loss as a result of overproduction of cyclic adenosine
monophosphate?
a) Clostridium tetani exotoxin
b) Corynebacterium diphtheriae exotoxin

c) Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin

d) Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin
19)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Bacterial antibiotic resistance is frequently conveyed by

an R factor plasmid.
a replicon.
a lytic bacteriophage.
an intron.

20)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following requires cell to cell contact?

Transformation
Transduction
Conjugation
Recombination

21)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following is mediated by a bacteriophage that carries host-cell DNA?

Transformation
Transcription
Conjugation
Transduction

22)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following involves exchange of allelic forms of genes?

Transformation
Conjugation
Recombination
Transcription

23)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following involves synthesis of RNA from a DNA template?

Transformation
Conjugation
Transcription
Translation

24)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Which of the following creates high-frequency recombination donors?

Conjugation
Recombination
Transduction
Transcription