Microbiology Quiz Questions
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February 25, 2002
Question 1:What type of bacterial morphology is
shown in the picture below?
Streptococcus
Question 2:What type of bacterial morphology and
gram stain reaction is shown in the picture below?
Gram NegativeDiplococcus
Question 3:What type of genetic exchange is being
exhibited by the E. coli in the picture below? What is the red structure connecting the two cells together?
Conjugation;Sex Pili
Question 4:What kind of microscope was used to
get this image of the mosquito below? If this mosquito passes microorganisms from person to person, what do we call it?
Scanning EM;A Vector
Question 5:What Kingdom of organisms is
represented by the image below? What are the spherical blue structures? What is the name used for the “study of” these organisms?
Fungi; Spores;Mycology
Question 6:What organism is shown in the image
below? How does it reproduce?
Yeast (Candidaalbicans); bybudding
Question 7:Most of the culture medias below are in
the solid state. What substance must be in these medias?
Agar
Question 8:What is the name of the technique
shown in the image below? What is the purpose of this technique? What kind of culture plate is being used?
Streak-Plating; toisolate bacterialcolonies; BAP
Question 9:The microorganism circled in the image
below is the causative agent of syphilis. What is the scientific name for this microbe?
Treponemapallidum
Question 10:What flagella arrangement is exhibited
in the image below?
Lophotrichousflagella
Question 11:What 3 types of hemolysis are shown in
letters A, B, and C below?
A=AlphaB=BetaC=Gamma
Question 12:The image below is a picture of
Clostridium tetani, the causative agent of tetnus. What unique morphological feature is seen in the image?
TerminalEndospores
Question 13:What kind of microscope was used to
view the microbes in the image below?
FluorescentMicroscope
Question 14: Image A below represents a positive
API 20 reaction for E. coli. In image B, which patient (1, 2, or 3) tested positive for an E. coli infection?
A
B
1
2
3
Patient 3
Question 15:What classification group of Helminth is
shown in picture A? Picture B shows Helminth eggs. Why do we study them?
A
B
Nematoda; to properly identify the worm theycame from.
Question 16:What bacterial morphology is shown in
the picture below? What organism that has been in the news lately looks like this under the microscope?
Streptobacillus;Bacillus anthracis
Question 17:This is a unicellular microorganism. Is it
a bacterium or a protist?
A Protist(look forthe nucleus)
Question 18:What organism is shown in the picture
below? What is the head of this organism called?
Tapeworm;Scolex