Tutorial 1 1. What is microbiology? a.

A study of viruses, microscopic infectious agents that is unable to grow or reproduce outside host cell b. A study of fungi, a eukaryotic organism without leaves, flowers, or roots, that reproduce by spores c. A study of microorganisms which are microscopic organisms d. The branch of biology concerned with the study of animals 2. Which of the following is not involved in the development of microscope? a. John Needham b. Carl Zeiss c. Ernst Ruska d. Anton van Leeuwenhoek 3. What is taxonomy? a. The appearance of a new case of disease in a population b. The practice and science of classification c. A study of microorganisms which are microscopic organisms d. The branch of biology concerned with the study of animals 4. Pandemic means a. A disease which is present within a population b. A disease which spread through populations across a large region c. The appearance of a new case of disease in a population d. The branch of biology concerned with the study of animals 5. Who claims that life arose spontaneously? a. Ernst Ruska b. John Needham c. Louis Pasteur d. Francesco Redi 6. Which of the following are not eukaryotes? a. Monera b. Animal c. Protista d. Fungi

7. Which of the following is not true about prokaryotes? a. Prokaryotes do not have cell nucleus b. Bacteria are prokaryotes c. Prokaryotes do not have mitochondria d. Fungi are prokaryotes 8. Which of the following is not true about algae? a. Algae are multicellular organisms b. Algae are unicellular organisms c. Algae obtain nutrient via saprophytic d. Algae produce oxygen and carbohydrate 9. Bacteria can be differentiated by the following factors except a. Morphology b. Nutritional requirements c. Biochemical activities d. Unicellular & multicellular
10. Under the electron microscope you look at a single bacterium living in your mouth. You see a single polar flagellum stretching off from one end looking very much like a tail. A characteristic of this organism should be A. an ability to stay in one place for a very long time B. an ability to move in the direction opposite the flagellum C. an ability to avoid ingestion by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) D. an ability to induce a large antibody response 11. You are observing a cell through a microscope and note it has no apparent nucleus. You conclude that it most likely: A. has a peptidoglycan cell wall B. has a cellulose cell wall C. moves by pseudopods D. is part of a multicellular animal 12. All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that A. cause human disease B. lack a nucleus C. are infectious particles D. are too small to be seen with the unaided eye 13.A common type of nosocomial infection is A. urinary tract infection B. meningitis

C. cellulitis D. gastroenteritis