Bacterial Growth and Oxygen Requirements

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Which category of microorganisms is completely dependent on the cells they infect?

  • Viruses (correct)
  • Fungi
  • Bacteria
  • Parasites

Which microorganisms can be further categorized based on staining of cell wall, shape, oxygen requirements, and ability to form spores?

  • Parasites
  • Bacteria (correct)
  • Fungi
  • Viruses

Which type of fungi have threadlike tubular structures and specialized asexual reproductive forms?

  • Single-celled organisms (yeasts)
  • Multi-celled organisms (molds) (correct)
  • Dimorphic fungi
  • None of the above

Which category of microorganisms are eukaryotes?

<p>Parasites (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of microorganisms can be subdivided into DNA or RNA viruses, but never both?

<p>Viruses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of microorganisms have properties such as presence or absence of an envelope or shape/size that can lead to further classification?

<p>Viruses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of bacterial growth does cell division occur rapidly?

<p>Logarithmic phase (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bacterial metabolism is characterized by utilizing an inorganic molecule other than oxygen as the final hydrogen acceptor?

<p>Anaerobic metabolism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic differentiates the termination sites of bacterial mRNA transcripts?

<p>Presence of stem loop structure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of sigma factor in bacterial gene expression?

<p>Switching on sets of genes for transcription initiation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which genetic element is capable of independently moving within a cell and between cells through horizontal gene transfer?

<p>Plasmids (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of an initiator tRNA molecule in bacterial translation?

<p>Carries formylmethione (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of infectious disease can occur when the normal flora get displaced?

<p>Endogenous infection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic cellular organization of prokaryotic organisms?

<p>Unicellular and lack nuclear membrane, mitochondria, Golgi bodies, or ER (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the bacterial ribosomes characterized as?

<p>70S (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does genomic replication begin in bacteria?

<p>Nucleoid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme is responsible for initiating unwinding and separation of the two DNA strands during genomic replication in bacteria?

<p>Helicases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for cellular arrangements of bacteria morphology?

<p>Cell division (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which genetic element can carry toxin genes like Diphtheria toxin?

<p>Transposons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of transfer involves the uptake of naked DNA fragments by bacterial cells?

<p>Transformation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterial classification is based on the stain retention ability of the cell wall?

<p>Peptidoglycan classification (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main structural component of the cell wall in bacteria?

<p>Peptidoglycan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterial species have no peptidoglycan in their cell wall?

<p>Mycoplasma species (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do we call the ability of a bacterium to cause damage to the host?

<p>Virulence (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterial virulence factor is made of high molecular weight polysaccharides and provides protection against phagocytosis by host cells?

<p>Capsule (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of pili (fimbriae) in bacteria?

<p>Attachment to host cells (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterial virulence factor is negatively regulated by the presence of free iron in the growth environment?

<p>Diphtheria toxin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main role of flagella in bacteria?

<p>Motility (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterial virulence factor is composed of Lipid A, core polysaccharide, and an O antigen, and is a powerful stimulator of innate and adaptive immune responses?

<p>Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of biofilm as a bacterial virulence factor?

<p>Protecting bacteria from antibiotics and host immune defenses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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