Introduction to Microbiology Quiz
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Who developed the taxonomic system for naming plants and animals?

  • Carolus Linnaeus (correct)
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Louis Pasteur

What is the study of living things too small to be seen without magnification?

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular biology
  • Microbiology (correct)
  • Genetics

What is the function of a cell or plasma membrane?

  • Regulate metabolic activities
  • Store genetic material
  • Synthesize proteins
  • Separate the cell from the outer environment (correct)

Which type of cell is characterized by lacking a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles?

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

What is essential for nurses to perform many roles within clinical nursing practice?

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

What is the study of living things too small to be seen without magnification?

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

Who developed the taxonomic system for naming plants and animals?

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

What is essential for nurses to perform many roles within clinical nursing practice?

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

Which type of cell is characterized by lacking a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles?

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What is the function of a cell or plasma membrane?

<p>Regulate water balance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Taxonomic system creator

Carolus Linnaeus developed the system for naming plants and animals.

Microbiology study

The study of tiny living things needing magnification.

Plasma membrane function

Controls what enters and exits a cell.

Prokaryotic cell

A cell without a nucleus or other membrane structures.

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Nursing Microbiology Link

Essential for nurses to understand and manage infections.

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Cell Barrier

Plasma membrane separates cell from environment.

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Microbiology Importance

Essential for clinical practice.

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Cell regulation

The function of a cell membrane is to control the flow of materials.

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Membrane-bound organelles

Structures within the cell, bound by their own membranes.

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Prokaryotic Cell Characteristic

Lack of nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

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