Microbiology and Bacterial Classification Quiz

What is the method in which large number of biochemical, morphological, and cultural characteristics are used to determine the degree of similarity between micro-organisms?

What is the science of classification called?

Which scientist established the standard rules of biological taxonomy and nomenclature?

What is the practical use of classification to isolate and distinguish desirable organisms from undesirable ones called?

On what basis are bacteria placed into 35 groups in Bergey's manual?

What are organisms that are invisible to the naked eye called?

Which of the following is a population of bacteria consisting of microbes of one and the same species?

Who invented pasteurization, a method of preparation of vaccine and sterilization?

Which scientist is associated with the invention of staining of microbes, immersion of microbes, and cultivation method of artificial method?

Which term is used to describe disease-causing microorganisms?

What is the study of structure and shape of microbes called?

Which type of microbes do not have different shaped nuclei and genetic operators nucleoid?

Which scientist is associated with inventing phagocytosis?

What is the term used for constant inhabitants of the human body?

What is the purpose of medical microbiology?

What does taxonomy in microbiology deal with?

Microbiology Classification

The method of determining the degree of similarity between micro-organisms by using large numbers of biochemical, morphological, and cultural characteristics is called numerical taxonomy.

Taxonomy

The science of classification is called taxonomy.
Carolus Linnaeus established the standard rules of biological taxonomy and nomenclature.

Classification and Identification

The practical use of classification to isolate and distinguish desirable organisms from undesirable ones is called typing.
In Bergey's manual, bacteria are placed into 35 groups based on their morphology, metabolism, and other characteristics.

Microorganisms

Organisms that are invisible to the naked eye are called microbes.
A population of bacteria consisting of microbes of one and the same species is called a pure culture.

Contributors to Microbiology

Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization, a method of preparation of vaccine and sterilization.
Friedrich Koch is associated with the invention of staining of microbes, immersion of microbes, and cultivation method of artificial method.
Elie Metchnikoff is associated with inventing phagocytosis.

Microbiology Terms

Disease-causing microorganisms are called pathogens.
The study of structure and shape of microbes is called morphology.
Prokaryotes are microbes that do not have different shaped nuclei and genetic operators nucleoid.
Normal flora or microbiota are the constant inhabitants of the human body.

Medical Microbiology

The purpose of medical microbiology is to diagnose and treat microbial diseases.
Taxonomy in microbiology deals with the classification, identification, and naming of microorganisms.

Test your knowledge of prokaryotes, bacteria and their scientific classification with this quiz. Explore topics such as taxonomy, nomenclature, and identification of bacterial species.