Question 1

What is the arrangement of the bacteria shown in the first image?

Accepted Answer

Streptobacilli

Question 2

What is the shape of the bacterium shown in the second image?

Accepted Answer

Vibrio

Question 3

Contamination with which of the following is a concern because they are highly resistant to killing?

Accepted Answer

Endospores

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of bacterial endospores?

Accepted Answer

They are metabolically inactive

Question 5

Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology contains:

Accepted Answer

Descriptions of bacterial taxonomy and identification

Question 6

The largest known group of archaea are the:

Accepted Answer

Methanogens

Question 7

Members of the actinomycetes reproduce asexually by:

Accepted Answer

Spore formation

Question 8

Which of the following diseases is NOT associated with bacteria that form endospores?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 9

Which bacterial genera produce endospores?

Accepted Answer

Bacillus and Clostridium

Question 10

Which group of bacteria is named for its resemblance to fungi?

Accepted Answer

Actinomycetes

Question 11

The prokaryotes known as methanogens require what type of environment?

Accepted Answer

Anaerobic

Question 12

Members of which genera are the most common sexually transmitted bacteria in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Chlamydia

Question 13

Which bacterial genera is useful for sewage treatment?

Accepted Answer

Zoogloea

Question 14

Some members of the spirochetes move by means of:

Accepted Answer

Axial filaments

Question 15

A stool sample is obtained from a patient with diarrhea and fever. A Gram-negative bacillus that is an obligate anaerobe is isolated from the sample. What genera might it be a member of?

Accepted Answer

Bacteroides

Question 16

A species of the genus Streptococcus is the leading cause of:

Accepted Answer

Pharyngitis

Question 17

The genus Mycobacterium includes species responsible for which diseases?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis and leprosy

Question 18

Members of the genus Chlamydia are:

Accepted Answer

Obligate intracellular parasites

Question 19

Pseudomonas species are occasional causes of:

Accepted Answer

Urinary tract infections

Question 20

Diphtheria is caused by a member of which genus?

Accepted Answer

Corynebacterium

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