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This section includes 23 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Tyrocidines are more effective against ___________________ |
A. | Gram-positive organisms |
B. | Gram-negative organisms |
C. | Mycoplasmas |
D. | Spirochetes |
Answer» B. Gram-negative organisms | |
2. |
Which of the following inhibits protein synthesis by combining with the 50S subunit ribosome? |
A. | Streptomycin |
B. | Tetracycline |
C. | Chloramphenicol |
D. | Penicillin |
Answer» D. Penicillin | |
3. |
Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces rimosus is _______________ |
A. | chlortetracycline |
B. | oxytetracycline |
C. | tetracycline |
D. | doxycycline |
Answer» C. tetracycline | |
4. |
Streptomycin is produced by which of the following organisms? |
A. | Stretomyces noursei |
B. | Streptomyces nodosus |
C. | Streptomyces fradiae |
D. | Streptomyces griseus |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Polymyxins inhibits the growth of the microbes by carrying out which of the following actions? |
A. | inhibition of cell-wall synthesis |
B. | damage to cytoplasmic membrane |
C. | inhibition of nucleic acid and protein synthesis |
D. | inhibition of specific enzyme systems |
Answer» C. inhibition of nucleic acid and protein synthesis | |
6. |
Which of the following interferes with the regeneration of the monophosphate form of bactoprenol from the pyrophosphate form? |
A. | Vancomycin |
B. | Ampicillin |
C. | Bacitracin |
D. | Cephalosporins |
Answer» D. Cephalosporins | |
7. |
Streptomyces orientalis produces which of the following antibiotics? |
A. | Cephalosporins |
B. | Cycloserine |
C. | Bacitracin |
D. | Vancomycin |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Cell-wall biosynthesis is inhibited by antibiotics by inhibiting the biosynthesis of which of the following? |
A. | lipopolysaccharide |
B. | cellulose |
C. | peptidoglycan |
D. | proteins |
Answer» D. proteins | |
9. |
Bacterial cells grown in a medium exposed to high osmotic pressure, changes shape from rod-shaped to __________ shaped. |
A. | spherical |
B. | rod shaped |
C. | irregular |
D. | elongated |
Answer» B. rod shaped | |
10. |
POLYMYXINS_INHIBITS_THE_GROWTH_OF_THE_MICROBES_BY_CARRYING_OUT_WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ACTIONS??$ |
A. | inhibition of cell-wall synthesis |
B. | damage to cytoplasmic membrane |
C. | inhibition of nucleic acid and protein synthesis |
D. | inhibition of specific enzyme systems |
Answer» C. inhibition of nucleic acid and protein synthesis | |
11. |
Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces rimosus is _______________$ |
A. | chlortetracycline |
B. | oxytetracycline |
C. | tetracycline |
D. | doxycycline |
Answer» C. tetracycline | |
12. |
Streptomycin is produced by which of the following organisms?$ |
A. | Stretomyces noursei |
B. | Streptomyces nodosus |
C. | Streptomyces fradiae |
D. | Streptomyces griseus |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Tyrocidines are more effective against ___________________ |
A. | Gram-positive organisms |
B. | Gram-negative organisms |
C. | Mycoplasmas |
D. | Spirochetes |
Answer» B. Gram-negative organisms | |
14. |
Which of the following inhibits protein synthesis by combining with the 50S subunit ribosome? |
A. | Streptomycin |
B. | Tetracycline |
C. | Chloramphenicol |
D. | Penicillin |
Answer» D. Penicillin | |
15. |
Which of the following interferes with regeneration of the monophosphate form of bactoprenol from the pyrophosphate form? |
A. | Vancomycin |
B. | Ampicillin |
C. | Bacitracin |
D. | Cephalosporins |
Answer» D. Cephalosporins | |
16. |
Streptomyces orientalis produces which of the following antibiotics? |
A. | Cephalosporins |
B. | Cycloserine |
C. | Bacitracin |
D. | Vancomycin |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
Ampicillin is a bactericidal antibiotic. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
18. |
Benzylpenicillin is the chemical name for which of the following penicillin? |
A. | Penicillin G |
B. | Penicillin V |
C. | Penicillin F |
D. | Phenethicilin |
Answer» B. Penicillin V | |
19. |
Which of the following does not affect the activity of penicillin? |
A. | bile |
B. | hydrochloric acid |
C. | cysteine |
D. | sodium hydroxide |
Answer» B. hydrochloric acid | |
20. |
The crystalline sodium or potassium salts are slightly soluble in ___________ |
A. | ether |
B. | dioxane |
C. | water |
D. | chloroform |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
Structurally all penicillins have only beta-lactam present in them. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
22. |
Cell-wall biosynthesis is inhibited by antibiotics by inhibiting the biosynthesis of which of the following ? |
A. | lipopolysaccharide |
B. | cellulose |
C. | peptidoglycan |
D. | proteins |
Answer» D. proteins | |
23. |
Bacterial cells grown in a medium exposed to high osmotic pressure, changes shape from rod-shaped to __________ shaped. |
A. | spherical |
B. | rod shaped |
C. | irregular |
D. | elongated |
Answer» B. rod shaped | |