Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following genus of bacteria is not found in fresh waters?

A. Pseudomonas
B. Flavobacterium
C. Aeromonas
D. Vibrio
Answer» E.
2.

Aquatic bacteria tend to be Gram-negative.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

The characteristic color of the Red Sea is associated with heavy blooms of __________________

A. diatoms
B. cyanobacteria
C. dinoflagellates
D. chlamydomonads
Answer» C. dinoflagellates
4.

The Chesapeake Bay, one of the world’s major estuarine system serves as the receiving basin for how many rivers?

A. 4
B. 6
C. 3
D. 9
Answer» E.
5.

AQUATIC_BACTERIA_TEND_TO_BE_GRAM-NEGATIVE.?$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
6.

Which_of_the_following_genus_of_bacteria_is_not_found_in_fresh_waters?$

A. Pseudomonas
B. Flavobacterium
C. Aeromonas
D. Vibrio
Answer» E.
7.

The characteristic color of the Red Sea is associated with heavy blooms of _________________?

A. diatoms
B. cyanobacteria
C. dinoflagellates
D. chlamydomonads
Answer» C. dinoflagellates
8.

In regions of the estuary that are nutritionally poor, it is more likely to find which of the following organisms?

A. coliforms
B. appendaged bacteria
C. viruses
D. fecal streptococci
Answer» C. viruses
9.

The Chesapeake Bay, one of the world’s major estuarine system serves as the receiving basin for how many rivers?$

A. 4
B. 6
C. 3
D. 9
Answer» E.
10.

The coastal adjunct of the marine ecosystem is __________________

A. stream
B. estuary
C. river
D. lake
Answer» C. river
11.

Rapidly expanding urbanization makes it difficult to generalize upon typical microbial flora of streams.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

In which of the following seasons does the nutrient concentration falls at a drastically lower level?

A. Winter
B. Spring
C. Summer
D. Autumn
Answer» D. Autumn
13.

Which of the following layer is composed of soft mud or ooze?

A. Photic zone
B. Limnetic zone
C. Benthic zone
D. Profundal zone
Answer» D. Profundal zone
14.

Which of the following zones have considerable rooted vegetation?

A. littoral zone
B. limnetic zone
C. profundal zone
D. benthic zone
Answer» B. limnetic zone