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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Microaerophilic bacteria require low levels of oxygen for growth. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
Mesophiles are group of bacteria that grow within the temperature range of? |
| A. | 0-20 degree Celsius |
| B. | 25-40 degree Celsius |
| C. | 45-60 degree Celsius |
| D. | more than 60 degree Celsius |
| Answer» C. 45-60 degree Celsius | |
| 3. |
A piece of DNA, having ability to move from one site to another, either between DNA's of plasmids, bacterias, bacteriophages or within DNA molecule, is called |
| A. | Vector |
| B. | Transposons |
| C. | Plasmid |
| D. | Template |
| Answer» C. Plasmid | |
| 4. |
In which of the following, lipo-polysaccharide is a major constituent of outer membrane of the cellwall? |
| A. | Gram-positive bacteria |
| B. | Gram-negative bacteria |
| C. | Fungi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Fungi | |
| 5. |
Which of the following is a rich source of B vitamins? |
| A. | Peptone |
| B. | Yeast extract |
| C. | Beef extract |
| D. | Agar |
| Answer» C. Beef extract | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is not true about peptidoglycan? |
| A. | It is a polymer consisting of N-acetyl glucosamine, N-acetyl muramic acid and amino acids (alanine, lysine, etc.) |
| B. | It is present in prokaryotic cell wall |
| C. | It occurs in the form of a bag shaped macro molecule surrounding the cytoplasm membrane |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
In eukaryotic cells, ribosomes are |
| A. | 70S |
| B. | 60S |
| C. | 80S |
| D. | Not specific |
| Answer» D. Not specific | |
| 8. |
In the growth equation: n= 3.3 (log10 N – log10 No ), n stands for____________ |
| A. | total population |
| B. | initial population |
| C. | number of generations |
| D. | growth constant |
| Answer» D. growth constant | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is used as a solidifying agent for media? |
| A. | Beef extract |
| B. | Peptone |
| C. | Agar |
| D. | Yeast extract |
| Answer» D. Yeast extract | |
| 10. |
Name the component of flagellum. |
| A. | Filament |
| B. | Hook |
| C. | Basal body |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
What is approximate number of genes in human in contrast to 'prokaryotes' ? |
| A. | 100000 |
| B. | 1000000 |
| C. | 10000 |
| D. | 200000 |
| Answer» B. 1000000 | |
| 12. |
Which of the following structure(s) is /are external to cell wall? |
| A. | Flagella |
| B. | Stalks |
| C. | Sheath |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Site for nutrients in 'cytoplasm' is |
| A. | Vacuole |
| B. | Food vacuole |
| C. | Granules |
| D. | Cytosol |
| Answer» D. Cytosol | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is used to grow bacterial culture continuously? |
| A. | Chemostat |
| B. | Hemostat |
| C. | Coulter-Counter |
| D. | Turbidostat |
| Answer» B. Hemostat | |
| 15. |
Which of the following ROS is a powerful oxidizing agent? |
| A. | Superoxide radical |
| B. | Hydrogen peroxide |
| C. | Hydroxyl radical |
| D. | Singlet oxygen |
| Answer» C. Hydroxyl radical | |
| 16. |
A bleb or fold like formation occurs in which of the following bacteria? |
| A. | Rhodopseudomonas acidophila |
| B. | Bacillus subtilis |
| C. | E.coli |
| D. | Streptococcus faecalis |
| Answer» D. Streptococcus faecalis | |
| 17. |
The synthesis of new membrane material during reproduction in Gram-positive cells is performed by which of the following organelles? |
| A. | Nucleus |
| B. | Mesosome |
| C. | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| D. | Cytoplasmic membrane |
| Answer» C. Endoplasmic Reticulum | |
| 18. |
Equatorial ridge formation in the cell wall takes place in which of the following bacteria? |
| A. | Streptomyces sp. |
| B. | Bacillus subtilis |
| C. | Streptococcus faecalis |
| D. | Escherichia coli |
| Answer» D. Escherichia coli | |
| 19. |
The Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS) poduced by some bacteria are degraded by which of the following enzymes? |
| A. | Peroxidase |
| B. | Lyase |
| C. | Catalase |
| D. | Superoxide dismutase, Catalase and Peroxidase |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Transverse binary fission requires the formation of a crosswall. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 21. |
Bacteria having no flagella are unable to |
| A. | move |
| B. | reproduce |
| C. | stick to tissue surfaces |
| D. | grow in nutrient agar |
| Answer» B. reproduce | |
| 22. |
The last step in synthesis of peptidoglycan is |
| A. | attachment of a peptide to muramic acid |
| B. | attaching two amino acids to form a cross-link |
| C. | attachment of a portion of peptidoglycan to a membrane lipid |
| D. | binding of penicillin to a membrane protein |
| Answer» C. attachment of a portion of peptidoglycan to a membrane lipid | |
| 23. |
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is which type of bacteria? |
| A. | Psychrophile |
| B. | Mesophile |
| C. | Thermophile |
| D. | Mesophile and psychrophile |
| Answer» C. Thermophile | |
| 24. |
Which is most likely to be exposed on the surface of a gram-negative bacterium? |
| A. | Pore protein (porin) |
| B. | Protein involved in energy generation |
| C. | Lipoteichoic acid |
| D. | Phospholipids |
| Answer» B. Protein involved in energy generation | |
| 25. |
The cooci which mostly occur in single or pairs are |
| A. | Streptococci |
| B. | Diplococci |
| C. | Tetracocci |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Tetracocci | |
| 26. |
A cluster of polar flagella is called |
| A. | lophotrichous |
| B. | amphitrichous |
| C. | monotrichous |
| D. | petritrichous |
| Answer» B. amphitrichous | |
| 27. |
Which of the following are functions of phosphates used in the preparation of media? |
| A. | they act as buffer |
| B. | source of phosphorous |
| C. | act as “reserve alkali” |
| D. | they act as buffer and is a source of phosphorous |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Which of the following is true about cell wall of gram-positive bacteria? |
| A. | It consists of multiple layers |
| B. | It is thicker than that associated with gram-negative bacteria |
| C. | It contains teichoic acids |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which of the following are functions of Maintenance Media? |
| A. | used for assay of vitamins,amino acids |
| B. | used for determining the bacterial content |
| C. | used for determining the type of growth produced by bacteria |
| D. | used for the maintenance of the viability and physiological characteristics |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The other name for peptidoglycan is |
| A. | mucopeptide |
| B. | murein |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 31. |
Circular, double-stranded and extrachromosomal DNA, can replicate independently of bacterial chromosome, called as |
| A. | Plasmid |
| B. | Cosmic |
| C. | Vector |
| D. | Template |
| Answer» B. Cosmic | |
| 32. |
Colony formation can be observed in liquid media broth. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be | |
| 33. |
Which of the following bacteria requires nicotinic acid as a growth factor in their media? |
| A. | Proteus vulgaris |
| B. | Nitrosomonas sp. |
| C. | E. coli |
| D. | Leuconostoc mesenteroides |
| Answer» B. Nitrosomonas sp. | |
| 34. |
The optimum pH for the growth of most bacteria lies between_______ |
| A. | 5-9 |
| B. | 6.5-7.5 |
| C. | 2-3.5 |
| D. | 9-9.5 |
| Answer» C. 2-3.5 | |
| 35. |
Peptidoglycan is found only in the bacterial |
| A. | cell membrane |
| B. | glycocalyx |
| C. | cell wall |
| D. | spore |
| Answer» D. spore | |
| 36. |
The endoflagella is present in which class of bacteria? |
| A. | Spirilla |
| B. | Spirochetes |
| C. | Bacillus |
| D. | Coccus |
| Answer» C. Bacillus | |
| 37. |
Where is the endoflagella located in Spirochetes? |
| A. | In the cell membrane |
| B. | In the cytoplasm |
| C. | In the peptidoglycan layer |
| D. | In the periplasmic space |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Spirochetes like other bacteria swim best in media of low viscosity. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be | |
| 39. |
Which of the following methods is used for viewing spirochetes? |
| A. | Bright-field microscopy |
| B. | Phase-contrast microscopy |
| C. | Dark-field microscopy |
| D. | Electron microscopy |
| Answer» D. Electron microscopy | |
| 40. |
The family Leptospiraceae are aerobes. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 41. |
Which of the following bacteria lack a cell wall and are therefore resistant to penicillin? |
| A. | Cyanobacteria |
| B. | Mycoplasmas |
| C. | Bdellovibrios |
| D. | Spirochetes |
| Answer» C. Bdellovibrios | |
| 42. |
Which of the following instrument is used for sterilizing the media after it has been prepared? |
| A. | Autoclave |
| B. | Laminar Air Flow Chamber |
| C. | Inoculum Needle |
| D. | Incubator |
| Answer» B. Laminar Air Flow Chamber | |
| 43. |
Which of the following may contain fimbriae? |
| A. | Gram-positive bacteria |
| B. | Gram-negative bacteria |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 44. |
Endotoxin is present in outer membrane of cell wall of gram-negative bacteria, known as |
| A. | Polysaccharides |
| B. | Lipopolysaccharides |
| C. | Sugars |
| D. | Lipid |
| Answer» C. Sugars | |
| 45. |
Growth of bacteria or microorganisms refer to __________________ |
| A. | an increase in the size of an individual organism |
| B. | an increase in the mass of an individual organism |
| C. | changes in the total population |
| D. | an increase in number of cells |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Cytoplasmic inclusions include |
| A. | ribosomes |
| B. | mesosomes |
| C. | fat globules |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Lag phase is also known as ___________ |
| A. | period of initial adjustment |
| B. | transitional period |
| C. | generation time |
| D. | period of rapid growth |
| Answer» B. transitional period | |
| 48. |
Periplasm is |
| A. | the area between the inner and outer membranes of gram-negative bacteria |
| B. | the area between the inner and outer membranes of Gram-positive bacteria |
| C. | the interior portion of mitochondria |
| D. | the area outside the cell membrane that is influenced by the polymers |
| Answer» B. the area between the inner and outer membranes of Gram-positive bacteria | |
| 49. |
Pleomorphic' is term used particularly for bacteria, havng |
| A. | One shape |
| B. | Rods |
| C. | Spirals |
| D. | Variable shape |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Swimming towards a chemical of bacteria is termed as |
| A. | positive chemotaxis |
| B. | negative chemotaxis |
| C. | phototaxis |
| D. | magnetotaxis |
| Answer» B. negative chemotaxis | |