

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
T-even phage binding to probably involves |
A. | electrostatic interaction |
B. | hydrophobic interaction |
C. | covalent bonds |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. hydrophobic interaction | |
2. |
The filamentous bacteriopohage infect male cells by attaching to |
A. | lipopolysaccharide |
B. | the cell wall |
C. | the tip of the pilus |
D. | the cell membrane |
Answer» D. the cell membrane | |
3. |
Which of the following is/are synthesized from late mRNA? |
A. | Phage structural proteins |
B. | Proteins that help with phage assembly without becoming part of the virion structure |
C. | Proteins involved in cell lysis and phage release |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
The process by which phage reproduction is initiated in lysogenized culture is called |
A. | infection |
B. | integration |
C. | repression |
D. | induction |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
The procapsid is assembled with the aid of __________ proteins. |
A. | ladder |
B. | framing |
C. | scaffolding |
D. | form |
Answer» D. form | |
6. |
Which capsid symmetry is exhibited by most of the phages? |
A. | Helical |
B. | Icosahedral |
C. | Complex |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Complex | |
7. |
__________ is specifically able to have a long-term relationship with the host known as lysogeny. |
A. | Temperate virus |
B. | Adsorbed virus |
C. | RNA phage |
D. | DNA phage |
Answer» B. Adsorbed virus | |
8. |
T-even phage binding to E. coli probably involves |
A. | electrostatic interaction |
B. | hydrophobic interaction |
C. | covalent bonds |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. hydrophobic interaction | |
9. |
Contractile sheath of the tail is present in which of the following phages? |
A. | T3 |
B. | T2 |
C. | P22 |
D. | All of these |
Answer» C. P22 | |
10. |
In viruses with envelopes |
A. | the envelope and the embedded proteins are encoded by the viral nucleic acid |
B. | the envelope is derived from the host but it contains embedded proteins coded by the viral nucleic acid |
C. | the envelope is coded by the viral nucleic acids, but the proteins come from the host's membrane proteins |
D. | the envelope and its imbedded proteins are derived from the host's membranes |
Answer» C. the envelope is coded by the viral nucleic acids, but the proteins come from the host's membrane proteins | |
11. |
Which of the following bacteria can be typed by phage typing method? |
A. | <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> |
B. | <i>Salmonella typhi</i> |
C. | <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
__________ protein keeps the prophage dormant and prevents virus reproduction. |
A. | Operator |
B. | Promotor |
C. | Repressor |
D. | Enhancer |
Answer» D. Enhancer | |
13. |
The filamentous bacteriopohage infect male E. coli cells by attaching to |
A. | lipopolysaccharide |
B. | the cell wall |
C. | the tip of the pilus |
D. | the cell membrane |
Answer» D. the cell membrane | |
14. |
A bacterial defense mechanism against bacteriophage is called |
A. | concatamerization |
B. | polymerization |
C. | restriction |
D. | lysogeny |
Answer» D. lysogeny | |
15. |
Area of lysis on a bacterial lawn culture produced by a phage is known as |
A. | pock |
B. | plaque |
C. | pox |
D. | all of these |
Answer» C. pox | |
16. |
One of the first enzymes synthesized by many bacteriophage is __________ , an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. |
A. | RNA transcriptase |
B. | RNA polymerase |
C. | RNA ligase |
D. | RNA replicase |
Answer» E. | |