Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 20 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Microbiology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The isolation of the gonorrhoea - causing organisms, ,from a clinical specimen is facilitated by the use of media containing

A. cellulose
B. certain antibiotics
C. succinate
D. none of these
Answer» C. succinate
2.

The archaebacterium , an extreme halophile, and , a thermoacidophile, can be cultured in the presence of antibiotics such as streptomycin and chloramphenicol because

A. they contain ether-linked isoprenoids in their plasma membrane
B. they lack murein in their cell wall
C. they contain 80S, as opposed to 70S, ribosomes
D. all of the above
Answer» C. they contain 80S, as opposed to 70S, ribosomes
3.

has an optimum pH of

A. 2.0-3.5
B. 0.5-6.0
C. 6.5-7.5
D. 9.0-9.5
Answer» B. 0.5-6.0
4.

Which of the following is the necessary step for cultivating the microorganisms?

A. Preparing a culture medium for the growth of microorganisms
B. Sterilizing in order to eliminate all living microorganisms in vessel
C. Inoculating the microorganisms in the prepared medium
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following is an abiotic elicitors?

A. UV irradiation
B. Osmotic shock
C. Heavy metal ions
D. All of these
Answer» E.
6.

Suspension cultures consist of cells and cell aggregates, growing dispersed in

A. liquid medium
B. solid nutrient medium
C. solid or liquid medium
D. none of these
Answer» B. solid nutrient medium
7.

Radical shifts in pH can be prevented by incorporating

A. a buffer
B. an oxidizing agent
C. a reducing agent
D. any of these
Answer» B. an oxidizing agent
8.

The protoplast can be used to

A. modify genetic information
B. create plant hybrid
C. study plant viral infections
D. all of these
Answer» E.
9.

Balanced growth is defined as

A. cultures undergoing balanced growth while maintaining a constant chemical composition
B. balancing the growth while controlling the pH
C. balancing the growth while controlling the temperature
D. balancing the growth while changing the nutrient composition
Answer» B. balancing the growth while controlling the pH
10.

Semi-solid media, prepared with agar at concentrations of 0.5% or less are useful for the cultivation of

A. <i>Microaerophillic bacteria</i>
B. <i>Lactobacilli</i>
C. <i>E.coli</i>
D. all of these
Answer» B. <i>Lactobacilli</i>
11.

Which of the following is not an indirect method for the measurement of cell mass?

A. Nutrient composition
B. Cell dry weight
C. Viscosity
D. Heat evolution
Answer» C. Viscosity
12.

Callus cultures are amorphous cell aggregates arising from the unorganized growth of explants on an

A. liquid medium
B. solid nutrient medium
C. aseptic solid nutrient medium
D. solid or liquid medium
Answer» D. solid or liquid medium
13.

The archaebacterium Halobacterium, an extreme halophile, and Sulfolobus, a thermoacidophile, can be cultured in the presence of antibiotics such as streptomycin and chloramphenicol because

A. they contain ether-linked isoprenoids in their plasma membrane
B. they lack murein in their cell wall
C. they contain 80S, as opposed to 70S, ribosomes
D. all of the above
Answer» C. they contain 80S, as opposed to 70S, ribosomes
14.

The isolation of the gonorrhoea - causing organisms, Neisseria gonorrhoeae,from a clinical specimen is facilitated by the use of media containing

A. cellulose
B. certain antibiotics
C. succinate
D. none of these
Answer» C. succinate
15.

Anchorage -dependent cells require

A. wettable surface for growth
B. dry surface for growth
C. either (a) or (b)
D. nothing to do with the surface
Answer» B. dry surface for growth
16.

Thiobacillus thiooxidans has an optimum pH of

A. 2.0-3.5
B. 0.5-6.0
C. 6.5-7.5
D. 9.0-9.5
Answer» B. 0.5-6.0
17.

For most bacteria, the optimum pH for growth lies between

A. 6.5-7.5
B. 3.5-4.5
C. 4.5-5.5
D. 5.5-6.5
Answer» B. 3.5-4.5
18.

The size of a single plant cell is usually within the range of

A. 10-20 m in diameter and 25-100 m long
B. 20-40 m in diameter and 100-200 m long
C. 40-60 m in diameter and 200-300 m long
D. 60-80 m in diameter and 300-400 m long
Answer» C. 40-60 m in diameter and 200-300 m long
19.

The cell mass can be measured optically by determining the amount of light scattered by a suspension of cells. The measurements are usually at a wavelength of

A. 300-400nm
B. 400-500nm
C. 500-600nm
D. 600-700nm
Answer» E.
20.

Stringent anaerobes can be grown in a media by taking special measure as

A. boiling the media for several minutes
B. addition of cysteine
C. passing through oxygen-free nitrogen
D. any of these
Answer» E.