Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

This section includes 21 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 organism have siliceous skeletons?

A. Foraminifera
B. Coccolithophores
C. Radiolaria
D. Cyanobacteria
Answer» D. Cyanobacteria
2.

Which of the following product is not obtained from dissimilation of organic matter under aerobic conditions?

A. ammonium
B. sulphate
C. methane
D. phosphate
Answer» D. phosphate
3.

In which of the following water bodies, fertility is high?

A. open sea
B. coastal regions
C. lakes
D. rivers
Answer» C. lakes
4.

Which among the following oceans is the most richest in life?

A. Antarctic Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
Answer» B. Atlantic Ocean
5.

Which among the following factors are limiting the growth of phytoplankton organisms?

A. carbon dioxide
B. radiant energy
C. water
D. radiant energy,nitrogen
Answer» E.
6.

What amount of dry organic matter is produced by deep ocean areas?

A. 1g
B. 10g
C. 0.5g
D. 100g
Answer» D. 100g
7.

The term fertility of oceans is used to express the capacity for the production of inorganic matter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

Which among the following are referred to as the “pasture of the sea”?

A. fishes
B. algae
C. nematodes
D. phytoplankton
Answer» E.
9.

WHICH_AMONG_THE_FOLLOWING_FACTORS_ARE_LIMITING_GROWTH_OF_PHYTOPLANKTON_ORGANISMS??$

A. carbon dioxide
B. radiant energy
C. water
D. radiant energy,nitrogen
Answer» E.
10.

In which of the following water bodies, fertility is high?$

A. open sea
B. coastal regions
C. lakes
D. rivers
Answer» C. lakes
11.

Which_among_the_following_oceans_is_the_most_richest_in_life?$

A. Antarctic Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
Answer» B. Atlantic Ocean
12.

Which of the following organism have siliceous skeletons?

A. Foraminifera
B. Coccolithophores
C. Radiolaria
D. Cyanobacteria
Answer» D. Cyanobacteria
13.

Which_of_the_following_product_is_not_obtained_from_dissimilation_of_organic_matter_under_aerobic_conditions?

A. ammonium
B. sulphate
C. methane
D. phosphate
Answer» D. phosphate
14.

What amount of dry organic matter is produced by the deep ocean areas?

A. 1g
B. 10g
C. 0.5g
D. 100g
Answer» D. 100g
15.

The term fertility of oceans is used to express the capacity for production of inorganic matter.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
16.

Which among the following are referred to as the “pasture of the sea”?$

A. fishes
B. algae
C. nematodes
D. phytoplankton
Answer» E.
17.

Which of the following aquatic organisms contribute in a small amount to the shallow estuary food web?

A. benthic algae
B. bacteria
C. protozoa
D. nematodes
Answer» B. bacteria
18.

n which of the following water bodies, the role of photosynthetic organisms is considerably reduced?

A. Lakes
B. Ponds
C. Estuaries
D. Streams
Answer» D. Streams
19.

The biological activity of an aquatic ecosystem is dependent upon which of the following factors?

A. number of primary producers
B. amount of chemical energy produced
C. rate of primary production
D. number of deaths of organisms
Answer» D. number of deaths of organisms
20.

The primary producers transform radiant energy into heat energy.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
21.

The primary producers in the marine system are ________________

A. protozoa
B. cyanobacteria
C. fungi
D. cyanobacteria and eukaryotic algae
Answer» E.