Microbiology Quiz Questions
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February 25, 2002
Question 1:
 What
type of bacterial morphology is
shown in the picture below?
Streptococcus
Question 2:
 What
type of bacterial morphology and
gram stain reaction is shown in the
picture below?
Gram Negative
Diplococcus
Question 3:
 What
type of genetic exchange is being
exhibited by the E. coli in the picture
below? What is the red structure
connecting the two cells together?
Conjugation;
Sex Pili
Question 4:
 What
kind of microscope was used to
get this image of the mosquito below?
If this mosquito passes microorganisms
from person to person, what do we call
it?
Scanning EM;
A Vector
Question 5:
 What
Kingdom of organisms is
represented by the image below? What
are the spherical blue structures? What
is the name used for the “study of”
these organisms?
Fungi; Spores;
Mycology
Question 6:
 What
organism is shown in the image
below? How does it reproduce?
Yeast (Candida
albicans); by
budding
Question 7:
 Most
of the culture medias below are in
the solid state. What substance must
be in these medias?
Agar
Question 8:
 What
is the name of the technique
shown in the image below? What is the
purpose of this technique? What kind of
culture plate is being used?
Streak-Plating; to
isolate bacterial
colonies; BAP
Question 9:
 The
microorganism circled in the image
below is the causative agent of syphilis.
What is the scientific name for this
microbe?
Treponema
pallidum
Question 10:
 What
flagella arrangement is exhibited
in the image below?
Lophotrichous
flagella
Question 11:
 What
3 types of hemolysis are shown in
letters A, B, and C below?
A=Alpha
B=Beta
C=Gamma
Question 12:
 The
image below is a picture of
Clostridium tetani, the causative agent
of tetnus. What unique morphological
feature is seen in the image?
Terminal
Endospores
Question 13:
 What
kind of microscope was used to
view the microbes in the image below?
Fluorescent
Microscope
Question 14:
 Image A below
represents a positive
API 20 reaction for E. coli. In image
B, which patient (1, 2, or 3) tested
positive for an E. coli infection?
1
2
A
3
B
Patient
3
Question 15:
 What
classification group of Helminth is
shown in picture A? Picture B shows
Helminth eggs. Why do we study them?
A
B
Nematoda; to properly
identify the worm they
came from.
Question 16:
 What
bacterial morphology is shown in
the picture below? What organism that
has been in the news lately looks like
this under the microscope?
Streptobacillus;
Bacillus anthracis
Question 17:
 This
is a unicellular microorganism. Is it
a bacterium or a protist?
A Protist
(look for
the nucleus)
Question 18:
 What
organism is shown in the picture
below? What is the head of this
organism called?
Tapeworm;
Scolex