MCB 201 CBT Practice

1. ___ is not a method of sexual reproduction in fungi.

2. Microorganisms that grow best at moderate temperatures between 20°C and 45°C are known as ________.

3. The following are steps in viral reproduction except _____.

4. The orderly arrangement of organisms into groups of larger units is known as ________.

5. In conventional taxonomy, special emphasis is placed on characteristics such as Gram stain, cell morphology, and ________.

6. ____ is not a type of capsid symmetry.

7. The system of naming organisms using two names is called ________ nomenclature.

8. Numerical taxonomy relies mainly on ________ characteristics of organisms.

9. Which of the following processes is/ are involved in the biogeochemical cycling of elements? I. biological, II. physical III. chemical

10. Taxonomy in microbiology is concerned with the identification, classification, and ________ of microorganisms.

11. The taxonomic rank introduced above kingdom following Woese’s work is called ________.

12. Large scale gowth of microorganisms for the production of medicinal products

13. When a culture of microorganisms is transferred from a nutritionally poor medium to a richer one,____ occurs.

14. The system of naming organisms using two Latinized names is called ________ nomenclature.

15. Who pioneered the use of enrichment cultures and selective media?

16. Division within Bergey Manual of Systematic Bacteriology is based on the following characteristics except ___.

17. The following are characteristics of an ideal disinfectant except _____.

18. Molds and yeasts are important research tools in the study of these fundamental processes except ___.

19. The following are features of biogeochemical cycles except _____.

20. Gram staining is mainly used to differentiate bacteria based on their ________.

21. The following are types of mutagenic chemical except ____.

22. The following are characteristics of mycobacterium except _____.

24. The following are steps in septation except _____

25. The following are the differences between Viruses and living cells except ___.

26. Which of the following is the correct order of taxonomic hierarchy from lowest to highest?

27. The earliest and simplest group of fungi are the ____.

28. The followinng are physical methods of sterilization except _____.

29. ____ is not a microbial taxonomic rank.

30. Taxonomy is best defined as the science that deals with the ________ of living organisms.

31. The scientist credited with the development of binomial nomenclature is ________.

32. The three major components of biological taxonomy are classification, nomenclature, and ________.

33. The following are characteristics of algae except _____.

34. Which of the following statements best describes systematics?

35. The following are advantages of direct count method of measuring bacterial growth except ____.

36. ____ are aerobes or facultative anaerobes that form irregular clusters by dividing into two or more planes.

37. The basic unit of biological classification is the ________.

38. The following are types of asexual spores in fungi except ____.

39. ___ is an advantage of the viable counting methods.

40. Organisms that use light as an energy source and inorganic carbon as a carbon source are called ________.