Microbiology Most Important MCQs For The Jobs Test As Well As Academic Examination Set: 4

1201 - One of the reasons for the evolutionary success of the kingdom Monera is that its members are nutritionally diverse. Which of the following(s) is/are the way(s) of obtaining energy?






All of the above

1202 - One virus particle prevents multiplication of 2nd virus. This phenomena is____________?






Viral interference

1203 - Opacity around colonies of Clostridium perfringens is due to_________________?






Lecithinase

1204 - Operation theatres are sterilized by_____________?






Formaldehyde fumigation

1205 - Opportunistic infection is caused by___________________?






All of the above

1206 - Opsonisation is by_______________?






Both B & C

1207 - Optimal pH for enzyme will be ?






5

1208 - Ordinary inoculating loop can be used for inoculation of yeasts.






TRUE

1209 - Organ of locomotion in bacteria is________________?






Flagella

1210 - Organic molecules that increase the rate of metabolic reactions with themselves changing are known as






enzymes

1211 - Organism most frequently associated with urinary tract infections is_________________?






Escherichia coli

1212 - Organism that have little risk of infection can be derived from which of the following type of laboratory?






BSL2

1213 - Organism that produce lactic acid as well as some other acids and alcohols are known as






Both A and C

1214 - Organisms are parasitic and have a resistant spore with one to six coiled polar filaments belong to which phylum of Protozoa?






Myxozoa

1215 - Organisms can synthesize ATP by oxidative phosphorylation when they






pass electrons to oxygen through an electron transport system containing cytochromes

1216 - Organisms such as lactobacilli that have elaborate requirements for specific nutrients i.e. vitamins and other growth promoting substances, are generally called as






fastidious hetrotrophs

1217 - Organisms which have spore-forming stage in their life cycle and lack special locomotory organelles belong to which phylum of Protozoa?






Apicomplexa

1218 - Organisms with amoeboid cells that move within a network of mucous tracks using a typical gliding motion belong to which phylum of Protozoa?






Labyinthomorpha

1219 - Organisms with complex life cycles which include a mammalian host and an insect host and involves schizogony as part of the cycle belong to which phylum of Protozoa?






Apicomplexa

1220 - Organisms, using organic compounds as electron donors are called






organotrophs

1221 - Outer membrane of gram negative bacteria made up of






All of these

1222 - Overactivity of Th cells may result into






autoimmunity

1223 - Oxidation is the






loss of electron

1224 - Oxidation ponds are shallow ponds, generally designed at the depth of






2 to 40 feet

1225 - Oxidation ponds are very deep ponds.






FALSE

1226 - Oxygen is toxic for growth of _____ ________bacteria






Facultative anaerobes

1227 - Paper, glass beads can be used to immobilize enzymes.






TRUE

1228 - Paralytic shell fish poisoning caused by which of the following algae?






Dianoflagellates

1229 - Parasitic infection/s frequently observed in HIV disease is / are.






all of these

1230 - parasitic inflammation would show predominantly____________________?






Eosinophils

1231 - Parasitism results from competition among organisms for essential nutrients.






FALSE

1232 - Parsnip like odour and taste in beer is caused by






Flavobacterium proteus

1233 - Parvoviruses contain how many genes?






3 genes

1234 - Passage of water from a low solute concentration into the cell is referred to as ______________






plasmoptysis

1235 - Passive diffusion requires the use of membrane transport proteins for the transport of solute molecules across the membrane.






FALSE

1236 - Passive immunization is done for






diphtheria

1237 - Pasteur developed the vaccine for_______________?






All of the above

1238 - Pathogenesis of diphtheria is attributed to__________________?






Exotoxin

1239 - Pathogenic bacteria can be :






All of these

1240 - Pathogenic fungi have a temperature optimum at __________






30 to 37 degree celsius

1241 - Pathogenic treponemas can be maintained in________________?






Rabbit testis only

1242 - Patients with botulism are treated with monovalent antitoxin.






FALSE

1243 - patients with organ transplants are most frequently infected with______________?






CMV

1244 - PCR stands for________






Polymerase Chain Reaction

1245 - Pectinase, an enzyme used for increasing yield and for clarifying juice is obtained by






all of these

1246 - Penicillin causes inhibition of Mycoplasmas.






FALSE

1247 - Penicillin G is also known as






benzyl penicillin

1248 - Penicillin resistance in staphylococci is acquired due to






transduction

1249 - Penicillium chrysogenum is a better penicillin producing species.






TRUE

1250 - Peptidoglycan accounts for __________ of the dry weight of cell wall in many gram positive bacteria






50% or more

1251 - Peptidoglycan is also known as






murein mucopeptide

1252 - Peptidoglycan is found only in the bacterial






cell wall

1253 - Peptidoglycan is made up of __________






N-acetylglucosamine, N-acetylmuramic acid, amino acids

1254 - Peptidoglycan layer is present in large quantity in?






Gram-positive bacteria

1255 - Peptone water and nutrient broth are






basal media

1256 - Periplasm is






the area between the inner and outer membranes of gram-negative bacteria

1257 - Petroff-Hausser cell counter is used in _________






Direct Microscopic count

1258 - pH range optimal for maximum metabolic activity of protozoa is ______________






44720

1259 - Phage conversion is required for________________?






Diptheria

1260 - Phagocytosis enhanced by coating the surface of antigen is called______________?






Opsonisation

1261 - Phase contrast microscopy is based on principle of__________________?






Different refractive indices of object

1262 - Phenol is considered as a chemotherapeutic agent.






FALSE

1263 - Phosphatase enzyme present in milk is destroyed in which of the following processes?






Pasteurization

1264 - Phosphate deregulated mutants are






less sensitive to phosphate regulation

1265 - Phosphate is considered to restrict the induction of






secondary metabolites

1266 - Phosphate regulation has been observed in the production of






all of these

1267 - Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) is converted to oxaloacetate by the enzyme PEP deaminase.






FALSE

1268 - Phospholipid used to investigate syphilis by the reagin test is________________?






Cardiolipin

1269 - Phosphorus is essential component of __________






teichoic acid, nucleotides, phospholipids

1270 - Photolyase enzyme responsible for _______






Repair DNA by separating dimer back to original thymine

1271 - Photoreactivation can cause repair of DNA damaged by which of the following mutagens?






UV rays

1272 - Phycoerythrin pigment is present in which algal division?






Rhodophycophyta

1273 - Physical sterilization was discovered by__________________?






Joeph Lister

1274 - Phytoplanktonic organisms are non-motile.






FALSE

1275 - Pickled cucumber is made from fermented salt-stock pickles.






FALSE

1276 - Pigs are important source of_____________?






Japanese encephalitis

1277 - Pigs respond dramatically to the addition of which of the following antibiotics to their diet?






oxytetracycline

1278 - Pink rots in eggs is caused by the strains of






Pseudomonas

1279 - Plamids are circular DNA molecules capable of autonomous replication.






TRUE

1280 - Planktonic means:






Free swimming organism in water

1281 - Plant viruses may be cultivated in






all of these

1282 - Plant viruses penetrate host cells through transient ores called






ectodesmata

1283 - Plaque test is used routinely in virology lab's for________________?






Identification of viral disease

1284 - Plasmagel is known as __________________






ectoplasm

1285 - Plasmid that carries genes encoding enzymes, which degrade substances such as aromatic compounds, pesticides or sugar are






metabolic plasmid

1286 - Plasmid__________________?






Both A & B

1287 - Plasmodium divides by which of the following method most commonly?






Multiple fission

1288 - Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because






all of the above

1289 - Plate count of bacteria in foods generally use the plating medium consisting of






peptone, yeast extract, glucose, sodium chloride, agar and distilled water

1290 - Plate counts are often reported as






cfu/ml

1291 - Platyhelminths meant by






Flatworms

1292 - Pleomorphic viruses possess double-stranded DNA.






TRUE

1293 - Pneumococus can be differentiated from streptococcus by________________?






Bile solubility

1294 - Poliovirus attaches to central nervous system by means of ______________






proteins

1295 - Polioviruses belong to which of the following groups?






enteroviruses

1296 - Poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate(PHB) present in aerobic bacteria can serve as?






a reserve carbon and energy source

1297 - Polyene antibiotics act on the plasma membrane of the fungus.






TRUE

1298 - Polyene antibiotics are






large ring structures

1299 - Polyisoprenoid branched-chain lipids, are present in which of the following?






Archaebacteria

1300 - Polymerase chain reaction basically consists of






three steps

1301 - Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (or PMNs)






all of the above

1302 - Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is a complex belonging to which group?






Iodophors

1303 - Pontiac fever is a more severe disease than Legionnaires̢۪ disease.






FALSE

1304 - Populations of cells descending from a single cell are known as ____________






clones

1305 - Porins are located in






the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria

1306 - Porins are special proteins act as channels in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.






TRUE

1307 - Portal of entry of poliovirus in mainly_______________?






Gastrointestinal tract

1308 - Porter or permease is located in the _______________






cytoplasmic membrane

1309 - Portion of immunoglobulin molecule with molecular weight to 50000_________________?






H chain

1310 - Post streptococcal acute glomerulo nephritis is an example of________________?






Type III hypersensitivity

1311 - Postgates assay technique is useful in determining if a cell is viable even though it is






incapable of cell division

1312 - Precipitation reaction can be converted into agglutination reaction by coating soluble antigen onto






all of these

1313 - Precipitation reaction is relatively less sensitive for the detection of






antibodies

1314 - Preparing colourless bacteria against or coloured background is called _______






Negative staining

1315 - Presence of HBe Ag in patients with hepatitis indicates_____________?






High infectivity

1316 - Presence of HBe Ag in Patients with hepatitis indicates_______________?






High infectivity

1317 - Preservation of foods by using salts and sugars works by






creating a hypertonic environment

1318 - Primarily human pathogenic bacteria is/are ,






all of these

1319 - Primary differences between cilia and flagella are






number, length and direction of force

1320 - Primary producers are found growing in which of the following layers of water?






upper layer

1321 - Prions true is____________?






Readily inactivated by autoclave at 121 C

1322 - Probiotic organism used_________________?






Bifido bacteria

1323 - Prodigiosin (red pigment) is produced by members of genus






Serratia

1324 - Production of acetoin can be detected by which of the following tests?






Voges-Proskauer test

1325 - Prokaryotic cells are placed in which of the following kingdom






Monera

1326 - Prokaryotic microorganism include






bacteria

1327 - Prontosil is






an effective antibacterial both in animals as well as in in-vitro cultures

1328 - Proofreading activity to maintain the fidelity of DNA synthesis






is a function of the 3'-5' exonuclease activity of the DNA polymerases

1329 - Propionate and acetate are produced as an end product of fermentation in which of the following bacteria?






Anaerovibrio

1330 - Propionibacterium is normal resident of _______






Skin

1331 - Prosthecae helps in __________






nutrient absorption and attachment to surfaces

1332 - Protease, which is used for flavouring of sake and haze removal in sake is produced by






A. oryzae

1333 - Protein A is found in cell wall of






Staphylococcus aureus

1334 - Protein molecules can easily pass into the cell for being utilized for energy production.






FALSE

1335 - Protein portion of an enzyme when it is combined with organic molecule is termed as






apoenzyme

1336 - Protein synthesis in bacteria takes place on which of the following organelles?






Ribosomes

1337 - Proteomics is






the study of the entire collection of proteins expressed by an organism

1338 - Protozoa and other minute animal life are known as ____________________






zooplankton

1339 - Protozoa are generally not






multicellular

1340 - Protozoa have several types of vacuoles.The function of a contractile vacuole is to






maintain osmotic balance by continuous water expulsion

1341 - Protozoa that eat other organisms are known as _______________






holozoic

1342 - Protozoan mobility is due to the fibrils present.






FALSE

1343 - Prozone phenomenon is due to______________?






Excess antibody

1344 - Pseudohphae are seen in____________?






Candida albicans

1345 - Pseudomembraneous colitis is






all of the above

1346 - Pseudomembranous colitis is a disease of _________________






bowel

1347 - Pseudomembranous colitis is caused by the strains of which of the following microorganism?






Clostridium difficile

1348 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be diagnosed from the pigment, known as






Pyocyanin

1349 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa forms a blue water soluble pigment called






pyocyanin

1350 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa_________________?






Causes Shangai fever

1351 - Pseudomonas bacteria uses which of the following as an electron acceptor for anaerobic respiration?






Nitrate

1352 - Pseudomonas maltophilia is a fluorescent species.






Flase

1353 - Pseudomonas nigrifaciens in mildly salted butter may cause






black smudge

1354 - Pseudomonas pseudoflava can grow as






both (a) and (b)

1355 - Pseudomonas syncyanea produces a






bluish gray to brownish color in milk in its pure form

1356 - Puerperal fever is a streptococcal infection of the ______________






uterus

1357 - Purple and green sulfur bacteria use ___________________ as the electron donor to reduce carbon dioxide.






H2S

1358 - Purple Sulphur Bacteria contains bacteriochlorophyll b and bacteriochlorophyll c.






FALSE

1359 - Purpose of Sterilization is to eliminate________________?






Spore formers

1360 - Pyocyanin, a blue water-soluble pigment is produced by which of the following pseudomonads?






P.aeruginosa

1361 - Pyoverdin is which type of pigment?






fluorescent pigment

1362 - Quantitative measurement of bacterial growth can be carried out by measuring






all of these

1363 - Quellung reaction is used for typing of






Both (a) and (b)

1364 - Quinolones are






broad-spectrum

1365 - Quinones and related antibiotics are






all of these

1366 - Quorum sensing can help bacteria to ___________with each other






All of these

1367 - R factors involved in plant-microbe interactions are






plant proteins

1368 - Rabies virus________________?






Neurotropic

1369 - Radical shifts in pH can be prevented by incorporating






a buffer

1370 - Radioisotopes are frequently used in the study of cells. Assume a culture of E. coli is grown in a culture medium containing radioactive phosphorous. At the end of 48 hours, it is expected to find the radioactive label located in






all of these

1371 - Radioisotopes are frequently used in the study of cells. Assume a culture of E. coli is grown in a culture medium containing radioactive sulphur. At the end of 48 hours, it is expected to find the radioactive label located in






enzymes

1372 - Rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis is possible with_______________?






Auramine-Rhodamine stain

1373 - Rapid evaluation of fungal hyphae/spores can be achieved with_______________?






KOH wet mount

1374 - Rapidly expanding urbanization makes it difficult to generalize upon typical microbial flora of streams.






TRUE

1375 - Raw milk of good sanitary quality will develop sweet flavour.






FALSE

1376 - Recognition/binding site of RNA polymerase is called






promoter

1377 - Recombination of virus genomes occurs






simultaneous infection of a host cell by two viruses with homologous chromosomes

1378 - Red alga also called ____






Rhodophyta

1379 - Red snow of high altitudes is due to the presence of ________________






protozoa

1380 - Reddening of meat in cooked meat broth is produced by






Clostridium perfringens

1381 - Reduction is the






gain of electron

1382 - Relaxin is a bacterial product what role it performs in medicine






It ease chil birth

1383 - Removal of solids is generally considered as a






Primary treatment

1384 - repressor protein makes the cell resistant to lysis.






TRUE

1385 - Reproductive organs are formed on the rhizoidal hyphae.






FALSE

1386 - Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus is due to ________________________?






Elaboration of an enzyme that destroy penicillin

1387 - Resolving power of a microscope is a function of ____________






Wavelength of light used and numerical aperture of lens system

1388 - Restrictions enzymes were first discovered with the observation that:






phage DNA is destroyed in a host cell

1389 - Reverse transcriptase is a useful enzyme to have when






an RNA virus converts its RNA to DNA

1390 - Reynolds Braude phenomenon is shown by ___________________?






Candida albicans

1391 - Rh incompatibility is which type of hyper sensitivity reaction ?






Type II

1392 - Rhizopus have which type of spores?






Sporengiospore

1393 - Rhizopus nigricans produces which of the following products?






Fumaric acid

1394 - Rhizopus produces clusters of rootlike holdfasts called _____________






rhizoids

1395 - Rhizopus stolonifer belongs to which class?






Zygomycetes

1396 - Rho factor is a dimeric protein factor.






FALSE

1397 - Rhodopseudomonas acidophila reproduces by which of the following methods?






Budding

1398 - Riboflavin is a by-product of __________ fermentation carried out by Clostridium spp.






acetone butanol

1399 - Ribosomes of prokaryotes have a sedimentation coefficient of?






70S

1400 - Rickes et al. recovered active crystalline vitamin B12 from the culture of






Streptomyces griseus

1401 - Rickettsiae__________________?






All of the above

1402 - Rideal Walker test is used to determine the efficiency of the_____________?






Disinfectant

1403 - Ring test is used for






all of the above

1404 - Ringworm of the scalp is known as ______________






tinea capitis

1405 - RISC stands for






RNA induced silencing complex

1406 - RNA consists of which combination of bases?






Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil

1407 - RNA in animal viruses exist as circular dsRNA.






FALSE

1408 - RNA interfering promise for what?






A of these

1409 - RNA is a genetic material of ______






Virus

1410 - RNA populations can also be used as PCR templates after reverse transcription into






c DNA

1411 - RNA that is complementary to a segment of another RNA molecule to which it will bind is known as






antisense RNA

1412 - RNAase is a single polypeptide chain of __________ amino acid residues.






124

1413 - RNAi is actually






Double stranded RNA molecuel

1414 - Robert H Whittaker provide which of the following kingdom system for classification ?






5 kingdom system

1415 - Robertsons cooked meat medium is best suited for cultivation of_______________?






Clostridia

1416 - Roll-tube technique is used to isolate ___________






stringent anaerobes

1417 - Root nodules formed by which of the following Bacteria?






Rhizobium

1418 - Ropiness caused by Enterobacter usually is






worse near the top of the milk

1419 - Ropiness in bread is caused by






Bacillus subtilis

1420 - Rotary motor of flagella is associated with _________






M and S ring

1421 - Rough and buff colonies on LJ medium are characteristic of






Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1422 - Rous sarcoma virus consists of RNA as its genetic material.






TRUE

1423 - Rubella vaccines contain viruses are isolated only in African green monkey cells.






FALSE

1424 - RuBisCO enzyme plays an important role in __________






dark phase

1425 - Rust and smuts are classified in which phylum?






Basidiomycota

1426 - S,the Svedberg unit is a measure of ____________________________






how fast a particle sediments during ultracentrifugation.

1427 - S. patorianns can cause






cloudiness in beer

1428 - S.pneumoniae produces which of the following type of colonies?






alpha-haemolytic

1429 - Sabouraud media for the growth of fungi is composed of ____________________






maltose and peptone

1430 - Sabouraud media has ________________






low ph, high sugar concentration

1431 - Sabouraud's dextrose is used to grow ___________






Fungi

1432 - Saccharomyces cerevisiae help to produce__________






Both A and B

1433 - Saliva generally has a microbial population of _______ bacteria per milliliter.






108

1434 - Salivary peroxidise system is known to be effective agianst________________?






Lactobacillus acidophilus

1435 - Salivary protein, which prevents transmission of human immunodeficiency virus via saliva, is____________?






Salivary leukocyte proteinase inhibitor

1436 - Salmonella typhi can be isolated at different times from______________?






All of the above

1437 - Salmonella typhi has which type of flagella arrangement?






Peritrichous

1438 - Salmonellae can also be killed by






all of these

1439 - Salmonellois is caused by the






endotoxin of Salmonella spp

1440 - Same or closely related antigens present in different biological species are known as________________?






Heterophile antigens

1441 - Saprophytic bacteria cause






sliminess or souring in piled, wet and heating vegetables

1442 - Saprophytic fungi






secure their food from dead organic materials

1443 - Saprozoic nutrition is characterized by






pinocytosis of soluble nutrients and subsequent formation of phagocytic vacuoles

1444 - Sarcina sickness of beer is caused by






Pedicoccus cerevisiae

1445 - Scanning acoustic microscopy can help us to interpret which of the following structures?






All of these

1446 - Scarlet fever is similar to the pharyngitis in all respects.






FALSE

1447 - Schick Test is used for detection of which of the following disease?






Diphtheria

1448 - Schizosaccharomyces versatilis is isolated from ________________






grape juice

1449 - Schizosacchromyces also known as






Fission Yeast

1450 - Schuffner's dots are seen in infection due to_______________?






Plasmodium vivax

1451 - Sclerotic bodies measuring 3-5m in size, multi-septate, chestnut, brown color is characteristic of________________?






Chromoblastomycosis

1452 - Scrapie is a chronic disease of which of the following animals?






sheep

1453 - Secondary response is mediated by_______________?






IgG

1454 - Secretory Ig is_______________?






IgA

1455 - Secretory piece of IgA is synthesized in______________?






Mucosal epithelium

1456 - Select the statement that does not apply to the kingdom Fungi






The fungi are eukaryotic, multicellular, ingestive heterotrophs

1457 - Selective media facilitate growth of only one kind of organism. Saboraud medium is used to selectively isolate






yeasts

1458 - Selective media for MYCOBACTERIUM _____________?






Lowenstein Jensen medium

1459 - Selective media for the isolation of Shigella is






All of these

1460 - Self reactive antibodies are not found in significant concentration in normal serum because






B cells that are stimulated via their surface bound antibody in the absence of T cell help to commit suicide

1461 - Self replicating bacteria that is smaller in all bacteria also known as






Mycoplasma

1462 - Semi-solid media, prepared with agar at concentrations of 0.5% or less are useful for the cultivation of






Microaerophillic bacteria

1463 - Sereny test is used for the detection of






enteroinvasive E. coli

1464 - Seroconversion in HIV infection takes place in______________?






4 weeks

1465 - Serological study for prevalence of Hepatitis B is best done by______________?






Surface antigen

1466 - Serology deals with ________






Both B and C

1467 - Serum sickness syndrome is an example of________________?






Systemic arthus reaction

1468 - Sexual reproduction in the Protozoa occurs most commonly by






conjugation

1469 - Shredded cabbage is the starting product for which of the following fermented food?






Sauerkraut

1470 - Shriveling in fermented pickles results from the physical effect of






all of these

1471 - Sickle cell anemia is which type of mutation?






missense mutation

1472 - Signs of tyhoid fever is/are_____________________?






All of the above

1473 - Silver impregnation method of staining is useful to demonstrate_____________?






Both of the above

1474 - Simulation of which of the following will lead to appearance of first antibody to appear following stimulation by an antigen?






IgM

1475 - Single or clusters of flagella at both poles is known as






amphitrichous

1476 - Site in the ribosome from which the tRNA donates amino acids to the growing polypeptide chain is






P site

1477 - Sleeping sickness is caused by_______________?






Reduvid bug

1478 - Slide agglutination reaction is/are useful for the identification of the culture(s) of






All of these

1479 - Slime molds differ from the moldy fungi






in their mode of nutrition: phagocytosis for the slime molds; absorptive heterotroph for moldy fungi

1480 - Slimy or ropy kraut is caused by






encapsulated varieties of Lactobacillus plantarum

1481 - Slippery pickles occur due to






both (a) and (b)

1482 - Smith noguchi's media is used for_______________?






Spirochetes

1483 - Soap, Hand sanitizer and detergent are actualy_________ agents.






Degerming

1484 - Soft pickles are made so by pectolytic enzymes mostly from






moulds

1485 - Solutions of sodium hypochlorite of a 1% concentration are used for ________






personal hygiene and a household disinfectant

1486 - Solvents and enzymes are found in which of the following categories of microbial products?






Commercially valuable chemicals

1487 - Some amount of air is also essential inside the chamber of the autoclave.






FALSE

1488 - Some cyanobacteria produce potent neurotoxins that, if ingested, will kill humans. These cyanobacteria are most likely to contaminate






water rich in phosphate wastes but poor in organic carbon

1489 - Some microorganisms have the ability to increase the nitrogen content of soils, are called as






nitrogen fixation

1490 - Some organisms can use reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors and are termed as






lithotrophs

1491 - Southren Blotting test is used _____






For identification of pathogen

1492 - Species of __________ are predominant on thawing vegetables like sweet corn and peas when the temperature of thawing is fairly low.






Micrococcus

1493 - Species of Shigella which is predominant in India is






S flexneri

1494 - Species of the genus Streptomyces are known for






the production of antibiotics

1495 - Specific ,highly resistant, dormant structure that protect bacteria from adverse conditions is recognised as?






Endospore

1496 - Spirillum is not classified as a spirochete because spirochetes ------






Posses axial filament

1497 - Spirochaetes exhibit






all of the above

1498 - Spirochetes like other bacteria swim best in media of low viscosity.






FALSE

1499 - Spoilage of bread is caused by which of the following microorganism(s)?






Rhizopus

1500 - Spores are disinfected by_______________?






Both A & C

1501 - Spores formed by sexual reproduction on a club-shaped structure are _______________






Basidiospores

1502 - Sporozoites of plasmodium falciparum are shaped_______________?






Sickle

1503 - Sporulation occurs in__________________?






Stationary phase

1504 - Standard free energy change (ΔG) can be expressed as






ΔG° = -RTlnkeq

1505 - Stanley's most notable contribution to microbiology is:






Discovery of crystallized viruses

1506 - Staphylococcal food poisoning includes the following features_______________?






Common with dairy products

1507 - Staphylococcal food poisoning usually manifests itself following ingestion of contaminated food after






2-6 hours

1508 - Staphylococcal intoxication is caused by the toxin m the food from






Staphylococcus aureus

1509 - Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (SSS syndrome) is due to______________?






Enterotoxin F

1510 - Staphylococci typically occur in_________________?






Irregular clusters

1511 - Staphylococcus does not causes_______________?






Scarlet fever

1512 - Starch is an energy storage material characteristic of






rhodophyta

1513 - Starvation proteins are produced by a culture during which of the following segments of the growth curve?






Stationary phase

1514 - Steam exposure of a material at 100°C for 20 minutes for three consecutive days is known as






tyndallization

1515 - Steam under pressure in used in ________ sterilization?






Autoclave

1516 - Stem and loop structures are






structures in DNA caused by inverted repeats

1517 - Stem and rots caused by species of molds involve






stem ends of fruits

1518 - Stepticoccus pyogenes can be grown in which of the following media?






Blood agar

1519 - Sterilisation control for moist heat is “or” The efficacy of the moist heat sterilization technique commonly used to sterlilize laboratory ware and culture media is tested by using_______________?






using Bacillus stearo thermo philus

1520 - Sterilisation is______________?






All pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms killed

1521 - Sterilization is a process in which_________________?






Deactivate all spores and dill pathogenic organism

1522 - Sterilization occurs at high temperatures for long periods of time.






FALSE

1523 - Sterilization of liquid paraffin is done by______________?






Hot air oven

1524 - Stickland reaction is the alternative name for ________






Amino acid fermentation

1525 - Stormy clot reaction is useful in identification of






C perfringens

1526 - Streptococcus are catalase-positive.






FALSE

1527 - Streptococcus is classified based on__________________?






Cell wall carbohydrate

1528 - Streptococcus pyogenes can be differentiated from other haemolytic Streptococci on the basis of






Bacitracin sensitivity

1529 - Streptococus pyogenes comprises which Lancefield group?






A

1530 - Streptolysin O is






all of these

1531 - Streptomyces orientalis produces which of the following antibiotics?






Vancomycin

1532 - Streptomyces sp. show the budding mode of reproduction.






FALSE

1533 - Streptomycin is produced by which of the following organisms?






Streptomyces griseus

1534 - Stringent anaerobes can be grown in a media by taking special measure as






any of these

1535 - Structurally all penicillins have only beta-lactam present in them.






FALSE

1536 - Stuart's transport medium is used for transport of specimen containing






Neisseria gonorrhoeae

1537 - Studies of similarities and differences among the genomes of multiple organisms is carried out in






comparative genomics

1538 - Subacute bacterial endocarditis is caused by_____________?






Streptococcus viridans

1539 - Sulfanilamide was synthesized by which of the following research scientists?






Gelmo

1540 - Sulfonamides and arsphenamine are similar in their specificity for a special group of organism.






FALSE

1541 - Sulfur stinker spoilage, caused by is uncommonly found in






low acid foods

1542 - Sulphates are reduced to hydrogen sulphide by _____________________






Desulfotomaculum sp.

1543 - Sunlight acts as sterilizing agent because_________________?






short wave lenght

1544 - Supercoiling refers to the extra turns in the structure of ds DNA due to the action of






DNA gyrase

1545 - Suppose a eukaryotic cell had a mutation that prevented the production of cytochrome c. As a result of this mutation, which of the following processes would not occur?






Cellular respiration

1546 - Surface appandage of bacteria that help in DNA transfer from cell to cellPilli






Pilli

1547 - Surface area/volume ratio of bacteria is exceedingly low compared to the same ratio for larger organisms of similar shape.






FALSE

1548 - Surface taint in butter which is blamed on Pseudomonas putrefaciens is also called as






both (a) and (b)

1549 - Surface texture of strains are related to virulence.






TRUE

1550 - Surgery wound are caused by________






Bacteroides

1551 - Suspected colonies of Staphylococcus aureus when grown on Baird-Parker medium shall show






coagulase activity

1552 - Suspension cultures consist of cells and cell aggregates, growing dispersed in






liquid medium

1553 - SV 40 causes diseases in which animals?






monkeys

1554 - Sweet and salty foods frequently don't require refrigeration to prevent spoilage because they have






high concentration of solutes

1555 - Swelling of the can is caused primarily by






gas forming, anaerobic spore formers

1556 - Swimming towards a chemical of bacteria is termed as






positive chemotaxis

1557 - Swiss cheese can be derived from:






Lactic acid

1558 - Sylvatic plague occurs in






all of these

1559 - Synthesis of antibodies in plasma cells occurs in_________________?






Endoplasmic reticulum

1560 - Syntrophism involves






exchange of nutrients between two species

1561 - Syphilis is caused by which of the following organism?






Treponema pallidum

1562 - T cell matures in______________?






Thymus

1563 - T cell receptors (or TCR) on CD4+ T cells






recognize peptides associated with MHC class II molecules

1564 - T cells multiplication is stimulated by_______________?






Phytohaemagglutinin

1565 - Taxol is drug of choicw for cancer therapy ,which of the following fungus responsible for its production?






Taxomyces

1566 - TCA cycle functions in






amphibolic reactions

1567 - Techoic acid is present in_____________?






Cell wall of Gram positive organisms

1568 - Teichoic acid is present in cell walls of_________________?






Gram positive bacteria

1569 - Teichoic acid present in Gram-positive bacteria can bind to which ion?






Mg ions

1570 - Teichoic acids are typically found in






cell walls of gram positive bacteria

1571 - Test for differentiating virulent form non-virulent tubercular bacilli_____________?






Neutral red test

1572 - T-even phage binding to E. coli probably involves






electrostatic interaction

1573 - Thayer-Martin medium is used for isolation of organism for which disease?






gonorrhea

1574 - The enzyme responsible for turning on process of transcription in DNA of bacteria is known as______






Inducer

1575 - The ""A"" subunit of diphtheria toxin






cause ADP ribosylation of a factor involved in protein synthesis

1576 - The __________ is the vegetative body of algae.






thallus

1577 - The __________ of the influenza-enveloped virus appear to be involved in attachment to the host cell receptor site.






hemagluttinin

1578 - The 95% ethanol is equivalent to






190 proof

1579 - The ability of a competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in an allosterically controlled enzyme is __________ than the ability of a non-competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in the same allosterically controlled enzyme.






greater

1580 - The ability of B. coagulans to grow in tomato juice depends upon the






all of these

1581 - The ability of CTP to bind to aspartate carbamoyltransferase and shut down the synthesis of more CTP is an example of






feedback inhibition of enzyme activity

1582 - The ability of FADH to be oxidized is __________ than the ability of FAD to be oxidized.






greater

1583 - The ability of Vibrio fischeri to convert chemical energy directly into radiant energy in bioluminescence is an example of __________ at work.






the first law of thermodynamics

1584 - The ability of Vibrio fischeri to produce bioluminescence chemicals only when a certain population density has been reached is an example of






quorum sensing

1585 - The acetate-utilizing methanogens are responsible for






70% of methane produced in a biogas reactor

1586 - The acidity may be described as ""aromatic"" when






Lactic streptococci and aroma forming Leuconostoc species are growing together

1587 - The acquisition energy by glucose fermentation requires






substrate-level phosphorylation

1588 - The Acrasiomycota differ from the Myxomycota






in their cellular organization

1589 - The activation of amino acids requires energy.






TRUE

1590 - The active form of enzyme is






holoenzyme

1591 - The aerated submerged bacterial fermentation to produce vitamin B12 employs strains of






both (a) and (b)

1592 - The affinity of an enzyme for its substrate, when the enzyme has a Km of 0.50 M will be __________ than the affinity of an enzyme for its substrate when the enzyme has a Km of 0.05 M.






lesser

1593 - The agent representing an isolate of hepatitis G virus is






GBV-C

1594 - The agent responsible for causing mad cow disease is thought to be a






prion

1595 - The agent(s) which can cause plague is/are






Yersinia pestis

1596 - The algae Chlamydomonas demonstrates a complex life cycle that switches between haploid and diploid forms. This life cycle is called






an alternation of generations

1597 - The American Type Culture Collection, located in Rockville, Maryland in the year 1980 has a collection of bacterial strain in what numbers?






11500

1598 - The amino acids for protein synthesis is activated by the enzyme ______________






aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase

1599 - The amount of ATP produced by a cell from glucose when metabolizing it by fermentation means is






lesser than by aerobic metabolism

1600 - The amount of ATP that can be obtained by complete oxidation of a glucose by a bacterium is






greater than by a yeast cell

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