MICROBE NOMENCLATURE AND TAXONOMY

What is the definition of microbiology?

• Study of large organisms

• Study of rocks

• Study of small organisms

• Study of plants

Who is credited with being the first person to use a microscope for academic study?

• Robert Hooke

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Ferdinand J Cohn

• Louis Pasteur

Which scientist is known as the 'Father of Microbiology'?

• Ferdinand J Cohn

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Hooke

What did Louis Pasteur develop that improved the health of everyone on the planet?

• Theory of gravity

• Theory of evolution

• Theory of relativity

• Germ theory of disease

Which scientist is credited with the development of vaccines for rabies and anthrax?

• Ferdinand J Cohn

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Hooke

What is the main contribution of Ferdinand J Cohn to microbiology?

• Development of vaccines

• Invention of microscope

• Discovery of penicillin

• Classification of bacteria

What is the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

• Presence of membrane-bound organelles

• Absence of membrane-bound organelles

• Absence of nucleus

• Presence of nucleus

Which type of cell usually lives in extreme environments like thermophiles and halophiles?

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes

Which type of cell includes lysosomes, Golgi complex, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and chloroplasts?

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Eukaryotes

• Prokaryotes

What is the characteristic feature of prokaryotes regarding the nucleus?

• True nucleus

• Nuclear membrane and nucleoli

• No nuclear membrane or nucleoli

• Multiple linear chromosomes with histones