Microbial Ecology Quiz

Microbial Ecology Quiz

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50 Qs

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Microbial Ecology Quiz

Microbial Ecology Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Biology

University

Hard

Created by

Adeoti Olatunde

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50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes microbial ecology?

Study of viruses in nature

Study of microorganisms and their environment

Study of bacterial diseases

Study of eukaryotic microorganisms

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Microbial communities are primarily structured by which of the following factors?

Predation and competition

Temperature and pH

Oxygen availability

All of the above

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a microbial biogeochemical cycle?

Nitrogen cycle

Carbon cycle

Phosphorus cycle

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a mutualistic relationship in microbial communities?

One organism benefits while the other is harmed

Both organisms benefit

One organism benefits, and the other is neutral

Both organisms are harmed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of microbial interaction?

Symbiosis

Commensalism

Parasitism

Decomposition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In microbial communities, quorum sensing refers to:

A mechanism to inhibit the growth of harmful microbes

A communication system that allows bacteria to detect their population density

The competition between different microbial species

A strategy for the production of antibiotics

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The genetic code is said to be 'degenerate' because:

It is universal

Some amino acids are encoded by multiple codons

It can mutate

It is unchanging

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