Microbiology Mastermind! Test your knowledge of tiny organisms that can have a big impact with this microbiology quiz. delya90 published on February 200 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/12 Which of the following is NOT a type of bacteria? Virus Fungus Archaea Prokaryotes 2/12 Which microscope is commonly used to study bacteria? Light microscope Scanning electron microscope Transmission electron microscope Atomic force microscope 3/12 What is the study of the spread of disease known as? Nutrition Epidemiology Biotechnology Genetics 4/12 Which of the following is NOT a mode of bacterial reproduction? Binary fission Conjugation Mitosis Transformation 5/12 What is the cell wall of bacteria made of? Chitin Peptidoglycan Cellulose Lipids 6/12 Which of the following is NOT a type of virus? Influenza Hepatitis Staphylococcus HIV 7/12 What is the outer covering of a virus particle called? Capsid Cell wall Plasma membrane Cytoplasm 8/12 Antibiotics are effective against which type of organism? Bacteria Virus Fungi Protozoa 9/12 The study of microscopic fungi is called? Bacteriology Virology Mycology Parasitology 10/12 Which type of bacteria is shaped like a spiral or corkscrew? Bacilli Spirilla Cocci Staphylococci 11/12 What is the famous experiment conducted by Louis Pasteur to debunk spontaneous generation? Reduction experiment Fermentation experiment Pepsin experiment Swan-necked flask experiment 12/12 Which scientist discovered penicillin? Alexander Fleming Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
