Microbiology questions and answers

Microbiology Questions and Answers

How well do you know about living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye? This test challenges your knowledge of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, fungi and virus.

36.

Which of the following may account for the small size of the cells?

A.

The rate of diffusion

B.

The surface area/volume ratio

C.

The number of mRNAs that can be produced by the nucleus

D.

All of the above

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

37.

Which of the following is/are included in Kingdom Prokaryotae?

A.

Bacteria

B.

Protozoa

C.

Fungi

D.

All of these

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

38.

Which of the following structures is the smallest?

A.

Viriod

B.

Hydrogen atom

C.

Bacterium

D.

Mitochondrion

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

39.

All of the following are features of prokaryotes except

A.

nitrogen fixation

B.

photosynthesis

C.

sexual reproduction

D.

locomotion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

40.

All membranes of free-living organisms have phospholipid bilayers, but exception is

A.

bacteria

B.

fungi

C.

archaea

D.

protozoa

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.