1) Which of the following types of microbes is a common sight on the

surfaces of freshwater ponds and lakes?

a) Algae

b) Bacteria

c) Fungi

d) Viruses

2) All of the following are examples of micro organisms except

a) Tapeworm

b) Yeast cell

c) Amoeba

d) Bacterium

3) The difference between a prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell is the

presence or absence of

a) Cell wall

b) Cell membrane

c) Genetic materials

d) Nucleus

4) A mushroom is an example of

a) Fungi

b) Bacteria

c) Algae

d) Protozoa

5) The study of microbiology involves all of the following except

a) Understanding how the immune system works

b) Characterization of the tissues and organs of the human body

c) Research on infectious disease agents

d) Understanding more about chemical reactions inside a cell

6) Which of the following types of microbes is photosynthetic?

a) Protozoa
 b) Fungi

c) Algae

d) Prokaryotes

7) Which of the following is not considered a microorganism?

a) Algae

b) Bacterium

c) Protozoan

d) Mushroom

8) What are chemoautotrophs?

9) What is the difference between an acidophile and an alkanophile?

10) What is a psychrophile?

11) Fill in the blanks in the table below.

Growth requirement Description Example

Carbon from organic Escherichia coli
compounds
Autotroph Paracoccus denitificans
Energy from light Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Atmospheric oxygen Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Anaerobes Clostribium tetanii
Acidophile Lactobacillus acisophilus
Psychrophile Psychromonas profunda
Normal temperature (10-470C) Escherichia coli
Moderately high temp (40-680C) Bacillus (Geobacillus)
stearothermophilus)