Answer Key for Microbiology Practice Test 
Name Microbiology 2210 Answer Key Practice Test 1 Directions: Choose the most correct response to answer the statement.
___1. Archaea
a. belong to the kingdom Protista
b. have petidoglycan in their cell walls
c. belong to the domain Bacteria
d. are prokaryotic
___2. Identify the correct format for writing the genus and species of a given organism?
a. bacillus Cereus
b. Escherichia Coli
c. bacillus coagulens
d. Streptococcus epidermidis
e. Micrococcus luteus
___3. The “magic bullet,” capable of killing a particular disease causing microorganism, was first isolated when
a. Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch developed the germ theory of disease
b. Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine
c. Joseph Lister discovered disinfectants
d. Paul Ehrlich discovered salvarsan (arsenic 606)
___4. Penicillin is found naturally in a. Streptococcus pneumoniae b. Echerichia coli c. Penicillium notatum d. Staphylococcus aureus e. Klebsiella pneumonia
___5. The domain system of classification places bacteria into the domain a. Eukarya b. Protista c. Plantae d. Prokaryotae e. Bacteria
___6. Helminths are a. non pathogenic bacteria b. parasitic protozoa c. heterotrophic molds d. parasitic flatworms and roundworms
___7. Louis Pasteur accomplished all of the following except
a. developed the first rabies vaccine
b. developed the first disinfectant
c. discovered how fermentation works
d. developed a method to kill unwanted microorganisms in beverages
e. disproved spontaneous generation
___1. Archaea
a. belong to the kingdom Protista
b. have petidoglycan in their cell walls
c. belong to the domain Bacteria
d. are prokaryotic
___2. Identify the correct format for writing the genus and species of a given organism?
a. bacillus Cereus
b. Escherichia Coli
c. bacillus coagulens
d. Streptococcus epidermidis
e. Micrococcus luteus
___3. The “magic bullet,” capable of killing a particular disease causing microorganism, was first isolated when
a. Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch developed the germ theory of disease
b. Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine
c. Joseph Lister discovered disinfectants
d. Paul Ehrlich discovered salvarsan (arsenic 606)
___4. Penicillin is found naturally in a. Streptococcus pneumoniae b. Echerichia coli c. Penicillium notatum d. Staphylococcus aureus e. Klebsiella pneumonia
___5. The domain system of classification places bacteria into the domain a. Eukarya b. Protista c. Plantae d. Prokaryotae e. Bacteria
___6. Helminths are a. non pathogenic bacteria b. parasitic protozoa c. heterotrophic molds d. parasitic flatworms and roundworms
___7. Louis Pasteur accomplished all of the following except
a. developed the first rabies vaccine
b. developed the first disinfectant
c. discovered how fermentation works
d. developed a method to kill unwanted microorganisms in beverages
e. disproved spontaneous generation