Ch. 1 Quiz

Which of the following statements concerning microorganisms is/are true? There are microorganisms that perform photosynthesis Microorganisms are usually too small to be seen w/o microscope the majority of microorganisms are not pathogens All of the statements are true

All of the statements are true

Which of the following is an example of a scientific name written correctly? escherichia coli e. coli Escherichia Coli Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli

Which of the following is a beneficial activity of microorganisms? some are used to clean up pollutants some are used in sewage treatment all of the choices are correct some decompose organic material

all of the choices are correct

Which of the following types of microbes are eukaryotes? fungi all of the choices are eukaryotes algae protozoa

all of the choices are eukaryotes

Which of the following microbial type is typically only found in extreme environments such as very hot, very cols, or very acidic? archaea bacteria protozoa fungi

archaea

Which of the following types of microbes are prokaryotes? bacteria fungi virus algae

bacteria

Which of the following describes microbes' ability to convert sugars to alcohols, acids, and gases? bioremediation fermentation spontaneous generation pasteurization

fermentation

Which of the following are not composed of cells? protozoa bacteria archaea viruses

viruses