This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Cultural Characteristics”. 1. The National Collection of Type Cultures is situated in ____________ a) France b) England c) Germany d) Japan 2. The American Type Culture Collection, located in Rockville, Maryland in the year 1980 has a collection of bacterial strain in what … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Pure Cultures”. 1. Roll-tube technique is used to isolate ___________ a) aerobes b) anaerobes c) facultatives d) stringent anaerobes 2. In pour-plate method, the medium should be maintained at what temperature? a) 37 degree C b) 67 degree C c) 45 degree C … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Pure Cultures and Cultural Characteristics – Selective Methods”. 1. Isolation of pure culture refers to ___________ a) purification of culture b) introduction of inoculum c) separation of a single colony d) to grow microorganisms on a surface 2. Enrichment media allows the growth … Read more
This set of Microbiology Questions and Answers for Freshers focuses on “Quantitative Measurement of Bacterial Growth”. 1. Which of the following is an indirect method for measuring bacterial growth? a) Cell count b) Cell mass c) Cell activity d) Both Cell mass and Cell activity 2. Which of the following instrument is used for the … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Growth Cycle of Bacteria”. 1. The portion of the growth curve where rapid growth of bacteria is observed is known as ____________ a) Lag phase b) Logarithmic phase c) Stationary phase d) Decline phase 2. The growth of bacterial population follows a geometric … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Reproduction – Modes of Cell Division”. 1. Growth of bacteria or microorganisms refer to __________________ a) an increase in the size of an individual organism b) an increase in the mass of an individual organism c) changes in the total population d) an … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Bacteria Cultivation – Physical Conditions Required for Growth”. 1. The temperature that allows for most rapid growth during a short period of time is known as __________ a) Minimum Temperature b) Maximum Temperature c) Optimum Temperature d) Growth Temperature 2. Mesophiles are group … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Bacteria Cultivation – Bacteriological Media”. 1. Which of the following is a characteristic of beef extract? a) product resulting from the digestion of proteinaceous materials b) aqueous extract of lean beef tissue c) aqueous extract of yeast cells d) complex carbohydrate obtained from … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Bacteria Cultivation – Nutritional Requirements”. 1. The organisms which can use reduced inorganic compounds as electron donors are known as _________ a) chemotrophs b) organotrophs c) lithotrophs d) phototrophs 2. Which of the following is the nutritional characterization of Escherichia coli? a) Chemotrophic … Read more
This set of Microbiology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Morphology and Fine Bacteria – Structures Internal to the Cell Wall”. 1. Polyisoprenoid branched-chain lipids, are present in which of the following? a) Archaebacteria b) Eubacteria c) Archaebacteria and Eubacteria d) Cannot be determined 2. Cytoplasmic membrane and the cell material bounded by … Read more
