Can you name the Ultimate Microbiology Trivia Quiz? by MaxC2892

Question	Answer
TERM - A non-coding DNA regulatory region immediantly upstream of a structural gene that is needed for transcription initiation.
TERM - A bacterial, viral, or fungal agent of disease.
TERM - Requires a GC-rich region of RNA, as well as 4-8 consectutive U residues.
Term for the killing or removal of pathogens from inanimate objects.
Process that eliminates (removes) or kills all forms of life.
Influenza A has a ____________ genome.
Name the causative agent for cholera.
Translation begins at the _____ codon.
What two bacteria species produce endospores?
An example of when infection doe not cause disease.
What is Erythromycin's course of action?
T1 and T2 cells have what type of MHC restriction?
What is the bacterial capsule made of?
Which T-cells kill virus infected cells and cancer cells?
What is Tetracycline's course of action?
Which immune response is present at birth?
Term for the set of pathways that use energy to build molecules.
What pathogen is the leading cause of hospitalization/death from a foodborne pathogen?
Gram ____ bacteria has a thin cell wall.
Rifamycin B inhibits __________ ____________.
'Acetyl-COA enters TCA by condensing with the 4-C oxaloacetate to form citrate' Is the (first, second, third) step of TCA.
TERM - refers to microbial changes that render a product obviously unfit or unpalatable for consumption.
The flagellar motor is like the __________ ____________.
TERM - Occurs when a lake receives large amounts of nutrients, such as runoff from agricultural fertilizer or septic systems.
Small, high-affinity iron chelating compounds secreted by bacteria.
TERM - refers to the presence of pathogens in a food product.
Cytotoxic T-cells have what type of MHC restriction?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
Fermentation is used by bacteria in the absence of what?
Gonorrhea is caused by which bacteria species?
Which T-cell's role is to activate cytotoxic t-cells?
Gene expression can be controlled through ___________ _____________.
What is used to kill spores?
This antibiotic disrupts translation by causing abortive translocation.
Food receptors are like the ________ __________.
Bacteria that grow at temperatures of less than about 15 °C.
Ciliated mucous lining is in the _______, _________, and ___________?
____________ changes it's flagella from one type to another by _________ a _____ ____________, called the H control region, that contains the ___________ that controls one flagella
What causes UTI?
Which MHC is found only on antigen presenting cells?
__________ and __________ destroy microbes by phagocytosis
Techoic Acids are in which type of bacteria cell wall?
What is the third phase of the bacterial growth curve?
DNA polymerase has an exonuclease activity and can ____________.
Process of heating food, usually liquid, for an extended period of time and then rapidlly cooling it.
In the Electron Transport System, what drives the ATP synthase to produce ATP?
What is the growth phase of the bacterial growth curve called?
The autoinducer secreted in quorum sensing _________________, but it _________________ to ________________ that now changes the transcription of genes (used by Vibrio fischeri with
The four steps of inflammation are?
Levels of __________ decrease in the water as a result of algal bloom.
DNA is polymerized in the _____ direction.
Which species causes Chlamydia?

Question	Answer
What color will gram negative bacteria turn when stained?
What scientist performed a famous experiment using a swan neck flask?
What can phosphates in detergents can cause?
This antibiotic disrupts translation by inbiting the 70s ribosome formation.
Lungs and trachea are usually _________.
_______ and ________ transfer electrons to the electron transport system
________ modulate specific immune response.
TERM - The amount of oxygen removed from the water by aerobic respiration.
TERM - an oxidizing agent.
TERM - A reducing agent.
The overall process of electron transport and ATP generation is termed?
An organism that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 45 and 80 °C.
What are Rho-dependent and Rho-independent are classifications of?
What are the four mechanisms of antibiotic resistance?
The role of the ciliated mucous lining?
Bacterial capsules prevent _______ by phagocytes.
Rho-dependent relies on a protein called 'Rho' and a strong pause site at the ___ end of the gene
The lagging strand is replicated ___________.
What does eutrophication cause?
What bacteria species destroys cillia in the mucociliary escalator?
What does active transport require?
Actinomycin D inhibits __________ __________.
____________ media exploits differences between two species that grow equally well.
An organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions that are detrimental to most life on Earth.
Which part of lipopolysaccharide toxic?
Monocytes diffentiate into _________ and ____________
The leading strand is replicated ___________.
Define sterilization.
TERM - The ribosomal synthesis of proteins based on triplet codons present in mRNA.
DNA strands come together in a __________ fashion.
The innate immune response uses (specific, nonspecific) responses to destroy invading cells.
Tetanus toxin causes ________ _________.
Rifamycin B inhibits transcription initiation by...
A dormant, tough, and temporarily non-reproductive structure produced by certain bacteria.
___% of women with Chlamydia have no symptoms but damage still occurs.
Name the two ways of replication plasmids use.
Define sanitation.
What is DNA polymerized by?
Give one reason why the skin is difficult to colonize.
The sigma factor is required for the (initiation, elongation) phase
Live microorganisms that are thought to be beneficial to the host organisms are called...
What is the #1 bacterial pathogen in the world?
The four nucleotides of DNA are: ??? (alphabetical order)
How many energy carriers are there?
The PMF drives the...?
PID is caused by?
Process where bacterial cells work together at high density.
Which T-cell responds to antigens in the bloodstream?
Which T-cell's role is to help B-cells?
Organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, typically between 25 and 40 °C.
One purpose of fermentation is to add __________ and ____________ _____________
Term for rendering something free of pathogens.

Question	Answer
Which antibiotic inhibits transcription by nonselectively binding to DNA?
What did Joseph Lister develop?
Detection of food occurs through a process that is like a what?
Define antisepsis.
What is the DNA backbone is composed of?
____________ media favors the growth of one organism over another.
Which T-cell responds to antigens from infected cells?
The genome of Influenza A facilitates __________ between two strains coinfecting the same cell.
TERM - The synthesis of RNA complementary to a DNA template
'To preserve food by limiting microbial growth' is one purpose of ___________.
TERM - The set of chemical reactions that happen in living organisms to maintain life.
__:___ women get PID and __:__ of those women become sterile
What bacteria species is resposible for causing whooping cough?
Define disinfection.
What is Chloramphenicol's course of action?
RNA is polymerized in the _____ direction.
What are the complexes of the ETS called?
The genetic code is _________ because different codons can code for the same amino acid.
Three purposes of fermentation.
Term for behavior in which motile bacteria swim toward favorable environments.
What is the most frequently reported STD in the United States?
Lymphocytes consist of ________ and __________
Translation ends at the ______ codon.
This antibiotic disrupts translation by inhibiting peptidyltransferase
T1 and T2 cells possess what type of coreceptor?
Which antibiotic inhibits transcription by selectively binding to RNA polymerase?
________ produce antibodies to bind to antigens.
This person showed that maggots in decaying meat were the offspring of flies and not the result of spontaneous generation.
What is the leading cause of diarrhea worldwide?
Core polymerase is required for the (initiation, elongation) phase.
The adaptive immune response reacts to specific (antigens, antibodies)
This antibiotic disrupts translation by inhibiting aminoacyl-tRNA binding to the A site.
Name the energy carriers.
Term for the destruction of inhibition of microorganisms that exist on living tissue.
What is the name of the bacteria species that causes acne?
What are the three parts of LPS?
What is Streptomycin's course of action?
Cytotoxic T-cells possess what type of coreceptor?
What are the products of the TCA cycle?
What kind of toxin is cholera toxin?
Which MHC is found on all nucleated cells?
Term for the set of pathways that break down molecules into smaller units and release energy.
These are extragenomic DNA molecules.
What does Botox cause?
Pathogens use portals of entry best suited to their methods of __________.
Name the first phase of the bacterial growth curve.
This person is known for demonstrating that a sealed flask of meat broth sterilized by boiling failed to grow microbes.
TERM - molecules that gain or release small amounts of energy in reversible reactions.
Gram ___ bacteria has a thick cell wall.
A series of three adjacent bases in one polynucleotide chain of a DNA or RNA molecule, which codes for a specific amino acid.
Norovirus and Rotovirus cause ________.
TERM - The ability to do work.

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