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Chapters

Chapter: Bacteria and Gram Staining
201.

Histones are found in

A. Prokaryote
B. Eukaryotes
C. Viruses
D. None of these
Answer» B. Eukaryotes
202.

Cell wall of gram negative bacteria is

A. Thick
B. Lipids are present
C. Teichoic acids are absent
D. None of these
Answer» C. Teichoic acids are absent
203.

Cytoplasmic streaming is present in

A. Prokaryote
B. Animals
C. Eukaryotes
D. Both a and b
Answer» C. Eukaryotes
204.

The motile bacteria is

A. S. typhi
B. K. pneumoniae
C. B. anthracis
D. Shigella
Answer» A. S. typhi
205.

The stain used to demonstrate fungus

A. Albert
B. Nigerosin
C. Lactophenol cotton blue
D. None of these
Answer» C. Lactophenol cotton blue
206.

Exotoxina are

A. Heat labile
B. Heat stable
C. Part of cell wall
D. Polymerized complexes
Answer» A. Heat labile
207.

The viruses that attack bacteria are

A. Bacterial viruse
B. Bacterial pathogens
C. Bacteriophages
D. Various
Answer» C. Bacteriophages
208.

The size of virus particle may range

A. 0.02–0.2 ìm
B. 0.5–10 ìm
C. 0.015–0.2 ìm
D. 0.1–100 ìm
Answer» C. 0.015–0.2 ìm
209.

The bacterial cell multiplication is usually by

A. Mitosi
B. Meiosis
C. Conjugation
D. Binary-fission
Answer» D. Binary-fission
210.

Rod shaped bacteria are known as

A. Cocci
B. Comma forms
C. Bacilli
D. Plemorphic froms
Answer» C. Bacilli
211.

All the groups of bacteria have cell wall

A. Mycobacteria
B. Mycoplasmas
C. Clostridia
D. Rickettsia
Answer» B. Mycoplasmas
212.

Thickness of cell wall ranges from

A. 9-10 nm
B. 12-13 nm
C. 10-25 nm
D. 30-40 nm
Answer» C. 10-25 nm
213.

Teichoic acids and Teichuronic acids are found in

A. Gram positive bacteria
B. Gram negative bacteria
C. Fungi
D. None of these
Answer» A. Gram positive bacteria
214.

Meosomes are

A. Kind of ribosomes
B. Formed during cell lysis
C. A part of cell wall
D. Principal sites of respiratory enzymes
Answer» D. Principal sites of respiratory enzymes
215.

The characteristic shape of the bacteria is maintained because of

A. Capsule
B. Cell wall
C. Cell membrane
D. Slime layer
Answer» B. Cell wall
216.

Bacterial capsule is chemically composed of

A. Polypeptide
B. Polynucleotides
C. Polysaccharides
D. Polypeptides or polysaccharides
Answer» D. Polypeptides or polysaccharides
217.

The cell wall deficient form of bacteria is

A. Mycoplasma
B. ‘L’ form
C. Protoplast
D. Spheroplast
Answer» B. ‘L’ form
218.

Mesosomes are also known as

A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplasts
C. Golgi complex
D. Chondroids
Answer» D. Chondroids
219.

The differences between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria is shown to reside in the

A. Cell wall
B. Nucleus
C. Cell membrane
D. Mesosomes
Answer» A. Cell wall
220.

Capsule formation occurs in the presence of

A. Albumin
B. Charcoal
C. Serum
D. Starch
Answer» C. Serum
221.

The virulence determining antigens of microorganisms may be

A. Proteins and polysaccharides
B. Carbohydrate – protein complexes
C. Polysaccharide – Phospholipid – Protein complexes
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
222.

Organelles with hydrolytic enzymes are

A. Mitochondria
B. Golgi complex
C. Lysosomes
D. Ribosomes
Answer» C. Lysosomes
223.

Bacterial locomotion is accomplished by

A. Fimbria
B. Flagella
C. Cytoskeleton
D. Both a and b
Answer» D. Both a and b
224.

Fimbriae are demonstrated by

A. Culture
B. Gram stain
C. Biochemical reactions
D. Haemaggulation test
Answer» D. Haemaggulation test
225.

The motile bacteria is

A. Salmonella typhi
B. Klebsiella pneumoniae
C. Bacillus anthracis
D. Shigella flexneri
Answer» A. Salmonella typhi
226.

Following cocci are non-motile except

A. Staphylococcu
B. Meningococcus
C. Gonococcus
D. Rhodococcus agilis
Answer» D. Rhodococcus agilis
227.

Metachromatic granules are chemically composed of

A. Lipids
B. Proteins
C. Polymetaphosphates
D. Polysaccharide
Answer» C. Polymetaphosphates
228.

Metachromatic granules can be stained with

A. Saffranine
B. Methylene blue
C. Crystal violet
D. Pienic acie
Answer» B. Methylene blue
229.

Bacteria multiply by

A. Spore formation
B. Simple binary fission
C. Conjugation
D. Gametes
Answer» B. Simple binary fission
230.

Bacterial spores are

A. Weakly acid fast
B. Strongly acid fast
C. Alcohol fast
D. Non acid fast
Answer» A. Weakly acid fast
231.

Endospores can be stained with

A. Safranine
B. Crystal violet
C. Methylene blue
D. Malachite green
Answer» D. Malachite green
232.

The order of stains in Gram-stainingn procedure is

A. Crystal violet, Iodine solution, Alcohol, Saffranine
B. Iodine solution, Crystal Violet, Saffranine, Alcohol
C. Alcohol, Crystal Violet, Iodine solution, Saffranine
D. All of these
Answer» A. Crystal violet, Iodine solution, Alcohol, Saffranine
233.

The percentage of alcohol used in Gramstaining is

A. 75%
B. 90%
C. 60%
D. 25%
Answer» B. 90%
234.

Gram positive bacteria appear as

A. Pink
B. Violet
C. both a & b
D. None of these
Answer» B. Violet
235.

Gram negative bacteria appear as

A. Pink
B. Violet
C. both a & b
D. None of these
Answer» A. Pink
236.

The action of alcohol during Gramstaining is

A. Allows the color
B. It adds color
C. Decolorises the cells
D. None of these
Answer» C. Decolorises the cells
237.

Lipid contents is more in

A. Gram negative bacteria
B. Gram positive bacteria
C. Same in both
D. None of these
Answer» A. Gram negative bacteria
238.

Cell-wall is

A. Thick in Gram positive than Gram negative
B. Thick in Gram negative than Gram positive
C. Equal in both
D. In Gram negative cell-wall is absent
Answer» A. Thick in Gram positive than Gram negative
239.

The Lipid content present in Gram positive bacterial cell-wall is

A. 1-10 %
B. 1-5 %
C. 2-8 %
D. None of these
Answer» B. 1-5 %
240.

Rickettsiae stained by this technique responds as

A. Gram positive
B. Gram negative
C. Between positive and negative
D. None of these
Answer» B. Gram negative
241.

Chlamydiae occur in

A. Elementary bodie
B. Reticulate bodies
C. Complex structures
D. a and b
Answer» D. a and b
242.

Chlamydiae can be stained better with

A. Ziehl neelsen staining
B. Castaneda & Machiavello stains
C. Giminez stains
D. Both b and c
Answer» D. Both b and c
243.

Algae means

A. Fresh water organisms
B. Sea weeds
C. Fresh water weeds
D. None of these
Answer» B. Sea weeds
244.

The study of algae is known as

A. Algalogy
B. Phycology
C. Mycology
D. Bacteriology
Answer» B. Phycology
245.

The free floating algae are known as

A. Phytoplankin
B. Benthons
C. Sea weeds
D. None of these
Answer» A. Phytoplankin
246.

Sexual reproduction of algae is carried by

A. Isogamy
B. Anisogamy
C. Oogamy
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
247.

In algae, advanced type of sexual reproduction is

A. Isogamy
B. Anisogamy
C. Oogamy
D. None of these
Answer» C. Oogamy
248.

Alginic acids and its salts are obtained from the wall of

A. Red algae
B. Brown algae
C. Green algae
D. Red and brown algae
Answer» B. Brown algae
249.

The molds obtained nutrition from dead and decaying matter which are called

A. Saphrophyte
B. Parasites
C. Commensals
D. None of these
Answer» A. Saphrophyte
250.

Most molds are capable of growing in the temperature range between

A. 0o – 25oC
B. 0o – 35oC
C. 10o – 25oC
D. 10o – 35oC
Answer» B. 0o – 35oC

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