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The time required to kill 90% of the microorganisms in a sample at a specific temperature is the
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A. decimal reduction time
B. thermal death point
C. F value
D. D value
Correct Answer
D value
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1. The compound(s) which act(s) as metabolic antagonist is/are
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A. trimethoprim
B. sulphonamides
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
2. Which of the following has more tolerance for acidic pH (lower pH)?
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A. Yeast and moulds
B. Bacteria
C.
E. coli
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Yeast and moulds
3. The chlorophyll molecules used by eucaryotes and cyanobacteria absorb radiant energy in the____________portion(s) of the visible spectrum.
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A. red
B. green
C. red and blue
D. green and ultraviolet
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Correct Answer: red and blue
4. Peptidoglycan is also known as
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A. N-acetyl muramic acid
B. murein mucopeptide
C. N acetylglucosamine
D. mesodiaminopimetic acid
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Correct Answer: murein mucopeptide
5. Which of the following micro organism utilizes lactose as a carbon source in production of lactic acid from whey media?
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A.
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
B.
Lactobacillus delbrueckii
C.
Lactobacillus pentosus
D.
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
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Correct Answer:
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
6. Which type of interferon is produced by virus-infected cells?
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A. ?
B. ?
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
7. The protein from which hook and filaments of flagella are composed of, is
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A. keratin
B. flagellin
C. gelatin
D. casein
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Correct Answer: flagellin
8. Who coined the word enzyme first?
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A. Kuhne
B. Pasteur
C. Liebig
D. Buchner
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Correct Answer: Kuhne
9. The cell wall of
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A. gram-positive bacteria are thicker than gram-negative bacteria
B. gram-negative bacteria are thicker than gram-positive bacteria
C. both have same thickness but composition is different
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: gram-positive bacteria are thicker than gram-negative bacteria
10. Which of the following reflects the correct order of events that take place during the multiplication of a virus?
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A. Attachment, penetration, maturation, biosynthesis, release
B. Penetration, attachment, biosynthesis, maturation, release
C. Attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation, release
D. Attachment, release, biosynthesis, maturation, penetration
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Correct Answer: Attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation, release
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