logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Microbiology Microorganisms and Disease See What Others Are Saying!
  • Question
  • Each of the 3 virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis i.e. the capsule, edema toxin and lethal toxin can affect the activity of


  • Options
  • A. B cells
  • B. macrophages
  • C. ciliated epithelial cells
  • D. M cells

  • Correct Answer
  • macrophages 


  • More questions

    • 1. Which of the following bacteria is sensitive to pyrazinamide?

    • Options
    • A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    • B. M bovis
    • C. M fortuitum
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Traveller's diarrhea is caused by

    • Options
    • A. enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC)
    • B. entero invasive E. coli (EIEC)
    • C. entero toxigenic E. coli (ETEC)
    • D. entero haemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC)
    • Discuss
    • 3. Viruses largely lack metabolic machinery of their own to generate energy or to synthesize

    • Options
    • A. protein
    • B. carbohydrate
    • C. alcohol
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following organism produces enzyme taka diastase?

    • Options
    • A. A. oryzae
    • B. B. subtilis
    • C. A. niger
    • D. S. cerevisiae
    • Discuss
    • 5. Members of the genus Mycobacterium are

    • Options
    • A. gram-positive
    • B. acid-fast
    • C. non-motile
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following are true for the heterofermentative microorganism producing lactic acid?

    • Options
    • A. Only trace amounts of end products other than lactic acid
    • B. Some lactic acid with carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol, acetic acid and trace amount of few other products
    • C. They are used for commercial lactic acid production
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. What was the first bacterial genome to be sequenced and made public?

    • Options
    • A. Bacillus subtilis
    • B. Escherichia coli
    • C. Haemophilus influenzae
    • D. No bacterial genome has been sequenced yet
    • Discuss
    • 8. Name the component of flagellum.

    • Options
    • A. Filament
    • B. Hook
    • C. Basal body
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Fungi are important to food webs because

    • Options
    • A. they are photoautotrophs
    • B. they have prokaryotic cell structure
    • C. they serve as key decomposers of dead organic matter
    • D. they generate antibiotics that kill competing plants and animals
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is not true for eukaryotic cells?

    • Options
    • A. Nucleus is bounded by nuclear membrane
    • B. Chromosomes contain histones
    • C. Chloroplasts and mitochondria contains 70S ribosomes
    • D. Gas vacuoles are present
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment