Quiz

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY: Which microbial interaction benefits one species while neither benefiting nor harming the other? :

A. Mutualism

B. Parasitism

C. Commensalism

D. Amensalism

MICROBIAL TECHNIQUES: What is the primary purpose of Gram staining in microbiology?

A. To measure bacterial growth

B. To identify bacterial morphology

C. To differentiate bacteria based on cell wall composition

D. To detect endospores

FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY: Which microorganism is primarily used in the production of bread and alcoholic beverages?

A. Lactobacillus

B. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

C. Escherichia coli

D. Rhizopus stolonifer

- Carl Woese

- Rita Colwell

- Jeffrey Eugenides