One-Liner MCQs

Microbiology One-liner

Bacteria multiply most rapidly during which growth phase? — Log phase
Gram-positive bacteria retain the primary stain due to — Thick peptidoglycan
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is best stained using — Acid-fast stain
Viruses differ from bacteria because they — Are obligate intracellular parasites
Fungal infections in humans are typically caused by — Eukaryotic organisms
The shape of cocci bacteria is — Spherical
Transmission of malaria occurs through the bite of — Female Anopheles mosquito
The structure responsible for bacterial motility is the — Flagella
Endospores are produced by bacteria for — Survival under adverse conditions
A virus with RNA as genetic material and reverse transcriptase is called — Retrovirus

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