__________ is the ideal temperature used to grow cultures of bacteria to maximize metabolic growth.

In a microscope, the ability of the lenses to distinguish fine detail and structure (distinguish 2 points at a distance) is called:

In the name Escherichia coli, coli is the

Which of the following best describes the part of the microscope to make the specimen image easier to view with better clarity:

Which bond is held together by the sharing of electrons?

The Golden Age of Microbiology is best described as

True/False: Rickettsia prowazekii is the bacteria responsible for causing epidemic typhus fever. 

True/False:  Chlamydiae can only be spread via direct sexual contact.

Borrelia burgdorferi causes the illness known as: _________. The bacteria is spread to humans via the bite of black-legged deer ticks that are infected with the bacteria.

True/False: Entamoeba histolytica is a type of pathogenic protozoan that is caused by an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan species.