Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 2) Posted on June 5, 2026June 10, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. _______________________ of the following is NOT a microorganism Fungus Protozoan Bacterium Earthworm 2. Robert Hooke observed cells in _______________ Cork tissue Human blood Bacteria Algae 3. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is famous for ______________ Developing vaccination Formulating Koch’s postulates Discovering antibiotics Observing microorganisms using simple microscopes 4. A scientist is investigating the role of Candida albicans in human infections. This scientist is practicing ________________ Mycology Phycology Virology Bacteriology 5. Germ theory of disease was strongly supported by ______________________ Louis Pasteur Gregor Mendel Charles Darwin Robert Brown 6. The bacterium causing tuberculosis is ____________ Bacillus tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Vibrio tuberculosis Salmonella tuberculosis 7. __________________ is the study of viruses Bacteriology Mycology Virology Phycology 8. The golden age of microbiology occurred mainly during ____________ 1600–1700 1857–1914 1915–1950 1700–1800 9. ____________ is the branch of microbiology specifically dedicated to the study of bacteria Bacteriology Phycology Virology Mycology 10. Robert Koch first identified the causative agent of _______________ Typhoid fever Polio Malaria Tuberculosis Loading … Question 1 of 10 Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 2)
