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科目：研究所、轉學考(插大)-微生物學 | 年份：115年 | 選擇題數：25 | 申論題數：11

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所屬科目：研究所、轉學考(插大)-微生物學

選擇題 (25)

1. Which is true regarding photosynthetic bacteria?
(A) Green bacteria carry out oxygenic photosynthesis, using water as an electron donor.
(B) Endosymbiotic purple bacteria are thought to have evolved into chloroplasts.
(C) Akinetes of the filamentous cyanobacteria Anabaena play a role in nitrogen fixation and the production of glutamate.
(D) Phycobilisomes of cyanobacteria play a role in light-harvesting and contain the pigments phycocyanin and phycoerythrin.
(E) Green sulfur bacteria are obligate aerobic photolithoautotrophs that can use hydrogen as an electron donor.
2. In a comparison among Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, please choose the correct statement.
(A) Both Archaea and Eukarya contain membrane-enclosed nucleus with nucleolus.
(B) mRNA introns are present in Archaea and Eukarya.
(C) Both Archaea and Eukarya are insensitive to kanamycin.
(D) Methanogenesis is present in Bacteria and Archaea.
(E) Both Bacteria and Eukarya do not contain muramic acid in their cell wall.
3. Which statement is not true for the Proteobacteria?
(A) Mitochondria likely originated from the genus Rickettsia.
(B) The genus Shewanella is useful for the bioremediation of radionuclide-contaminated environments.
(C) Under anaerobic conditions, (E) coli facilitates mixed acid fermentation that can produce multiple acids (acetic, succinic, formic, lactic), ethanol, H2 and CO2.
(D) Yersinia pestis is the causative agent for the disease called plaque.
(E) The genus Klebsiella contains pathogens that cause diverse diseases of plants, including blights and wilts.
4. Bacterial capsule can be best visualized using:
(A) Gram staining
(B) Albert's staining
(C) Simple staining
(D) Acid-fast staining
(E) Negative staining
5. Which of the following bacterial toxin can inhibit protein synthesis in the host?
(A) Shiga toxin
(B) Botulinum toxin
(C) Tetanus toxin
(D) Pertussis toxin
(E) Cholera toxin
6. The most common cause of burn-derived sepsis is:
(A) Escherichia coli
(B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(C) Klebsiella pneumoniae
(D) Salmonella typhimurium
(E) Proteus mirabilis
7. Which of the following antibiotic can block bacterial RNA synthesis?
(A) Cycloserine
(B) Chloramphenicol
(C) Tetracycline
(D) Rifampicin
(E) Ampicillin
8. The major sterol in the fungal plasma membrane is _, which is also an important target of antifungal drugs.
(A) Stigmasterol
(B) Cholesterol
(C) Ergosterol
(D) Lanosterol
(E) Campesterol
9. Please choose the wrong statement regarding the nitrogen cycle mediated by bacteria.
(A) Azotobacter species fix nitrogen from the air, and the product of nitrogen fixation is ammonia.
(B) The anammox reaction is an aerobic process performed by bacteria in the phylum Planctomycetes, in which ammonium ion is oxidized to nitrogen gas using nitrite as the terminal electron acceptor.
(C) Nitrification by bacteria is a two-step process in which ammonium is oxidized to nitrite and then to nitrate.
(D) In denitrification, nitrates are reduced to nitrogen gas during anaerobic respiration.
(E) Bacteria of the genera Nitrobacter and Nitrococcus convert nitrite to nitrate.
10. Which air filtration system is capable of removing 99.97% of particles?
(A) Surgical mask
(B) Cloth mask
(C) Depth filter
(D) HEPA filter
(E) Membrane filter
11. The most common archaeal cell envelope structure external to the plasma membrane is the:
(A) Capsule
(B) Outer membrane
(C) Peptidoglycan layer
(D) Lipopolysaccharide layer
(E) S-layer
12. Which phase of the microbial growth curve is associated with genetic diversity and evolution?
(A) Lag phase
(B) Exponential phase
(C) Stationary phase
(D) Death phase
(E) Long-term stationary phase
13. Loss of the MinCDE system in (E) coli would most likely lead to:
(A) Elongated filamentous cells
(B) Septa forming near cell poles
(C) Inhibition of DNA replication
(D) Defective MreB localization
(E) Failure of chromosome condensation
14. Why do Gram-positive bacteria retain crystal violet dye during Gram staining?
(A) Presence of an outer membrane
(B) High lipid content
(C) Thick, highly cross-linked peptidoglycan
(D) Teichoic acid removal
(E) Porin closure
15. Which conclusion best explains why Mycoplasma (黴漿菌) species are intrinsically resistant to β-lactam antibiotics?
(A) They lack ribosomes
(B) They possess an outer membrane
(C) They have altered porins
(D) They lack a cell wall
(E) They degrade antibiotics enzymatically
16. Which limitation applies to Koch's postulates?
(A) Some pathogens cannot be cultured
(B) They cannot be used for bacteria
(C) They require genetic sequencing
(D) They apply only to viruses
(E) They exclude animal models
17. Which factor most limits the usefulness of fluorescence microscopy for long-term live-cell imaging?
(A) Low numerical aperture
(B) Requirement for thin specimens
(C) Photobleaching and phototoxicity
(D) Inability to label proteins
(E) Low magnification
18. Which of the following sentence best describes why viruses are considered necessary intracellular pathogens?
(A) They can reproduce independently, but they tend to replicate faster inside cells.
(B) They lack ribosomes and mitochondria and must hijack host machinery to make new virions.
(C) They reproduce only through cell division and require host nutrients for energy.
(D) They are always larger than bacteria, so they must use host cells for transport.
(E) They can replicate their genome outside cells but require cells only for entry.
19. Which pairing correctly matches "recognition and attachment" for naked vs. enveloped viruses?
(A) Naked: glycoprotein spikes; Enveloped: capsid proteins.
(B) Naked: host antibodies; Enveloped: host ribosomes.
(C) Naked: capsid proteins; Enveloped: viral glycoproteins (spikes).
(D) Naked: MHC class I; Enveloped: MHC class II.
(E) Naked: RNA polymerase; Enveloped: DNA polymerase.
20. A student describes a viral particle as "genome enclosed in capsid." Which term is the most precise match?
(A) Capsomer.
(B) Virion envelope.
(C) Micelle.
(D) Nucleocapsid.
(E) Glycoprotein spike.
21. You run flow cytometry on lymphocytes to identify T cells. Which marker strategy best matches the samples?
(A) Identify T cells by CD16 and CD56 positivity.
(B) Identify T cells by CD4 and CD8.
(C) Identify helper T cells by MHC class I expression.
(D) Identify cytotoxic T cells by MHC class II expression.
(E) Identify all lymphocytes by TCR only; CD markers are not used.
22. Which sentence best describes the primary vs. secondary antibody response to a viral antigen?
(A) Primary response produces high-affinity IgG first; secondary response produces IgM only.
(B) Primary response is rapid and strong because memory B cells activate immediately.
(C) Primary response produces IgM first (lower affinity) and IgG later (higher affinity).
(D) Primary and secondary responses are identical in timing and strength.
(E) Secondary response is weaker because antibodies suppress memory B-cell activation.
23. Which description most closely matches the basic genome and structure type of Coronaviruses?
(A) Small, non-enveloped viruses with segmented negative-sense ssRNA.
(B) Small, enveloped viruses with negative-sense ssRNA and a helical capsid only.
(C) Large, non-enveloped viruses with double-stranded DNA.
(D) Medium-sized, enveloped viruses with segmented double-stranded RNA.
(E) Large, enveloped viruses with positive-sense single-stranded RNA
24. Which combination correctly describes influenza virus classification and key structural and genomic features?
(A) Paramyxoviridae; nonsegmented positive-sense ssRNA; no envelope glycoproteins.
(B) Orthomyxoviridae; segmented negative-sense ssRNA; envelope glycoproteins HA and NA.
(C) Flaviviridae; segmented dsRNA; envelope glycoproteins M and E.
(D) Retroviridae; negative-sense ssRNA with reverse transcriptase; capsule proteins H and N.
(E) Coronaviridae; segmented positive-sense ssRNA; envelope glycoproteins HA and NA.
25. A recovered patient is re-exposed to the same virus months later. Which sentence best describes the secondary response?
(A) Rapid activation of memory B cells, leading to high IgG concentrations.
(B) Slower and weaker than the primary response because memory cells suppress immunity.
(C) IgM is always higher than IgG due to lack of class switching.
(D) No antibody response occurs because the virus is cleared by fever alone.
(E) Only innate immunity is involved; adaptive immunity does not respond.

申論題 (11)

二、Matching questions 配合題 (2 points/each) (共12分)
Please match each of the following questions (on the top) with a proper answer (on the bottom).
三、Term description (共18分)

1. RNA world hypothesis (3分)
2. Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state (3分)
3. Magnetosomes (3分)
4. Zoonotic transmission (3分)
5. Cap-snatching (3分)
6. Multibasic cleavage site in influenza virus (3分)
四、Short answers 簡答題 (共12分)

1. What is the difference between the end products of homolactic and heterolactic fermentation in Lactobacillus species? (5分)
2. Define "metagenomics" and its advantage in virology. (4分)
3. What is the main difference between "active" and "passive" immunity? (3分)
五、Long answers (8分)

1. Discuss the mechanisms by which microorganisms develop resistance to antibiotics. (8分)