Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e A) ancestral system.
(Madigan/Martinko) B) dynamic entity.
Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
1) Which statement is not true as a general
rule?
A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell
clusters.
B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes
independently.
C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and
viruses.
D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and
animals.
Answer: C
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
A) probe the nature of life processes.
B) study biochemical properties common to all
cells.
C) model our understanding of cell function in
higher organisms.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth
comes from
A) prokaryotic cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals together.
Answer: A
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
A) cell membrane.
B) nucleus or nucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the above.
Answer: B
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges
materials with its environment, and undergoes
change, it is called a(n)
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
C) closed system. C) Pasteur.
D) nucleoid D) Cohn.
system. Answer: Answer: B
B 12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are the ideas for using agar as a
transmitted to offspring through the process solidifying agent.
of A) Pasteur
A) chemical signaling.
B) reproductive initiative.
C) evolution.
D) none of the
above. Answer: C
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of
the rate of chemical reactions are called
A) catalytic converters.
B) growth agents.
C) evolutionary molecules.
D) enzym
es.
Answer:
D
9) Regarding early life on Earth:
A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions
of years before plant and animal life.
B) Microbial life existed on Earth long
before animals but has been around for about
the same amount of time as plants.
C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life
all appeared at about the same time.
D) It is impossible to determine which type of
life first appeared on Earth.
Answer: A
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside
A) on the Earth's surface.
B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
C) in and on non-prokaryotic
organisms (including humans and
other animals).
D) in the oceanic and terrestrial
subsurfaces. Answer: D
11) The person who described the
"wee animalcules" was
A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
B) Cohn B) agricultural microbiology.
C) Koch C) marine microbiology.
D) Winogradsky
Answer: C
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic
of cellular organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All of the above
Answer: D
14) Which of the following is not a major
ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher organisms, both plant and animal
Answer: C
15) Which statement is true?
A) Populations are assemblages of microbial
communities.
B) Microbial communities are assemblages of
populations.
C) Habitats are assemblages of microbial
communities.
D) Populations are assemblages of habitats.
Answer: B
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets
was shut down in 2003 due to
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad cow disease.
Answer: D
17) During a very scientifically productive
period in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
A) anthrax.
B) fowl cholera.
C) rabies.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other
important chemicals led to the field of
A) industrial microbiology.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
D) aquatic D) Leeuwenhoek.
microbiology. Answer: A
Answer: A 24) A Pasteur flask has a(n)
19) Microbial sterilization is used to A) swan neck to prevent air particles from getting
A) decrease the possibility of into the main body of the flask.
contaminants growing in a culture.
B) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or
other microbes.
C) kill all microbes in or on objects.
D) clean a work
area. Answer: C
20) Flat covered dishes used for
growing microbes are most commonly
called
A) Petri dishes.
B) baker dishes.
C) sterilization plates.
D) culture medium
plates. Answer: A
21) Microbes playing a role in nitrogen
fixation in plants live in while those
playing a role in the digestive tract of certain
herbivores live in .
A) rumens / nodules
B) nodules / rumens
C) nodules / fortrans
D) fortrans /
rumens Answer:
B
22) Genetic engineering could best be
described as
A) the creating of life from non-life.
B) the artificial manipulation of genes and
their products.
C) the treating of diseases with synthetic drugs.
D) the expansion of the biomass to meet
specific needs.
Answer: B
23) The ultimate downfall of the theory of
spontaneous generation was the result of work
by
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e A) ancestral system.
(Madigan/Martinko) B) dynamic entity.
Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
1) Which statement is not true as a general
rule?
A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell
clusters.
B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes
independently.
C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and
viruses.
D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and
animals.
Answer: C
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
A) probe the nature of life processes.
B) study biochemical properties common to all
cells.
C) model our understanding of cell function in
higher organisms.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth
comes from
A) prokaryotic cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals together.
Answer: A
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
A) cell membrane.
B) nucleus or nucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the above.
Answer: B
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges
materials with its environment, and undergoes
change, it is called a(n)
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
C) closed system. C) Pasteur.
D) nucleoid D) Cohn.
system. Answer: Answer: B
B 12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are the ideas for using agar as a
transmitted to offspring through the process solidifying agent.
of A) Pasteur
A) chemical signaling.
B) reproductive initiative.
C) evolution.
D) none of the
above. Answer: C
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of
the rate of chemical reactions are called
A) catalytic converters.
B) growth agents.
C) evolutionary molecules.
D) enzym
es.
Answer:
D
9) Regarding early life on Earth:
A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions
of years before plant and animal life.
B) Microbial life existed on Earth long
before animals but has been around for about
the same amount of time as plants.
C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life
all appeared at about the same time.
D) It is impossible to determine which type of
life first appeared on Earth.
Answer: A
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside
A) on the Earth's surface.
B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
C) in and on non-prokaryotic
organisms (including humans and
other animals).
D) in the oceanic and terrestrial
subsurfaces. Answer: D
11) The person who described the
"wee animalcules" was
A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
B) Cohn B) agricultural microbiology.
C) Koch C) marine microbiology.
D) Winogradsky
Answer: C
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic
of cellular organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All of the above
Answer: D
14) Which of the following is not a major
ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher organisms, both plant and animal
Answer: C
15) Which statement is true?
A) Populations are assemblages of microbial
communities.
B) Microbial communities are assemblages of
populations.
C) Habitats are assemblages of microbial
communities.
D) Populations are assemblages of habitats.
Answer: B
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets
was shut down in 2003 due to
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad cow disease.
Answer: D
17) During a very scientifically productive
period in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
A) anthrax.
B) fowl cholera.
C) rabies.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other
important chemicals led to the field of
A) industrial microbiology.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
D) aquatic D) Leeuwenhoek.
microbiology. Answer: A
Answer: A 24) A Pasteur flask has a(n)
19) Microbial sterilization is used to A) swan neck to prevent air particles from getting
A) decrease the possibility of into the main body of the flask.
contaminants growing in a culture.
B) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or
other microbes.
C) kill all microbes in or on objects.
D) clean a work
area. Answer: C
20) Flat covered dishes used for
growing microbes are most commonly
called
A) Petri dishes.
B) baker dishes.
C) sterilization plates.
D) culture medium
plates. Answer: A
21) Microbes playing a role in nitrogen
fixation in plants live in while those
playing a role in the digestive tract of certain
herbivores live in .
A) rumens / nodules
B) nodules / rumens
C) nodules / fortrans
D) fortrans /
rumens Answer:
B
22) Genetic engineering could best be
described as
A) the creating of life from non-life.
B) the artificial manipulation of genes and
their products.
C) the treating of diseases with synthetic drugs.
D) the expansion of the biomass to meet
specific needs.
Answer: B
23) The ultimate downfall of the theory of
spontaneous generation was the result of work
by
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
