Test Bank For Microbiology: An Evolving Science, 6th Edition by Joan L. Slonczewski | All Chapters (Newest Edition 2026). Already graded A+

TEST BANK for Microbiology: An Evolving
Science 6th Edition by Slonczewski & Foster;
All Chapters 1-28

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Chapter 01. Microbial Life- qw qw qw




Origin Discovery Chapter 02. Observing the M
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icrobial Cell Chapter 03. Cell Structure and Fu
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nction

Chapter 04. Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development
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Chapter 05. Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 06. Viruses qw qw




Chapter 07. Genomes and Chromosomes
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Chapter 08. Transcription, Translation, and Protein Processing
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q w Chapter 09. Genetic Change and Genome Evolution
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Chapter 10. Molecular Regulation C
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hapter 11. Viral Molecular Biology
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Chapter 12. Molecular Complexity and Synthetic Biology Chap
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ter 13. Energetics and Catabolism
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Chapter 14. Electron flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototroph
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y Chapter 15. Biosynthesis
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Chapter 16. Food and Industrial Microbiology
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Chapter 17. Origins and Evolution
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Chapter 18. Bacterial Diversity Chap
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ter 19. Archaeal Diversity Chapter 2
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0. Eukaryotic Diversity Chapter 21.
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Microbial Ecology qw




Chapter 22. Element Cycles and Environmental Microbiology
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Chapter 23. The Human Microbiome and Innate Immunity C
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hapter 24. The Adaptive Immune Response
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Chapter 25. Pathogenesis Chap
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ter 26. Microbial Diseases
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Chapter 27. Antimicrobial Therapy and Discovery C
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hapter 28. Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology
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,CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Viruses are: qw




a. infectious agents that infect multi-cellular organisms qw qw qw qw qw




b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw




virus particles qw




c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media qw qw qw qw qw qw




d. cellular particles that belong to the archaea domain
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e. microbes that consist of lipid membrane enclosed genomes qw qw qw qw qw qw qw




ANS: B q DIF:
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MSC: Remembering
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2. Analysis of DNA sequences reveals:qw qw qw qw




a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and
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eukaryotes
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c. that bacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but not with
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eukarya
d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus qw qw qw qw qw




e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs
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ANS: B q DIF:
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MSC: Remembering
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3. Which of these groups are considered to be microbes but NOT considered to be cells?
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a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentous
fungi
c. archaea
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MSC: Remembering
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4. A microbe is commonly defined as:
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a. a virus that requires a microscope to be seen
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b. a bacterium that requires a microscope to be seen
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c. a single- qw




cellular prokaryote that requires a microscope to be seen
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d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be
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seen
e. a living organism that requires a microscope to be seen
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ANS: E q DIF:
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MSC: Remembering
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5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cells is NOT true?
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a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy to build themselves, andqw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw qw




respond to qw




environmental change. qw




b. Most single- qw




celled organisms require a microscope to render them visible, but some
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bacterial cells are large enough to be seen with naked eyes.
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, c. Microbes function as individual entities. qw qw qw qw




d. Many microbes form complex multicellular assemblages.
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e. Viruses are not considered as microbial cells.
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ANS: C q DIF:
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MSC: Remembering
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6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a. A genome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal
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DNA.
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b. If a microbe’s genome includes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
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nitrogen.
c. By comparing DNA sequences of different organisms, we can figure out how closely
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related they are. qw qw




d. Fred Sanger developed the first applicable DNA sequencing method.
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e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
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ANS: E q DIF:
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MSC: Remembering
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7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were those of:
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a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
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MSC: Remembering
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8. The environment of early Earth may have contained all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. ferrous iron d. oxygen
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b. methane e. hydroge q w q w




n
gas
c. ammonia
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9. Thedevelopment of the theory of the ―RNA world‖ resulted from the discovery of:
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a. archaea d. ribozymes q w q w




b. prions e. endosymbion q w q w




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c. bacteria
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10. Which microbes may resemble those of the earliest life forms?
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a. archaea d. cyanobacteri q w q w




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c. viruses
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11. Early metabolism may have been catalyzed by:
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