Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko)
Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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.
A) all=of=the=ab
ove.
C) model=our=understanding=of=cell=function=in=higher=organisms.
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
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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)
A) ancestral=system.
B) dynamic=entity.
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, C) closed=system.
D) nucleoid=system.
Answer:=B
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7) Changes=in=cellular=characteristics=are=transmitted=to=offspring=through=the=process=of
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) enzymes.
=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.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.=
Answer:=B
12) Fannie=Hesse=is=credited=with=giving
the=ideas=for=using=agar=as=a=solidifying=agent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
Answer:=C
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13) Which=of=the=following=is/are=characteristic=of=cellular=organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All=of=the=above
Answer:=D
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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.
B) agricultural= microbiology.
C) marine=microbiology.
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, D) aquatic=microbiology.
Answer:=A
19) Microbial=sterilization=is=used=to
A) decrease=the=possibility=of=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.
D) Leeuwenhoek.
Answer:=A
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24) A=Pasteur=flask=has=a(n)
A) swan=neck=to=prevent=air=particles=from=getting=into=the=main=body=of=the=flask.
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Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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.
A) all=of=the=ab
ove.
C) model=our=understanding=of=cell=function=in=higher=organisms.
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)
A) ancestral=system.
B) dynamic=entity.
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, C) closed=system.
D) nucleoid=system.
Answer:=B
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7) Changes=in=cellular=characteristics=are=transmitted=to=offspring=through=the=process=of
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) enzymes.
=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.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.=
Answer:=B
12) Fannie=Hesse=is=credited=with=giving
the=ideas=for=using=agar=as=a=solidifying=agent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
Answer:=C
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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.
B) agricultural= microbiology.
C) marine=microbiology.
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, D) aquatic=microbiology.
Answer:=A
19) Microbial=sterilization=is=used=to
A) decrease=the=possibility=of=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.
D) Leeuwenhoek.
Answer:=A
=
24) A=Pasteur=flask=has=a(n)
A) swan=neck=to=prevent=air=particles=from=getting=into=the=main=body=of=the=flask.
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