BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS 16TH EDITION TEST BANK – COMPLETE CHAPTERS / CONTENT

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, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 16th (Madigan/Ma
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rtinko)Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
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1) Which=statement=is=not=true=as=a=general=rule?
A) Microbial=cells=exist=as=single=cells=or=in=cell=clusters.
A) Microbial=cells=carry=out=their=life=processes=independently. B) Microbial=cells=include=both=bacteria=an
d= viruses.
C) 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
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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
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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
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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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