BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● Basic microbiology can be used to
A) probe the fundamental processes of life.
B) study characteristics of cells of multicellular organisms.
C) model our understanding of cellular processes in multicellular
organisms, including humans.
D) probe the fundamental processes of life, study characteristics of cells
of multicellular organisms, and model our understanding of cellular
processes in multicellular organisms, including humans.
Answer: D) probe the fundamental processes of life, study
characteristics of cells of multicellular organisms, and model our
understanding of cellular processes in multicellular organisms, including
humans.
●● Applied microbiology deals with important practical problems in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) medicine, agriculture, and industry.
Answer: D) medicine, agriculture and industry
,●● The largest mass of living material on Earth comes from
A) microorganisms.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals together.
Answer: A) Microorganisms
●● Differential selection and reproduction of phenotypes occurs during
a process called
A) cellular differentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
Answer: B) Evolution
●● In what/which domain(s) of life is/are microorganisms represented?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Answer: D) Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
, ●● Determine which outcome is LEAST likely for a microorganism
being motile.
A) avoidance of predation by bacteriovores
B) maintaining osmotic balance within a salt gradient
C) movement towards growth substrates
D) transfer of plasmids to progeny
Answer: D) transfer of plasmids to progeny
●● Protein 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) enzymes.
●● Regarding early life on Earth,
A) microbial life existed for billions of years before plant and animal
life.
B) microbial life existed long before animals but has been around for
about the same amount of time as plants.
FINAL PAPER COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
●● Basic microbiology can be used to
A) probe the fundamental processes of life.
B) study characteristics of cells of multicellular organisms.
C) model our understanding of cellular processes in multicellular
organisms, including humans.
D) probe the fundamental processes of life, study characteristics of cells
of multicellular organisms, and model our understanding of cellular
processes in multicellular organisms, including humans.
Answer: D) probe the fundamental processes of life, study
characteristics of cells of multicellular organisms, and model our
understanding of cellular processes in multicellular organisms, including
humans.
●● Applied microbiology deals with important practical problems in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) medicine, agriculture, and industry.
Answer: D) medicine, agriculture and industry
,●● The largest mass of living material on Earth comes from
A) microorganisms.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals together.
Answer: A) Microorganisms
●● Differential selection and reproduction of phenotypes occurs during
a process called
A) cellular differentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
Answer: B) Evolution
●● In what/which domain(s) of life is/are microorganisms represented?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Answer: D) Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
, ●● Determine which outcome is LEAST likely for a microorganism
being motile.
A) avoidance of predation by bacteriovores
B) maintaining osmotic balance within a salt gradient
C) movement towards growth substrates
D) transfer of plasmids to progeny
Answer: D) transfer of plasmids to progeny
●● Protein 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) enzymes.
●● Regarding early life on Earth,
A) microbial life existed for billions of years before plant and animal
life.
B) microbial life existed long before animals but has been around for
about the same amount of time as plants.
