Test bank for openstax microbiologyL

TEST BANK FOR OPEXSTAX MICROBIOLOGY
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.ALL CHAPTERSI
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ChapterV1:VAnVInvisibleVWorld

*V=VCorrectVanswer

MultipleVChoice
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1. YeastsVareVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. aVtypeVofValgae
B. aVtypeVofVprotist
C. anyVunicellularVmicrobe
D. unicellularVfungi*

Difficulty:VModerateVASMV
Standard:V20

3. TheVcellVwallsVofVarchaeansVoftenVcontainVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVsubstances?
A. cellulose
B. chitin
C. peptidoglycan
D. pseudopeptidoglycan*V
ASMVStandard:V20

4. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVtrueVofVarchaeans?VA.VSomeVspeciesVliveVonVtheVhumanVbody.
B. TheyVareVgeneticallyVdistinctVfromVbacteria.
C. TheyVareVonlyVfoundVinVextremeVenvironments.*
D. TheyVhaveVsubstantialVmetabolicVdifferencesVfromVbacteria.

Difficulty:VDifficultVASMV
Standard:V20




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,WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVtrueVaboutVtheVprocessVofVfer
mentation?VA.VItVcanVhelpVpreserveVfoods,VpreventingVsp
oilage.
B. ItVconvertsVsugarsVtoVorganicVacids,Valcohols,Vand/orVgasesVsuchVasVcarbonVdioxide.
C. ItVisVcarriedVoutVexclusivelyVbyVunicellularVeukaryotesVsuchVasVyeast.*
D. ItVisVusedVtoVmakeVfoodsVsuchVasVcheeseVandVbread.

Difficulty:V ModerateVAS
MVStandard:V11,V23,V26
5. TheVRomansVmayVhaveVreducedVtheirVriskVofVwaterborneVinfectiousVdiseasesVbyVusingVwhic
hVofVtheVfollowing?
A. aVvarietyVofVpharmaceuticalVproducts
B. aqueductsVandVaVsewerVsystem*
C. prophylacticVantibiotics
D. quarantineVofVpeopleVwithVleprosyV

Difficulty:VModerate

ASMVStandard:V23

6. ForVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVThucydidesVknown?
A. developingVanVeffectiveVsewerVsystemVinVancientVGreece,VhelpingVtoVreduceVlevelsVo
fVdiseaseVinVcities
B. observingVmicrobes,VusingVaVmicroscope,VforVtheVfirstVtime,VevenVdistinguishingVbetweenV
bacteriaVandVfungi
C. proposingVthatVdiseaseVwasVcausedVbyVmicroorganisms
D. realizingVthatVpeopleVwhoVhadVbeenVinfectedVbyVtheVAthenianVplagueVhadVimmunityVto
Vreinfection*




Difficulty:VModerateV
ASMVStandard:V23,V31

7. ErnstVHaeckelVproposedVaVclassificationVsystemVconsistingVofVwhichVofVtheVfollowin
gVsubgroups?VA.VfiveVkingdoms
B. fourVkingdoms*
C. twoVdomainsVandVthreeVkingdoms
D. twoVdomainsVandVfiveVkingdoms

Difficulty:VModerateVASMV
Standard:VN/A



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,8. VirusesVnotVincludedVinVphylogeneticVtreesVforVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVreasons?VA.VItVisVtoo
VdifficultVtoVobserveVtheirVcharacteristics.


B. TheyVareVacellularVandVnonliving.*
C. TheyVdoVnotVhaveVanyVgenes,VwhichVpreventsVgeneticVanalysis.
D. TheyVlackVaVnucleus.

Difficulty:VModerateVASMV
Standard:V5

9. WhichVisVtheVbestVdescriptionVofVtheVprimaryVpurposeVofVaVphylogeny?VA.VPhylogeniesVsho
wVallVtheValterativeVnamesVforVeachVspecies.
B. PhylogeniesVshowVallVtheVcommonVnamesVforVeachVspecies.
C. PhylogeniesVshowVevolutionaryVrelatednessVbetweenVorganisms.*
D. PhylogeniesVshowVinteractionsVbetweenVspeciesVinVaVsharedVhabitat.

Difficulty:VModerateVASMV
Standard:V5

10. CurrentVphylogeneticVanalysesVincludeVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. informationVfromVaVrangeVofVsources,VincludingVmorphological,Vgenetic,VandVbiochemicalV
data*
B. informationVonVvisibleVsimilaritiesVonly
C. informationVregardingVhowVtoVclassifyVorganismsVonVtheVbasisVofVexternalVmorphological
VcharacteristicsVandVvisibleVbehaviors


D. variedVmorphologicalVandVstructuralVcharacteristics,VwithVpreferenceVforVleavingVhistoricalV
classificationsVtoVpreventVconfusion

Difficulty:VModerateVASMV
Standard:V5

11. DiatomsVareVclassifiedVwithinVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVdomains?
A. Archaea
B. Bacteria
C. Eukarya*
D. Prokaryota

Difficulty:VModerateVASMV
Standard:VN/A

12. HorizontalVgeneVtransferVinvolvesVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. anyVtransferVofVgenesVinVaVlaboratoryVsetting


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, B. theVtransferVofVgenesVfromVaVvirusVtoVaVbacteriumVorVviceVversaVbutVnotVanyVotherVformVo
fVgeneVtransfer
C. theVtransferVofVgenesVfromVoneVindividualVtoVanother,VincludingVfromVoneVspeciesVtoV
another,VbutVnotVfromVparentVtoVoffspring*VD.VtheVtransferVofVgenesVfromVparentVto
Voffspring




Difficulty:VModerate

ASMVStandard:V2,V4
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13. BacteriaVareVgenerallyVidentifiedVtoVspeciesVbyVusingVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. aVcombinationVofVgenetic,Vbiochemical,VandVmicroscopicVapproaches*
B. aVcombinationVofVmicroscopicVandVphysiologicalVapproaches,VbutVnotVgenetics
C. primarilyVcharacteristicsVsuchVasVmotilityVthatVcanVbeVvisualizedVusingVmicroscopy
D. primarilyVmorphologicalVcharacteristicsVofVindividualVcells

Difficulty:VModerateV
ASMVStandard:V34,V36
14. ForVtaxonomicVclassificationVofVmicrobes,VserologicalVtestsVtypicallyVareVusedVtoVdoVwhichVo
fVtheVfollowing?
A. determineVcompleteVgenomeVsequencesVforVmicrobes
B. identifyVproteinsVonVtheVbasisVofVtheirVreactionVwithVspecificVantibodies*
C. runVanalysesVtoVidentifyVwhetherVparticularVgenesVareVpresent
D. visualizeVmicrobialVexternalVmorphology

Difficulty:VModerateVAS
MVStandard:V34,V36

WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVtrueVofVtheVmicrobialVworld?VA.VAl
lVmicrobesVareVharmful.
B.V HumansVcouldVsurviveVwithoutVmicrobes.
C.V ManyVmicrobesVareVhelpful.*D.VMostVmicrobesVare
Vpathogenic.




Difficulty:VEasy
ASMVStandard:V23,V24

15. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVwhenVhumansVfirstVsuspectedVtheVexistenceVofVmicrobes?
A. duringVtheVIndustrialVRevolution
B. inVprehistoricVtimes*
C. inVtheVlastVcentury


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