MICROBIOLOGY AN EVOLVING SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION, JOHN FOSTER & JOAN SLONCZEWSKI

Microbiology An Evolving Science, 6th
Edition,
John Foster & Joan Slonczewski, All Chapter 1 -
28

,TEST BANK

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, CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Viruses are: cf


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



b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate mor
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e virusparticles
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c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media cf cf cf cf cf cf



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




ANS: B c DIF:
f Easy REF: 1.1 cfcfcf TOP: I.A | I.B c f cf cf



MSC: Remembering
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2. Analysis of DNA sequences reveals:
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a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and euka
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ryotes
b. prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell cf cf cf cf cf cf cf cf



c. that bacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but not with euk
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arya
d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus cf cf cf cf cf



e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs
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ANS: B c DIF:
f Easy REF: 1.1 cfcfcf TOP: I.A | I.B c f cf cf



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 cf



c. archaea
ANS: A c DIF:
f Easy REF: 1.1 cfcfcf TOP: I.A.i c f



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-
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cellular prokaryote that requires a microscope to be seen
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d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be se
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en
e. a living organism that requires a microscope to be seen
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ANS: E c DIF:
f Easy REF: 1.1 cfcfcf TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
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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, and respo
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nd to cf


environmental change. cf