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Chapter wi1 wiThe wiMicrobial wiWorld
1.1 Multiple wiChoice wiQuestions
1) Which wiof withe wifollowing wistatements wiis wiFALSE?
A) Microbial wicells wican wiexist wias wisingle wicells.
B) Microbial wicells wicarry wiout witheir wilife wiprocesses wiof wigrowth wiindependently.
C) Microbial wicells wiinclude wiboth wibacteria wiand wiviruses.
D) Microbial wicells wiare wisurrounded wiby wia wiplasma wimembrane.
2) Which wiof withe wifollowing wistatements wiis wicorrect?
A) Microorganisms wiare wisignificant wicontributors wito withe witotal wibiomass wion wiEarth.
B) Microorganisms wirepresent wia wimuch wismaller wiamount wiof wiEarth’s wibiomass withan wiplants.
C) Microorganisms wirepresent wia wimuch wismaller wiamount wiof wiEarth’s wibiomass withan
wi animals.
D) Microorganisms wiare wisignificant wiin winumber, wibut winot wiin wioverall wibiomass.
3) Differential wiselection wiand wireproduction wiof wiphenotypes wioccurs widuring wia wiprocess
wi called
A) cellular widifferentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
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4) In wiwhat/which widomain(s) wiof wilife wiis/are wimicroorganisms wirepresented?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea, wiBacteria, wiand wiEukarya
5) Biological wicatalysts wiinvolved wiin withe wiacceleration wiof withe wirate wiof wichemical wireactions
wi are wicalled
A) catalytic wiconverters.
B) growth wiagents.
C) evolutionary wimolecules.
D) enzymes.
6) Regarding wiearly wilife wion wiEarth
A) microbial wilife wiexisted wifor wibillions wiof wiyears wibefore wiplant wiand wianimal wilife.
B) microbial wilife wiexisted wilong wibefore wianimals wibut wihas wibeen wiaround wifor wiabout withe
wi same wiamount wiof witime wias wiplants.
C) microbial wilife, wiplant wilife, wiand wianimal wilife wiall wiappeared wiat wiabout withe wisame witime.
D) it wiis wiimpossible wito widetermine wiwhich witype wiof wilife wifirst wiappeared.
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7) The wiperson wiwho widescribed withe wi“wee wianimalcules” wiwas
A) Robert wiHooke.
B) Antoni wivan wiLeeuwenhoek.
C) Louis wiPasteur.
D) Ferdinand wiCohn.
Chapter wiSection: wi1.5
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8) Walther wiHesse wiand wi pioneered withe wiuse wiof wiagar wias wia wisolidifying wiagent.
A) Louis wiPasteur
B) Ferdinand wiCohn
C) Robert wiKoch
D) Sergei wiWinogradsky
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9) Which wiof withe wifollowing wiis/are wicharacteristic wiof wiall wicellular wiorganisms?
A) communication
B) evolution
C) motility
D) communication, wievolution, wiand wimotility
10) Deduce wiwhy wiviruses wiare wiexcluded wifrom withe wiribosomal wiRNA—based witree wiof wilife.
A) Some wiviruses wicontain wimultiple wistrands wiof wiRNA.
B) Their wigenetic wielements wicannot wibe wisequenced.
C) They wican wiinfect wiother wiorganisms, wiwhich wicomplicates withe wigenetic wicomparisons.
D) They wilack wiribosomal wiRNA wi(rRNA).
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11) Louis wiPasteur wideveloped withe wivaccine(s) wifor
A) anthrax wionly.
B) fowl wicholera wionly.
C) rabies wionly.
D) anthrax, wifowl wicholera, wiand wirabies.
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12) The widiscovery wiof wiantibiotics wiand wiother wiimportant wichemicals wiled wito withe wifield wiof
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A) industrial wimicrobiology.
B) agricultural wimicrobiology.
C) marine wimicrobiology.
D) aquatic wimicrobiology.
13) Microbial wisterilization wiis wiused wito
A) decrease withe wipossibility wiof wicontaminants wigrowing wiin wia wiculture.
B) kill wibacteria wibut winot winecessarily wiviruses wior wiother wimicrobes.
C) kill wiall wimicrobes wiin wior wion wiobjects.
D) clean wia wiwork wiarea.
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14) Transparent widouble-sided widishes wiused wifor wigrowing wimicrobes wiare wimost wicommonly
wi called
A) Petri widishes.
B) baker widishes.
C) sterilization wiplates.
D) culture wimedium wiplates.
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15) Microbes wiplaying wia wirole wiin winitrogen wifixation wiin wiplants wilive wiin wi , wiwhile withose
wi playing wia wirole wiin withe widigestive witract wiof wicertain wiherbivores wilive wiin wi .
A) rumens wi/ winodules
B) nodules wi/ wirumens
C) nodules wi/ wifortrans
D) fortrans wi/ wirumens
16) Which wiof withe wifollowing wiis wiNOT wian wiaccomplishment wiof wiLouis wiPasteur?
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TEST BANK FOR BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISM
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wi 16TH EDITION BY MICHAEL T. MADIGAN A+
wi wi wi wi wi wi
Chapter wi1 wiThe wiMicrobial wiWorld
1.1 Multiple wiChoice wiQuestions
1) Which wiof withe wifollowing wistatements wiis wiFALSE?
A) Microbial wicells wican wiexist wias wisingle wicells.
B) Microbial wicells wicarry wiout witheir wilife wiprocesses wiof wigrowth wiindependently.
C) Microbial wicells wiinclude wiboth wibacteria wiand wiviruses.
D) Microbial wicells wiare wisurrounded wiby wia wiplasma wimembrane.
2) Which wiof withe wifollowing wistatements wiis wicorrect?
A) Microorganisms wiare wisignificant wicontributors wito withe witotal wibiomass wion wiEarth.
B) Microorganisms wirepresent wia wimuch wismaller wiamount wiof wiEarth’s wibiomass withan wiplants.
C) Microorganisms wirepresent wia wimuch wismaller wiamount wiof wiEarth’s wibiomass withan
wi animals.
D) Microorganisms wiare wisignificant wiin winumber, wibut winot wiin wioverall wibiomass.
3) Differential wiselection wiand wireproduction wiof wiphenotypes wioccurs widuring wia wiprocess
wi called
A) cellular widifferentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
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4) In wiwhat/which widomain(s) wiof wilife wiis/are wimicroorganisms wirepresented?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea, wiBacteria, wiand wiEukarya
5) Biological wicatalysts wiinvolved wiin withe wiacceleration wiof withe wirate wiof wichemical wireactions
wi are wicalled
A) catalytic wiconverters.
B) growth wiagents.
C) evolutionary wimolecules.
D) enzymes.
6) Regarding wiearly wilife wion wiEarth
A) microbial wilife wiexisted wifor wibillions wiof wiyears wibefore wiplant wiand wianimal wilife.
B) microbial wilife wiexisted wilong wibefore wianimals wibut wihas wibeen wiaround wifor wiabout withe
wi same wiamount wiof witime wias wiplants.
C) microbial wilife, wiplant wilife, wiand wianimal wilife wiall wiappeared wiat wiabout withe wisame witime.
D) it wiis wiimpossible wito widetermine wiwhich witype wiof wilife wifirst wiappeared.
wi
7) The wiperson wiwho widescribed withe wi“wee wianimalcules” wiwas
A) Robert wiHooke.
B) Antoni wivan wiLeeuwenhoek.
C) Louis wiPasteur.
D) Ferdinand wiCohn.
Chapter wiSection: wi1.5
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8) Walther wiHesse wiand wi pioneered withe wiuse wiof wiagar wias wia wisolidifying wiagent.
A) Louis wiPasteur
B) Ferdinand wiCohn
C) Robert wiKoch
D) Sergei wiWinogradsky
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9) Which wiof withe wifollowing wiis/are wicharacteristic wiof wiall wicellular wiorganisms?
A) communication
B) evolution
C) motility
D) communication, wievolution, wiand wimotility
10) Deduce wiwhy wiviruses wiare wiexcluded wifrom withe wiribosomal wiRNA—based witree wiof wilife.
A) Some wiviruses wicontain wimultiple wistrands wiof wiRNA.
B) Their wigenetic wielements wicannot wibe wisequenced.
C) They wican wiinfect wiother wiorganisms, wiwhich wicomplicates withe wigenetic wicomparisons.
D) They wilack wiribosomal wiRNA wi(rRNA).
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11) Louis wiPasteur wideveloped withe wivaccine(s) wifor
A) anthrax wionly.
B) fowl wicholera wionly.
C) rabies wionly.
D) anthrax, wifowl wicholera, wiand wirabies.
Chapter wiSection: wi1.9
12) The widiscovery wiof wiantibiotics wiand wiother wiimportant wichemicals wiled wito withe wifield wiof
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A) industrial wimicrobiology.
B) agricultural wimicrobiology.
C) marine wimicrobiology.
D) aquatic wimicrobiology.
13) Microbial wisterilization wiis wiused wito
A) decrease withe wipossibility wiof wicontaminants wigrowing wiin wia wiculture.
B) kill wibacteria wibut winot winecessarily wiviruses wior wiother wimicrobes.
C) kill wiall wimicrobes wiin wior wion wiobjects.
D) clean wia wiwork wiarea.
wi
Chapter wiSection: wi1.9
14) Transparent widouble-sided widishes wiused wifor wigrowing wimicrobes wiare wimost wicommonly
wi called
A) Petri widishes.
B) baker widishes.
C) sterilization wiplates.
D) culture wimedium wiplates.
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15) Microbes wiplaying wia wirole wiin winitrogen wifixation wiin wiplants wilive wiin wi , wiwhile withose
wi playing wia wirole wiin withe widigestive witract wiof wicertain wiherbivores wilive wiin wi .
A) rumens wi/ winodules
B) nodules wi/ wirumens
C) nodules wi/ wifortrans
D) fortrans wi/ wirumens
16) Which wiof withe wifollowing wiis wiNOT wian wiaccomplishment wiof wiLouis wiPasteur?
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