Test Bank for Microbiology An Evolving Science, 6th Edition by Joan Slonczewski.pdf

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Microbiology mAnmEvolving mScience,m3rdmEdition,mJohnmFoster m&mJoanmSlonczewskimC
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CHAPTERm1:mMicrobialmLife:mOriginmandmDiscovery


MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Virusesmare:
a. infectiousmagentsmthatminfectmmulti-cellularmorganisms
b. noncellularmparticlesmthatmtakemovermthemmetabolismmofmamcellmtomgeneratemmoremvi
rusmparticles
c. pathogensmthatmreplicatemin mcomplex mgrowth mmedia
d. cellularmparticlesmthatmbelongmto mthemarchaea mdomain
e. microbesmthatmconsistmof mlipid mmembrane menclosed mgenomes

ANS:m B DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.Am|mI.B
MSC:m Remembering

2. Analysismof mDNAmsequencesmreveals:
a. themancientmconvergence mofmtwomcellmtypes,mi.e.,mprokaryotesmand meukaryot
es
b. prokaryotesmand meukaryotesmevolved mfrommamcommon mancestralmcell
c. thatmbacteria msharemcommon mancestormwithmarchaea,mbutmnotmwithmeukarya
d. prokaryotesmaremcellsmwith mamnucleus
e. themgenome mofmHaemophilusminfluenzae mhasmaboutm2 mbillion mbasempairs
ANS:m B DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.Am|mI.B
MSC:m Remembering

3. Which mof mthesemgroupsmaremconsidered mto mbemmicrobesmbutmNOTmconsidered mto mbemcells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousmfungi
c. archaea

ANS:m A DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.A.i
MSC:m Remembering

4. Ammicrobe mismcommonly mdefined mas:
a. amvirusmthatmrequiresmammicroscope mto mbemseen
b. ambacterium mthatmrequiresmammicroscope mto mbemseen
c. amsingle-
cellularmprokaryote mthatmrequiresmammicroscope mto mbemseen
d. ammulticellularmeukaryotemthatmrequiresmammicroscopemto mbemseen
e. amlivingmorganism mthatmrequiresmammicroscope mto mbemseen

ANS:m E DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.A.im|mI.A.ii
MSC:m Remembering

5. Which monemof mthemfollowingmstatementsmregardingmmicrobialmcellsmismNOTmtrue?

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a. Microbialmcellsmacquiremfood,mgainmenergy mto mbuild mthemselves,mandmrespondmto menv
ironmentalmchange.
b. Mostmsingle-
celled morganismsmrequiremammicroscope mto mrendermthemmvisible,mbutmsomembacterialm
cellsmaremlargemenough mto mbemseen mwith mnaked meyes.
c. Microbesmfunction masmindividualmentities.
d. Many mmicrobesmformmcomplex mmulticellularmassemblages.
e. Virusesmaremnotmconsidered masmmicrobialmcells.

ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.A.im|mI.A.ii
MSC:m Remembering

6. Which mof mthemfollowingmstatementsmismFALSE?
a. Amgenomemismthemtotalmgeneticminformation mcontainedminmanmorganism’smchromosomalmDN
A.
b. If mammicrobe’smgenomemincludesmgenesmformnitrogenase,mthatmmicrobemprobablymcan mfixmnit
rogen.
c. By mcomparingmDNAmsequencesmofmdifferentmorganisms,mwemcanmfiguremoutmhowmclosely mr
elated mthey mare.
d. Fred mSangermdeveloped mthemfirstmapplicable mDNAmsequencingmmethod.
e. Fred mSangermcompleted mthemsequencesmof mHaemophilusminfluenzae.

ANS:m E DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.B
MSC:m Remembering

7. Themfirstmcellularmgenomesmto mbemsequenced mweremthose mof:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses

ANS:m B DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.1 TOP:m I.B.i
MSC:m Remembering

8. Themenvironmentmof mearly mEarth mmay mhavemcontained mallmof mthemfollowingmEXCEPT:
a. ferrousmiron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogenmgas
c. ammonia

ANS:m D DIF: Easy
REF:m SpecialmTopicm1.1 mTOP:m II.D
MSC:m Remembering

9. Themdevelopmentmof mthemtheory mof mthem―RNAmworld‖mresulted mfrommthemdiscovery mof:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria

ANS:m D DIF: Medium
REF:m SpecialmTopicm1.1 mTOP:m II.D
MSC:m Remembering

10. Which mmicrobesmmay mresemble mthose mof mthemearliestmlifemforms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic m algae e. protists
c. viruses

ANS:m A DIF: Medium
REF:m SpecialmTopicm1.1 mTOP:m II.D
MSC:m Remembering

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11. Early mmetabolism mmay mhavembeen mcatalyzed mby:
a. DNA d. amino macids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates
c. protein

ANS:m B DIF: Medium REF:m SpecialmTopicm1.1
TOP:m II.D MSC:m Remembering

12. Which mof mthemfollowingmdiseasesmaccountsmformmoremthan mhalf mof mallmhuman mmortality?
a. cardiovascularm disease d. microbialmdisease
b. cancer e. strokes
c. accidents

ANS:m D DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.2 TOP:m II.A
MSC:m Remembering

13. Which mcentury mismknown masmthemgolden magemof mmicrobiology?
a. themseventeenth d. themtwentieth
b. themeighteenth e. themtwenty-first
c. themnineteenth

ANS:m C DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.2 TOP:m II.A
MSC:m Remembering

14. Allmof mthemfollowingmhavembeen mfound min mmummiesmand mtomb martmEXCEPT:
a. tuberculosis d. smallpox
b. polio e. AIDS
c. leprosy

ANS:m E DIF: Medium REF:m m 1.2 TOP:m II.A.i
MSC:m Remembering

15. Howmdid mEuropean minvadersmto mNorth mAmerica mkillmmuch mof mthemnativempopulation?
a. tuberculosis d. HIV
b. leprosy e. bubonicmplague
c. smallpox

ANS:m C DIF: Medium REF:m m 1.2 TOP:m II.A.i
MSC:m Remembering

16. Nightingale:
a. ismbettermknown masmthemfoundermof mprofessionalmnursing
b. wasmthemfirstmto musemdisinfectantmto mdemonstratemthemsignificancemofmasepticmtechnique
c. developed mthempiemchartmof mmortality mdatamduringmthemCrimean mWar
d. performedmthemfirstmcontrolled mexperimentmonmthemchemicalmconversionmof mmatter,mkno
wn mtoday masmchemotherapy
e. allmof mthemabove

ANS:m A DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.2 TOP:m II.A.ii
MSC:m Remembering

17. Who mdeveloped mthemconceptmof mmedicalmstatistics?
a. FrancismCrick d. LouismPasteur
b. Florence mNightingale e. AlexandermFleming

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c. Edward mJenner
ANS:m B DIF: Easy REF:m m 1.2 TOP:m II.A.ii
MSC:m Remembering