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Microbiology An Evolving Science, 3rd Edition, John Foster & Joan Slonczewski
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Chapter 1-28
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CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLEpCHOICE

1. Virusespare:
a. infectiouspagentspthatpinfectpmulti-cellularporganisms
b. noncellularpparticlespthatptakepoverpthepmetabolismpofpapcellptopgeneratepmorepvirusppar
ticles
c. pathogenspthatpreplicatepinpcomplexpgrowthpmedia
d. cellularpparticlespthatpbelongptoptheparchaeapdomain
e. microbespthatpconsistpofplipidpmembranepenclosedpgenomes
ANS:p B DIF: Easy REF:p 1.1 TOP:p I.Ap|pI.B
MSC:p Remembering

2. AnalysispofpDNApsequencespreveals:
a. thepancientpconvergencepofptwopcellptypes,pi.e.,pprokaryotespandpeukaryotes
b. prokaryotespandpeukaryotespevolvedpfrompapcommonpancestralpcell
c. thatpbacteriapsharepcommonpancestorpwithparchaea,pbutpnotpwithpeukarya
d. prokaryotesparepcellspwithpapnucleus
e. thepgenomepofpHaemophiluspinfluenzaephaspaboutp2pbillionpbaseppairs
ANS:p B DIF: Easy REF:p 1.1 TOP:p I.Ap|pI.B
MSC:p Remembering

3. WhichpofpthesepgroupsparepconsideredptopbepmicrobespbutpNOTpconsideredptopbepcells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentouspfungi
c. archaea
ANS:p A DIF: Easy REF:p 1.1 TOP:p I.A.i
MSC:p Remembering

4. Apmicrobepispcommonlypdefinedpas:
a. apviruspthatprequirespapmicroscopeptopbepseen
b. apbacteriumpthatprequirespapmicroscopeptopbepseen
c. apsingle-cellularpprokaryotepthatprequirespapmicroscopeptopbepseen
d. apmulticellularpeukaryotepthatprequirespapmicroscopeptopbepseen
e. aplivingporganismpthatprequirespapmicroscopeptopbepseen

ANS:p E DIF: Easy REF:p 1.1 TOP:p I.A.ip|pI.A.ii
MSC:p Remembering

5. WhichponepofpthepfollowingpstatementspregardingpmicrobialpcellspispNOTptrue?

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a. Microbialpcellspacquirepfood,pgainpenergyptopbuildpthemselves,pandprespondptopenvironm
entalpchange.
b. Mostpsingle-
celledporganismsprequirepapmicroscopeptoprenderpthempvisible,pbutpsomepbacterialpcellspa
replargepenoughptopbepseenpwithpnakedpeyes.
c. Microbespfunctionpaspindividualpentities.
d. Manypmicrobespformpcomplexpmulticellularpassemblages.
e. Virusesparepnotpconsideredpaspmicrobialpcells.

ANS:p C DIF: Easy REF:p 1.1 TOP:p I.A.ip|pI.A.ii
MSC:p Remembering

6. WhichpofpthepfollowingpstatementspispFALSE?
a. Apgenomepisptheptotalpgeneticpinformationpcontainedpinpanporganism’spchromosomalpDNA.
b. Ifpapmicrobe’spgenomepincludespgenespforpnitrogenase,pthatpmicrobepprobablypcanpfixpnitrogen
.
c. BypcomparingpDNApsequencespofpdifferentporganisms,pwepcanpfigurepoutphowpcloselyprelated
ptheypare.

d. FredpSangerpdevelopedpthepfirstpapplicablepDNApsequencingpmethod.
e. FredpSangerpcompletedpthepsequencespofpHaemophiluspinfluenzae.
ANS:p E DIF: Easy REF:p 1.1 TOP:p I.B
MSC:p Remembering

7. Thepfirstpcellularpgenomesptopbepsequencedpwerepthosepof:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses

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

8. ThepenvironmentpofpearlypEarthpmayphavepcontainedpallpofpthepfollowingpEXCEPT:
a. ferrouspiron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogenpgas
c. ammonia
ANS:p D DIF: Easy
REF:pSpecialpTopicp1.1pTOP:p II.D
MSC:p Remembering

9. Thepdevelopmentpofptheptheorypofpthep―RNApworld‖presultedpfrompthepdiscoverypof:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS:p D DIF: Medium
REF:pSpecialpTopicp1.1pTOP:p II.D
MSC:p Remembering

10. Whichpmicrobespmaypresemblepthosepofpthepearliestplifepforms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosyntheticpalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS:p A DIF: Medium
REF:pSpecialpTopicp1.1pTOP:p II.D
MSC:p Remembering

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11. Earlypmetabolismpmayphavepbeenpcatalyzedpby:
a. DNA d. aminopacids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates
c. protein

ANS:p B DIF: Medium REF:p SpecialpTopicp1.1
TOP:p II.D MSC:p Remembering

12. Whichpofpthepfollowingpdiseasespaccountspforpmorepthanphalfpofpallphumanpmortality?
a. cardiovascularpdisease d. microbialpdisease
b. cancer e. strokes
c. accidents
ANS:p D DIF: Easy REF:p 1.2 TOP:p II.A
MSC:p Remembering

13. Whichpcenturypispknownpaspthepgoldenpagepofpmicrobiology?
a. thepseventeenth d. theptwentieth
b. thepeighteenth e. theptwenty-first
c. thepnineteenth

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

14. AllpofpthepfollowingphavepbeenpfoundpinpmummiespandptombpartpEXCEPT:
a. tuberculosis d. smallpox
b. polio e. AIDS
c. leprosy
ANS:p E DIF: Medium REF:p 1.2 TOP:p II.A.i
MSC:p Remembering

15. HowpdidpEuropeanpinvadersptopNorthpAmericapkillpmuchpofpthepnativeppopulation?
a. tuberculosis d. HIV
b. leprosy e. bubonicpplague
c. smallpox
ANS:p C DIF: Medium REF:p 1.2 TOP:p II.A.i
MSC:p Remembering

16. Nightingale:
a. ispbetterpknownpaspthepfounderpofpprofessionalpnursing
b. waspthepfirstptopusepdisinfectantptopdemonstratepthepsignificancepofpasepticptechnique
c. developedptheppiepchartpofpmortalitypdatapduringpthepCrimeanpWar
d. performedpthepfirstpcontrolledpexperimentponpthepchemicalpconversionpofpmatter,pknownpto
daypaspchemotherapy
e. allpofpthepabove

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

17. Whopdevelopedpthepconceptpofpmedicalpstatistics?
a. FrancispCrick d. LouispPasteur
b. FlorencepNightingale e. AlexanderpFleming

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c. EdwardpJenner
ANS:p B DIF: Easy REF:p 1.2 TOP:p II.A.ii
MSC:p Remembering