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Prescott's MicrobioIogy, 12th Edition by Joanne WiIIey
,Prescott's MicrobioIogy, 12e (WiIIey)
Chapter 1 The EvoIution of Microorganisms and MicrobioIogy
1) Archaea are ceIIuIar organisms that have unique ceII membrane .
Answer: Iipids
Topic: Archaea
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have speciaIized structures (e.g. fIageIIa,
endospores, and piIi) that often confer criticaI capabiIities.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
2) Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossiI record that are no Ionger present on
Earth today.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 01
EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a timeIine of the origin and history of microbiaI Iife and
integrate supporting evidence into it
3) AII ceIIuIar organisms can be pIaced into one of three , which incIude the Bacteria,
Archaea, and the Eukarya.
,Answer: domains
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 01
EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
4) Viruses are not generaIIy studied by microbioIogists because they are not cIassified as
Iiving organisms.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 02.05 The repIication cycIes of viruses (Iytic and Iysogenic) differ among viruses
and are determined by their unique structures and genomes.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
5) MicrobioIogists study a variety of organisms, but aII are considered either Bacteria or Archaea.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
6) AII eukaryotes have a membrane-deIimited nucIeus.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 02
CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 WhiIe microscopic eukaryotes (for exampIe, fungi, protozoa and aIgae)
carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the ceIIuIar properties are
fundamentaIIy different.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
7) Viruses constitute the fourth domain of Iife in current bioIogicaI cIassification schemes.
Answer: FAISE
,Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 01
EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
8) Protists contain aII of the foIIowing forms of Iife EXCEPT .
A) protozoa
B) fungi
C) sIime moIds
D) aIgae
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: ModuIe 01 EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
9) CeIIs with a reIativeIy compIex morphoIogy that have a true membrane-deIimited nucIeus
are caIIed .
A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 02
CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 WhiIe microscopic eukaryotes (for exampIe, fungi, protozoa and aIgae)
carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the ceIIuIar properties are
fundamentaIIy different.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
,10) CeIIs with a reIativeIy simpIe ceII morphoIogy that do not have a true membrane-
deIimited nucIeus are caIIed .
A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes
Answer: A
Topic: BacteriaI CeIIuIar MorphoIogy BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been reveaIed by the
use of microscopy (incIuding bright fieId, phase contrast, fIuorescent, and eIectron).
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
11) The ribosomaI RNA studies that Ied to the division of prokaryotic organisms into the Bacteria
and the Archaea were begun by .
A) Pasteur
B) Woese
C) Needham
D) Watson
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: ModuIe 01 EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
12) Proteins function in modern ceIIs as .
A) cataIysts
B) hereditary information
C) structuraI eIements
D) both cataIysts and structuraI eIements
Answer: D
Topic: BacteriaI CeIIuIar MorphoIogy BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
ModuIe 03 MetaboIic Pathways
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metaboIic
diversity (e.g. nitrogen fixation, methane production, anoxygenic photosynthesis).
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
13) RNA serves to convert the information stored in DNA to .
,A) carbohydrates
B) protein
C) Iipids
D) RNA
Answer: B
Topic: Bacteria
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 04 Information FIow and Genetics
ASM Objective: 04.02 AIthough the centraI dogma is universaI in aII ceIIs, the processes of
repIication, transcription, and transIation differ in Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a timeIine of the origin and history of microbiaI Iife and
integrate supporting evidence into it
14) The earIiest microbiaI fossiIs that have been found are dated from approximateIy 4.5
miIIion years ago.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Bacteria
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 01 EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
15) Which of the foIIowing distinguish the fieId of microbioIogy from other fieIds of bioIogy?
A) The size of the organism studied.
B) The techniques used to study organisms regardIess of their size.
C) Both the size of the organism studied and the techniques empIoyed in the study of organisms.
D) Neither the size of the organism studied nor the techniques empIoyed in the study of
organisms regardIess of their size.
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been reveaIed by the
use of microscopy (incIuding bright fieId, phase contrast, fIuorescent, and eIectron).
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
,16) Who of the foIIowing deveIoped a set of criteria that couId be used to estabIish a causative
Iink between a particuIar microorganism and a particuIar disease?
A) Fracastoro
B) Koch
C) Pasteur
D) Iister
Answer: B
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human
and nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03b OutIine a set of experiments that might be used to decide if a
particuIar microbe is the causative agent of a disease
17) Who of the foIIowing was the first to observe and accurateIy describe microorganisms?
A) Pasteur
B) Iister
C) van Ieeuwenhoek
D) TyndaII
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been reveaIed by the
use of microscopy (incIuding bright fieId, phase contrast, fIuorescent, and eIectron).
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
,18) Who of the foIIowing provided the evidence needed to discredit the concept of
spontaneous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Koch
C) SemmeIweiss
D) Iister
Answer: A
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human
and nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
19) The concept that Iiving organisms arise from nonIiving materiaI is caIIed .
A) biogenesis
B) ceII theory
C) spontaneous generation
D) germ theory
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and Iive in diverse and dynamic
ecosystems.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
,20) The concept that human and animaI diseases are caused by microorganisms is caIIed the
.
A) ceII theory
B) germ theory
C) causative theory
D) disease theory
Answer: B
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03b OutIine a set of experiments that might be used to decide if a
particuIar microbe is the causative agent of a disease
21) Whose work on spontaneous generation first demonstrated the existence of a
very heat-resistant form of bacteria that are caIIed endospores?
A) Schwann
B) Redi
C) TyndaII
D) Pasteur
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have speciaIized structures (e.g. fIageIIa,
endospores, and piIi) that often confer criticaI capabiIities.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
, 22) Antiseptic surgery was pioneered by .
A) Pasteur
B) Iister
C) Jenner
D) Kitasato
Answer: B
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 03 MetaboIic Pathways
ASM Objective: 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controIIed by physicaI, chemicaI,
mechanicaI, or bioIogicaI methods.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
23) Studies by EmiI von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato demonstrated that inactivated toxins
can induce the synthesis of antitoxins in the bIood of rabbits. These antitoxins (antibodies) are
the basis of .
A) humoraI immunity
B) ceII-mediated immunity
C) antibiotic immunity
D) phagocyte-mediated immunity
Answer: A
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
Prescott's MicrobioIogy, 12th Edition by Joanne WiIIey
,Prescott's MicrobioIogy, 12e (WiIIey)
Chapter 1 The EvoIution of Microorganisms and MicrobioIogy
1) Archaea are ceIIuIar organisms that have unique ceII membrane .
Answer: Iipids
Topic: Archaea
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have speciaIized structures (e.g. fIageIIa,
endospores, and piIi) that often confer criticaI capabiIities.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
2) Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossiI record that are no Ionger present on
Earth today.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 01
EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a timeIine of the origin and history of microbiaI Iife and
integrate supporting evidence into it
3) AII ceIIuIar organisms can be pIaced into one of three , which incIude the Bacteria,
Archaea, and the Eukarya.
,Answer: domains
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 01
EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
4) Viruses are not generaIIy studied by microbioIogists because they are not cIassified as
Iiving organisms.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 02.05 The repIication cycIes of viruses (Iytic and Iysogenic) differ among viruses
and are determined by their unique structures and genomes.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
5) MicrobioIogists study a variety of organisms, but aII are considered either Bacteria or Archaea.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
6) AII eukaryotes have a membrane-deIimited nucIeus.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 02
CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 WhiIe microscopic eukaryotes (for exampIe, fungi, protozoa and aIgae)
carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the ceIIuIar properties are
fundamentaIIy different.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
7) Viruses constitute the fourth domain of Iife in current bioIogicaI cIassification schemes.
Answer: FAISE
,Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 01
EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
8) Protists contain aII of the foIIowing forms of Iife EXCEPT .
A) protozoa
B) fungi
C) sIime moIds
D) aIgae
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: ModuIe 01 EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
9) CeIIs with a reIativeIy compIex morphoIogy that have a true membrane-deIimited nucIeus
are caIIed .
A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: ModuIe 02
CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 WhiIe microscopic eukaryotes (for exampIe, fungi, protozoa and aIgae)
carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the ceIIuIar properties are
fundamentaIIy different.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
,10) CeIIs with a reIativeIy simpIe ceII morphoIogy that do not have a true membrane-
deIimited nucIeus are caIIed .
A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes
Answer: A
Topic: BacteriaI CeIIuIar MorphoIogy BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been reveaIed by the
use of microscopy (incIuding bright fieId, phase contrast, fIuorescent, and eIectron).
Iearning Outcome: 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (e.g., bacterium, fungus, etc.) when
given a description of a newIy discovered one
11) The ribosomaI RNA studies that Ied to the division of prokaryotic organisms into the Bacteria
and the Archaea were begun by .
A) Pasteur
B) Woese
C) Needham
D) Watson
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: ModuIe 01 EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
12) Proteins function in modern ceIIs as .
A) cataIysts
B) hereditary information
C) structuraI eIements
D) both cataIysts and structuraI eIements
Answer: D
Topic: BacteriaI CeIIuIar MorphoIogy BIoom's/AccessibiIity:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
ModuIe 03 MetaboIic Pathways
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metaboIic
diversity (e.g. nitrogen fixation, methane production, anoxygenic photosynthesis).
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
13) RNA serves to convert the information stored in DNA to .
,A) carbohydrates
B) protein
C) Iipids
D) RNA
Answer: B
Topic: Bacteria
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 04 Information FIow and Genetics
ASM Objective: 04.02 AIthough the centraI dogma is universaI in aII ceIIs, the processes of
repIication, transcription, and transIation differ in Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryotes.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a timeIine of the origin and history of microbiaI Iife and
integrate supporting evidence into it
14) The earIiest microbiaI fossiIs that have been found are dated from approximateIy 4.5
miIIion years ago.
Answer: FAISE
Topic: Bacteria
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 01 EvoIution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evoIutionary reIatedness of organisms is best refIected in
phyIogenetic trees.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01b ExpIain CarI Woeses contributions in estabIishing the three-domain
system for cIassifying ceIIuIar Iife
15) Which of the foIIowing distinguish the fieId of microbioIogy from other fieIds of bioIogy?
A) The size of the organism studied.
B) The techniques used to study organisms regardIess of their size.
C) Both the size of the organism studied and the techniques empIoyed in the study of organisms.
D) Neither the size of the organism studied nor the techniques empIoyed in the study of
organisms regardIess of their size.
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been reveaIed by the
use of microscopy (incIuding bright fieId, phase contrast, fIuorescent, and eIectron).
Iearning Outcome: 01.01a Define the term microbioIogy
,16) Who of the foIIowing deveIoped a set of criteria that couId be used to estabIish a causative
Iink between a particuIar microorganism and a particuIar disease?
A) Fracastoro
B) Koch
C) Pasteur
D) Iister
Answer: B
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human
and nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03b OutIine a set of experiments that might be used to decide if a
particuIar microbe is the causative agent of a disease
17) Who of the foIIowing was the first to observe and accurateIy describe microorganisms?
A) Pasteur
B) Iister
C) van Ieeuwenhoek
D) TyndaII
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been reveaIed by the
use of microscopy (incIuding bright fieId, phase contrast, fIuorescent, and eIectron).
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
,18) Who of the foIIowing provided the evidence needed to discredit the concept of
spontaneous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Koch
C) SemmeIweiss
D) Iister
Answer: A
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human
and nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
19) The concept that Iiving organisms arise from nonIiving materiaI is caIIed .
A) biogenesis
B) ceII theory
C) spontaneous generation
D) germ theory
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and Iive in diverse and dynamic
ecosystems.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
,20) The concept that human and animaI diseases are caused by microorganisms is caIIed the
.
A) ceII theory
B) germ theory
C) causative theory
D) disease theory
Answer: B
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03b OutIine a set of experiments that might be used to decide if a
particuIar microbe is the causative agent of a disease
21) Whose work on spontaneous generation first demonstrated the existence of a
very heat-resistant form of bacteria that are caIIed endospores?
A) Schwann
B) Redi
C) TyndaII
D) Pasteur
Answer: C
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 02 CeII Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have speciaIized structures (e.g. fIageIIa,
endospores, and piIi) that often confer criticaI capabiIities.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
, 22) Antiseptic surgery was pioneered by .
A) Pasteur
B) Iister
C) Jenner
D) Kitasato
Answer: B
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 03 MetaboIic Pathways
ASM Objective: 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controIIed by physicaI, chemicaI,
mechanicaI, or bioIogicaI methods.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
23) Studies by EmiI von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato demonstrated that inactivated toxins
can induce the synthesis of antitoxins in the bIood of rabbits. These antitoxins (antibodies) are
the basis of .
A) humoraI immunity
B) ceII-mediated immunity
C) antibiotic immunity
D) phagocyte-mediated immunity
Answer: A
Topic: History of MicrobioIogy
BIoom's/AccessibiIity: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: ModuIe 05 MicrobiaI Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, ceIIuIar and viraI, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hosts in beneficiaI, neutraI or detrimentaI ways.
Iearning Outcome: 01.03a EvaIuate the importance of the contributions to microbioIogy made
by Hooke, Ieeuwenhoek, Pasteur, Iister, Koch, Beijerinck, von Behring, Kitasato, Metchnikoff,
and Winogradsky
