Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience
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2nd Edition
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By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
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Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
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,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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MULTIPLE f#CHOICE
1. Which f#of f#the f#following f#is f#NOT f#considered f#a f#benefit f#of
f#microorganisms?
a. nitrogen f#fixation c. synthesis f#of f#vitamins
b. production f#of f#fermented f#foods d. f # causative f#agents f#of f#disease
ANS: f # D DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1a f#Describe f#how f#we f#define f#a f#microbe, f#and f#explain f#why f#the f#definition f#is f#a
f#challenge.#fMSC: f # Remembering
2. A f#microbe f#that f#is f#50 f#nm f#in f#size f#would f#most f#likely f#be
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. f#coli. d. f# f# f # algae.
ANS: f # C DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
3. Based f#on f#the f#figure f#shown, f#the f#type f#of f#organism f#indicated f#with f#an f#arrow f#could f#be f#a
a. virus. c. macroscopic f#fungi.
b. bacteria. d. f # large f#ameba.
ANS: f # B DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
4. Based f#on f#the f#figure, f#the f#type f#of f#organism f#shown f#is f#a(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. f # eukaryote.
ANS: f # D DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
5. Which f#of f#the f#following f#demonstrates f#correct f#scientific f#notation f#of f#a f#bacterial f#organism?
a. Staphylococcus f#Epidermidis c. Staphylococcus f#epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus f#epidermidis d. f # Staphylococcus f#Epidermidis
ANS: f # C DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
6. Which f#key f#characteristic f#differentiates f#a f#prokaryote f#from f#a f#eukaryote?
a. the f#absence f#of f#proteins
b. the f#presence f#of f#DNA
c. the f#absence f#of f#membrane-bound f#organelles
d. the f#presence f#of f#a f#cell f#wall
ANS: f # C DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Remembering
7. Which f#of f#the f#following f#methods f#for f#classifying f#life f#forms f#can f#best f#be f#used f#to f#distinguish
f#between f#two#cf losely f#related f#rod-shaped f#bacterial f#organisms, f# Salmonella f#typhimurium f#and
f#Escherichia f#coli?
a. physical f#characteristics c. DNA f#sequence f#comparison
b. method f#of f#reproduction d. f # environmental f#habitat
ANS: f # C DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
8. Which f#of f#the f#following f#is f#always f#classified f#as f#a f#eukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia f#coli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: f # D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#t
f he f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Understanding
9. Which f#of f#the f#following f#has f#been f#used f#as f#a f#tool f#for f#gene f#therapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. f # fungi
ANS: f # A DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Understanding
10. Which f#of f#the f#following f#would f#you f#not f#expect f#to f#find f#in f#the f#human f#digestive f#tract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. f # intestinal f#viruses
ANS: f # B DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Understanding
11. Antibiotics f#are f#chemotherapeutic f#drugs f#that f#function f#by f#inhibiting f#an f#important f#cellular
f#structure f#or f#process f#of f#an f#organism f#that f#is f#causing f#an f#infection. f#Which f#of f#the
f#following f#would f#not f#be f#affected f#by#fan f#antibiotic f#that f#targets f#cellular f#metabolic f#enzymes?
a. Streptococcus f#pyogenes f#bacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes f#virus d. f # bread f#mold
ANS: f # B DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f # 1.1c f#Define f#viruses, f#and f#explain f#how f#they f#relate f#to f#living
f#cells.#fMSC: f # Analyzing
12. Which f#scientist f#is f#credited f#with f#constructing f#the f#first
f#microscope?
a. Antonie f#van f#Leeuwenhoek c. Robert f#Hooke
b. Catherine f#of f#Siena d. f# f# f # Louis f#Pasteur
ANS: f # C DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.2
OBJ: f # 1.2a f#Explain f#how f#microbial f#diseases f#have f#changed f#human
f#history.#fMSC: f # Remembering
13. Which f#of f#the f#following f#was f#an f#unexpected f#benefit f#of f#the f#bubonic f#plague?
a. There f#was f#no f#benefit f#to f#the f#bubonic f#plague.
b. The f#population f#of f#Europe f#experienced f#a f#baby f#boom.
c. It f#resulted f#in f#a f#better f#understanding f#of f#aseptic f#practices f#and f#how f#to f#prevent
f#the f#spread f#of#finfection.
d. The f#population f#decline f#enabled f#the f#cultural f#advancement f#of f#the f#Renaissance.
ANS: f # D DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.2
OBJ: f # 1.2a f#Explain f#how f#microbial f#diseases f#have f#changed f#human
f#history.#fMSC: f # Understanding
14. Which f#of f#the f#following f#organisms f#would f#you f#NOT f#be f#able f#to f#see f#using f#Robert f#Hooke’s
f#microscope?
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2nd Edition
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By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
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Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
f# f# f# f#
,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
f# f# f# f# f#
MULTIPLE f#CHOICE
1. Which f#of f#the f#following f#is f#NOT f#considered f#a f#benefit f#of
f#microorganisms?
a. nitrogen f#fixation c. synthesis f#of f#vitamins
b. production f#of f#fermented f#foods d. f # causative f#agents f#of f#disease
ANS: f # D DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1a f#Describe f#how f#we f#define f#a f#microbe, f#and f#explain f#why f#the f#definition f#is f#a
f#challenge.#fMSC: f # Remembering
2. A f#microbe f#that f#is f#50 f#nm f#in f#size f#would f#most f#likely f#be
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. f#coli. d. f# f# f # algae.
ANS: f # C DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
3. Based f#on f#the f#figure f#shown, f#the f#type f#of f#organism f#indicated f#with f#an f#arrow f#could f#be f#a
a. virus. c. macroscopic f#fungi.
b. bacteria. d. f # large f#ameba.
ANS: f # B DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
4. Based f#on f#the f#figure, f#the f#type f#of f#organism f#shown f#is f#a(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. f # eukaryote.
ANS: f # D DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
5. Which f#of f#the f#following f#demonstrates f#correct f#scientific f#notation f#of f#a f#bacterial f#organism?
a. Staphylococcus f#Epidermidis c. Staphylococcus f#epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus f#epidermidis d. f # Staphylococcus f#Epidermidis
ANS: f # C DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
6. Which f#key f#characteristic f#differentiates f#a f#prokaryote f#from f#a f#eukaryote?
a. the f#absence f#of f#proteins
b. the f#presence f#of f#DNA
c. the f#absence f#of f#membrane-bound f#organelles
d. the f#presence f#of f#a f#cell f#wall
ANS: f # C DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Remembering
7. Which f#of f#the f#following f#methods f#for f#classifying f#life f#forms f#can f#best f#be f#used f#to f#distinguish
f#between f#two#cf losely f#related f#rod-shaped f#bacterial f#organisms, f# Salmonella f#typhimurium f#and
f#Escherichia f#coli?
a. physical f#characteristics c. DNA f#sequence f#comparison
b. method f#of f#reproduction d. f # environmental f#habitat
ANS: f # C DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC: f # Applying
8. Which f#of f#the f#following f#is f#always f#classified f#as f#a f#eukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia f#coli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: f # D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#t
f he f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Understanding
9. Which f#of f#the f#following f#has f#been f#used f#as f#a f#tool f#for f#gene f#therapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. f # fungi
ANS: f # A DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Understanding
10. Which f#of f#the f#following f#would f#you f#not f#expect f#to f#find f#in f#the f#human f#digestive f#tract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. f # intestinal f#viruses
ANS: f # B DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f#1.1b f#Describe f#the f#three f#major f#domains f#of f#life: f#Archaea, f#Bacteria, f#and f#Eukarya.
f#Explain f#what#fthe f#three f#domains f#have f#in f#common f#and f#how f#they f#differ. MSC:
f # Understanding
11. Antibiotics f#are f#chemotherapeutic f#drugs f#that f#function f#by f#inhibiting f#an f#important f#cellular
f#structure f#or f#process f#of f#an f#organism f#that f#is f#causing f#an f#infection. f#Which f#of f#the
f#following f#would f#not f#be f#affected f#by#fan f#antibiotic f#that f#targets f#cellular f#metabolic f#enzymes?
a. Streptococcus f#pyogenes f#bacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes f#virus d. f # bread f#mold
ANS: f # B DIF: Moderate REF: f # 1.1
OBJ: f # 1.1c f#Define f#viruses, f#and f#explain f#how f#they f#relate f#to f#living
f#cells.#fMSC: f # Analyzing
12. Which f#scientist f#is f#credited f#with f#constructing f#the f#first
f#microscope?
a. Antonie f#van f#Leeuwenhoek c. Robert f#Hooke
b. Catherine f#of f#Siena d. f# f# f # Louis f#Pasteur
ANS: f # C DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.2
OBJ: f # 1.2a f#Explain f#how f#microbial f#diseases f#have f#changed f#human
f#history.#fMSC: f # Remembering
13. Which f#of f#the f#following f#was f#an f#unexpected f#benefit f#of f#the f#bubonic f#plague?
a. There f#was f#no f#benefit f#to f#the f#bubonic f#plague.
b. The f#population f#of f#Europe f#experienced f#a f#baby f#boom.
c. It f#resulted f#in f#a f#better f#understanding f#of f#aseptic f#practices f#and f#how f#to f#prevent
f#the f#spread f#of#finfection.
d. The f#population f#decline f#enabled f#the f#cultural f#advancement f#of f#the f#Renaissance.
ANS: f # D DIF: Easy REF: f # 1.2
OBJ: f # 1.2a f#Explain f#how f#microbial f#diseases f#have f#changed f#human
f#history.#fMSC: f # Understanding
14. Which f#of f#the f#following f#organisms f#would f#you f#NOT f#be f#able f#to f#see f#using f#Robert f#Hooke’s
f#microscope?
