Test Bank – Microbiology: An Evolving Science (3rd Edition by Slonczewski & Foster) | Verified 2025 Update | Complete Chapters 1–28

Test bank microbiology an evolving science 3rd edition
by joan L. slonczewski and john Foster All Chapters 1-28
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1. Microbial Life: Origin & Discovery
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2. Observing the Microbial Cell
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3. Cell Structure and Function
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4. Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development
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5. Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth
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6. Viruses
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7. Genomes and Chromosomes
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8. Transcription, Translation, and Protein Processing
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9. Genetic Change and Genome Evolution
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10. Molecular Regulation
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11. Viral Molecular Biology
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12. Molecular Complexity and Synthetic Biology
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13. Energetics and Catabolism
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14. Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy
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15. Biosynthesis
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16. Food and Industrial Microbiology
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17. Origins and Evolution
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18. Bacterial Diversity
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19. Archaeal Diversity
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20. Eukaryotic Diversity
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21. Microbial Ecology
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22. Element Cycles and Environmental Microbiology
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23. The Human Microbiome and Innate Immunity
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24. The Adaptive Immune Response
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25. Pathogenesis
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26. Microbial Disease
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27. Antimicrobial Therapy and Discovery
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28. Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology
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CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Viruses are: q

a. infectious agents that infect multi-cellular organisms q q q q q


b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more
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virus particles
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c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media q q q q q q


d. cellular particles that belong to the archaea domain
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e. microbes that consist of lipid membrane enclosed genomes
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Answer: B DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.A | I.Bq q


MSC: Remembering
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2. Analysis of DNA sequences reveals:
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a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and
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eukaryotes
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b. prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell q q q q q q q q


c. that bacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but not with eukarya
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d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus q q q q q


e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs
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Answer: B DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.A | I.Bq q


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3. Which of these groups are considered to be microbes but NOT considered to be cells?
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a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentous fungi q


c. archaea

Answer: A DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.A.i
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4. A microbe is commonly defined as:
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a. a virus that requires a microscope to be seen
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b. a bacterium that requires a microscope to be seen
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c. a single-cellular prokaryote that requires a microscope to be
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seen
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d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be seen
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e. a living organism that requires a microscope to be seen
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Answer: E DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.A.i | I.A.ii
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5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cells is NOT true?
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a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy to build themselves, and respond
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to q

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b. Most single-celled organisms require a microscope to render them visible, but
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some
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bacterial cells are large enough to be seen with naked eyes.
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c. Microbes function as individual entities.
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d. Many microbes form complex multicellular assemblages.
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e. Viruses are not considered as microbial cells.
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Answer: C DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.A.i | I.A.ii
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6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a. A genome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal
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DNA.
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b. If a microbe’s genome includes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
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nitrogen.
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c. By comparing DNA sequences of different organisms, we can figure out how closely
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related they are. q q


d. Fred Sanger developed the first applicable DNA sequencing method.
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e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
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Answer: E DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.B
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7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were those of:
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a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses

Answer: B DIF: q Easy REF: q q 1.1 TOP: q I.B.i
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8. The environment of early Earth may have contained all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. ferrous iron q d. oxygen
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c. ammonia

Answer: D q DIF: Easy REF: q Special Topic 1.1 q q


TOP: II.D
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9. The development of the theory of the ―RNA world‖ resulted from the discovery of:
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a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria

Answer: D q DIF: Medium REF: q Special Topic 1.1 q q


TOP: II.D
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10. Which microbes may resemble those of the earliest life forms?
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a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists q


c. viruses

Answer: A q DIF: Medium REF: q Special Topic 1.1 q q


TOP: II.D
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