Test Bank For Microbiology: An Evolving Science, 6th Edition (LATEST-UPDATE)
by Joan L. Slonczewski
|All Chapters| Expert Verified Answers| Graded A+
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01. Microbial Life - Origin & Discovery
Chapter 02. Observing the Microbial Cell
Chapter 03. Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 04. Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development
Chapter 05. Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 06. Viruses
Chapter 07. Genomes and Chromosomes
Chapter 08. Transcription, Translation, and Protein Processing
Chapter 09. Genetic Change and Genome Evolution
Chapter 10. Molecular Regulation
Chapter 11. Viral Molecular Biology
Chapter 12. Molecular Complexity and Synthetic Biology
Chapter 13. Energetics and Catabolism
Chapter 14. Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy
Chapter 15. Biosynthesis
Chapter 16. Food and Industrial Microbiology
Chapter 17. Origins and Evolution
Chapter 18. Bacterial Diversity
Chapter 19. Archaeal Diversity
Chapter 20. Eukaryotic Diversity
Chapter 21. Microbial Ecology
Chapter 22. Element Cycles and Environmental Microbiology
Chapter 23. The Human Microbiome and Innate Immunity
Chapter 24. The Adaptive Immune Response
Chapter 25. Pathogenesis
Chapter 26. Microbial Diseases
Chapter 27. Antimicrobial Therapy and Discovery
Chapter 28. Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology
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, CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Viruses are:
a. infectious agents that infect multi-cellular organisms
b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more
virusparticles
c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media
d. cellular particles that belong to the archaea domain
e. microbes that consist of lipid membrane enclosed genomes
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A | I.B
MSC: Remembering
2. Analysis of DNA sequences reveals:
a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and
eukaryotes
b. prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell
c. that bacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but not with
eukarya
d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus
e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A | I.B
MSC: Remembering
3. Which of these groups are considered to be microbes but NOT considered to be cells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentous fungi
c. archaea
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A.i
MSC: Remembering
4. A microbe is commonly defined as:
a. a virus that requires a microscope to be seen
b. a bacterium that requires a microscope to be seen
c. a single-cellular prokaryote that requires a microscope to be
seen
d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be
seen
e. a living organism that requires a microscope to be seen
CORRECT ANSWER: E DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
MSC: Remembering
5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cells is NOT true?
a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy to build themselves, and
respond to
environmental change.
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, b. Most single-celled organisms require a microscope to render them visible, but
some
bacterial cells are large enough to be seen with naked eyes.
c. Microbes function as individual entities.
d. Many microbes form complex multicellular assemblages.
e. Viruses are not considered as microbial cells.
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
MSC: Remembering
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A genome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal
DNA.
b. If a microbe’s genome includes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
nitrogen.
c. By comparing DNA sequences of different organisms, we can figure out how closely
related they are.
d. Fred Sanger developed the first applicable DNA sequencing method.
e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
CORRECT ANSWER: E DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.B
MSC: Remembering
7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were those of:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.B.i
MSC: Remembering
8. The environment of early Earth may have contained all of the following EXCEPT:
a. ferrous iron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogen gas
c. ammonia
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Easy REF: Special Topic
1.1TOP: II.D MSC: Remembering
9. The development of the theory of the ―RNA world‖ resulted from the discovery of:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Medium REF: Special Topic
1.1TOP: II.D MSC: Remembering
10. Which microbes may resemble those of the earliest life forms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists
c. viruses
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Medium REF: Special Topic
10.1 TOP: II.D MSC: Remembering
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by Joan L. Slonczewski
|All Chapters| Expert Verified Answers| Graded A+
1|Page
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 01. Microbial Life - Origin & Discovery
Chapter 02. Observing the Microbial Cell
Chapter 03. Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 04. Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development
Chapter 05. Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 06. Viruses
Chapter 07. Genomes and Chromosomes
Chapter 08. Transcription, Translation, and Protein Processing
Chapter 09. Genetic Change and Genome Evolution
Chapter 10. Molecular Regulation
Chapter 11. Viral Molecular Biology
Chapter 12. Molecular Complexity and Synthetic Biology
Chapter 13. Energetics and Catabolism
Chapter 14. Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy
Chapter 15. Biosynthesis
Chapter 16. Food and Industrial Microbiology
Chapter 17. Origins and Evolution
Chapter 18. Bacterial Diversity
Chapter 19. Archaeal Diversity
Chapter 20. Eukaryotic Diversity
Chapter 21. Microbial Ecology
Chapter 22. Element Cycles and Environmental Microbiology
Chapter 23. The Human Microbiome and Innate Immunity
Chapter 24. The Adaptive Immune Response
Chapter 25. Pathogenesis
Chapter 26. Microbial Diseases
Chapter 27. Antimicrobial Therapy and Discovery
Chapter 28. Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology
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, CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Viruses are:
a. infectious agents that infect multi-cellular organisms
b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more
virusparticles
c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media
d. cellular particles that belong to the archaea domain
e. microbes that consist of lipid membrane enclosed genomes
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A | I.B
MSC: Remembering
2. Analysis of DNA sequences reveals:
a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and
eukaryotes
b. prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell
c. that bacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but not with
eukarya
d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus
e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A | I.B
MSC: Remembering
3. Which of these groups are considered to be microbes but NOT considered to be cells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentous fungi
c. archaea
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A.i
MSC: Remembering
4. A microbe is commonly defined as:
a. a virus that requires a microscope to be seen
b. a bacterium that requires a microscope to be seen
c. a single-cellular prokaryote that requires a microscope to be
seen
d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be
seen
e. a living organism that requires a microscope to be seen
CORRECT ANSWER: E DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
MSC: Remembering
5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cells is NOT true?
a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy to build themselves, and
respond to
environmental change.
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, b. Most single-celled organisms require a microscope to render them visible, but
some
bacterial cells are large enough to be seen with naked eyes.
c. Microbes function as individual entities.
d. Many microbes form complex multicellular assemblages.
e. Viruses are not considered as microbial cells.
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
MSC: Remembering
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A genome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal
DNA.
b. If a microbe’s genome includes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
nitrogen.
c. By comparing DNA sequences of different organisms, we can figure out how closely
related they are.
d. Fred Sanger developed the first applicable DNA sequencing method.
e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
CORRECT ANSWER: E DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.B
MSC: Remembering
7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were those of:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.B.i
MSC: Remembering
8. The environment of early Earth may have contained all of the following EXCEPT:
a. ferrous iron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogen gas
c. ammonia
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Easy REF: Special Topic
1.1TOP: II.D MSC: Remembering
9. The development of the theory of the ―RNA world‖ resulted from the discovery of:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Medium REF: Special Topic
1.1TOP: II.D MSC: Remembering
10. Which microbes may resemble those of the earliest life forms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists
c. viruses
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Medium REF: Special Topic
10.1 TOP: II.D MSC: Remembering
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