Test Bank For Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition By Joanne
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Prescott's Microbiology, 12e (Willey)
Chapter 1 The Evolution Of Microorganisms And Microbiology
1) Archaea Are Cellular Organisms That Have Unique Cell Membrane .
Answer: Lipids
Topic: Archaea
Bloom's/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria And Archaea Have Specialized Structures (e.g. Flagella,
Endospores, And Pili) That Often Confer Critical Capabilities.
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
2) Extant Microorganisms Are Organisms From The Fossil Record That Are No Longer Present
On Earth Today.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a Timeline Of The Origin And History Of Microbial Life
And Integrate Supporting Evidence Into It
3) All Cellular Organisms Can Be Placed Into One Of Three , Which Include The
Bacteria, Archaea, And The Eukarya.
Answer: Domains
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
4) Viruses Are Not Generally Studied By Microbiologists Because They Are Not Classified As
Living Organisms.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
ASM Objective: 02.05 The Replication Cycles Of Viruses (Lytic And Lysogenic) Differ Among
,Viruses And Are Determined By Their Unique Structures And Genomes.
Learning Outcome: 01.01a Define The Term Microbiology
5) Microbiologists Study a Variety Of Organisms, But All Are Considered Either Bacteria Or
Archaea.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, Cellular And Viral, Can Interact With Both Human
And Nonhuman Hosts In Beneficial, Neutral Or Detrimental Ways.
Learning Outcome: 01.01a Define The Term Microbiology
6) All Eukaryotes Have a Membrane-Delimited Nucleus.
Answer: True
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 While Microscopic Eukaryotes (For Example, Fungi, Protozoa And
Algae) Carry Out Some Of The Same Processes As Bacteria, Many Of The Cellular Properties Are
Fundamentally Different.
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
7) Viruses Constitute The Fourth Domain Of Life In Current Biological Classification Schemes.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
,8) Protists Contain All Of The Following Forms Of Life Except .
A) Protozoa
B) Fungi
C) Slime Molds
D) Algae
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms Bloom's/Accessibility:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
9) Cells With a Relatively Complex Morphology That Have a True Membrane-Delimited
Nucleus Are Called .
A) Prokaryotes
B) Eukaryotes
C) Urkaryotes
D) Nokaryotes
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 While Microscopic Eukaryotes (For Example, Fungi, Protozoa And
Algae) Carry Out Some Of The Same Processes As Bacteria, Many Of The Cellular Properties Are
Fundamentally Different.
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
, 10) Cells With a Relatively Simple Cell Morphology That Do Not Have a True Membrane-
Delimited Nucleus Are Called .
A) Prokaryotes
B) Eukaryotes
C) Urkaryotes
D) Nokaryotes
Answer: A
Topic: Bacterial Cellular Morphology Bloom's/Accessibility:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The Structure And Function Of Microorganisms Have Been Revealed
By The Use Of Microscopy (Including Bright Field, Phase Contrast, Fluorescent, And Electron).
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
11) The Ribosomal Rna Studies That Led 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 Bloom's/Accessibility:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
12) Proteins Function In Modern Cells As .
A) Catalysts
B) Hereditary Information
C) Structural Elements
D) Both Catalysts And Structural Elements
Answer: D
Topic: Bacterial Cellular Morphology Bloom's/Accessibility:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria And Archaea Exhibit Extensive, And Often Unique, Metabolic
Diversity (e.g. Nitrogen Fixation, Methane Production, Anoxygenic Photosynthesis).
Learning Outcome: 01.01a Define The Term Microbiology
13) Rna Serves To Convert The Information Stored In Dna To .
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Prescott's Microbiology, 12e (Willey)
Chapter 1 The Evolution Of Microorganisms And Microbiology
1) Archaea Are Cellular Organisms That Have Unique Cell Membrane .
Answer: Lipids
Topic: Archaea
Bloom's/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria And Archaea Have Specialized Structures (e.g. Flagella,
Endospores, And Pili) That Often Confer Critical Capabilities.
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
2) Extant Microorganisms Are Organisms From The Fossil Record That Are No Longer Present
On Earth Today.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a Timeline Of The Origin And History Of Microbial Life
And Integrate Supporting Evidence Into It
3) All Cellular Organisms Can Be Placed Into One Of Three , Which Include The
Bacteria, Archaea, And The Eukarya.
Answer: Domains
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
4) Viruses Are Not Generally Studied By Microbiologists Because They Are Not Classified As
Living Organisms.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
ASM Objective: 02.05 The Replication Cycles Of Viruses (Lytic And Lysogenic) Differ Among
,Viruses And Are Determined By Their Unique Structures And Genomes.
Learning Outcome: 01.01a Define The Term Microbiology
5) Microbiologists Study a Variety Of Organisms, But All Are Considered Either Bacteria Or
Archaea.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, Cellular And Viral, Can Interact With Both Human
And Nonhuman Hosts In Beneficial, Neutral Or Detrimental Ways.
Learning Outcome: 01.01a Define The Term Microbiology
6) All Eukaryotes Have a Membrane-Delimited Nucleus.
Answer: True
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 While Microscopic Eukaryotes (For Example, Fungi, Protozoa And
Algae) Carry Out Some Of The Same Processes As Bacteria, Many Of The Cellular Properties Are
Fundamentally Different.
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
7) Viruses Constitute The Fourth Domain Of Life In Current Biological Classification Schemes.
Answer: False
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
,8) Protists Contain All Of The Following Forms Of Life Except .
A) Protozoa
B) Fungi
C) Slime Molds
D) Algae
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms Bloom's/Accessibility:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
9) Cells With a Relatively Complex Morphology That Have a True Membrane-Delimited
Nucleus Are Called .
A) Prokaryotes
B) Eukaryotes
C) Urkaryotes
D) Nokaryotes
Answer: B
Topic: Taxonomy Of Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.04 While Microscopic Eukaryotes (For Example, Fungi, Protozoa And
Algae) Carry Out Some Of The Same Processes As Bacteria, Many Of The Cellular Properties Are
Fundamentally Different.
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
, 10) Cells With a Relatively Simple Cell Morphology That Do Not Have a True Membrane-
Delimited Nucleus Are Called .
A) Prokaryotes
B) Eukaryotes
C) Urkaryotes
D) Nokaryotes
Answer: A
Topic: Bacterial Cellular Morphology Bloom's/Accessibility:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
Module 02 Cell Structure And Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The Structure And Function Of Microorganisms Have Been Revealed
By The Use Of Microscopy (Including Bright Field, Phase Contrast, Fluorescent, And Electron).
Learning Outcome: 01.01c Determine The Type Of Microbe (e.g., Bacterium, Fungus, Etc.)
When Given a Description Of a Newly Discovered One
11) The Ribosomal Rna Studies That Led 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 Bloom's/Accessibility:
1. Remember / Keyboard NavigationASM
Topic: Module 01 Evolution
ASM Objective: 01.05 The Evolutionary Relatedness Of Organisms Is Best Reflected In
Phylogenetic Trees.
Learning Outcome: 01.01b Explain Carl Woeses Contributions In Establishing The Three-Domain
System For Classifying Cellular Life
12) Proteins Function In Modern Cells As .
A) Catalysts
B) Hereditary Information
C) Structural Elements
D) Both Catalysts And Structural Elements
Answer: D
Topic: Bacterial Cellular Morphology Bloom's/Accessibility:
2. Understand / Keyboard NavigationASM Topic:
Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria And Archaea Exhibit Extensive, And Often Unique, Metabolic
Diversity (e.g. Nitrogen Fixation, Methane Production, Anoxygenic Photosynthesis).
Learning Outcome: 01.01a Define The Term Microbiology
13) Rna Serves To Convert The Information Stored In Dna To .
