Microbiology: An Evolving Science, 6th Edition (John Foster & Joan Slonczewski) – Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–28)

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Microbiology An Evolving Science, 6th
Edition, John Foster & Joan Slonczewski, All
Chapter 1 - 28

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, CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Viruses are: sf




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




b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate more v sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf




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c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media sf sf sf sf sf sf




d. cellular particles that belong to the archaea domain sf sf sf sf sf sf sf




e. microbes that consist of lipid membrane enclosed genomes sf sf sf sf sf sf sf




ANS: B s DIF: f Easy REF: 1.1 sfsfs f TOP: I.A | I.B s f sf sf




MSC: Remembering
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2. Analysis of DNA sequences reveals: sf sf sf sf




a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and eukary
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b. prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf




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




e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs
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ANS: B s DIF: f Easy REF: 1.1 sfsfs f TOP: I.A | I.B s f sf sf




MSC: Remembering
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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 sf




c. archaea
ANS: A s DIF: f Easy REF: 1.1 sfsfs f TOP: I.A.i s f




MSC: Remembering
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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-sf




cellular prokaryote that requires a microscope to be seen sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf




d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be see
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e. a living organism that requires a microscope to be seen
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ANS: E s DIF: f Easy REF: 1.1 sfsfs f TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii s f sf sf




MSC: Remembering
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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
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