TEST BANK
PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY, 12TH EDITION
Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman and Dorothy Wood
Test Bank for Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition by Joanne Willey
,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: d B
Topic: Taxonomy dof dMicroorganisms
dBloom's/Accessibility: d 2. dUnderstand d/ dKeyboard
dNavigation dASM dTopic: d Module d02 dCell dStructure dand
dFunction
ASM dObjective: d 02.04 dWhile dmicroscopic deukaryotes d(for dexample, dfungi, dprotozoa dand
dalgae) dcarry dout dsome dof dthe dsame dprocesses das dbacteria, dmany dof dthe dcellular dproperties dare
dfundamentally ddifferent.
Learning dOutcome: d 01.01c dDetermine dthe dtype dof dmicrobe d(e.g., dbacterium, dfungus, detc.)
dwhen dgiven da ddescription dof da dnewly ddiscovered done
10) Cells dwith da drelatively dsimple dcell dmorphology dthat ddo dnot dhave da dtrue dmembrane-
delimited dnucleus dare dcalled .
A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes
Answer: d A
Topic: d d Bacterial dCellular dMorphology dBloom's/Accessibility:
2. Understand d/ dKeyboard dNavigationASM dTopic:
Module d02 dCell dStructure dand dFunction
ASM dObjective: d 02.01 dThe dstructure dand dfunction dof dmicroorganisms dhave dbeen drevealed
dby dthe duse dof dmicroscopy d(including dbright dfield, dphase dcontrast, dfluorescent, dand
delectron).
Learning dOutcome: d 01.01c dDetermine dthe dtype dof dmicrobe d(e.g., dbacterium, dfungus, detc.)
dwhen dgiven da ddescription dof da dnewly ddiscovered done
11) The dribosomal dRNA dstudies dthat dled dto dthe ddivision dof dprokaryotic dorganisms dinto dthe
dBacteria dand dthe dArchaea dwere dbegun dby .
A) Pasteur
B) Woese
C) Needham
D) Watson
Answer: d B
Topic: d d Taxonomy dof dMicroorganisms dBloom's/Accessibility:
1. Remember d/ dKeyboard dNavigationASM
Topic: Module d01 dEvolution
ASM dObjective: d 01.05 dThe devolutionary drelatedness dof dorganisms dis dbest dreflected din
dphylogenetic dtrees.
Learning dOutcome: d 01.01b dExplain dCarl dWoeses dcontributions din destablishing dthe dthree-
domain dsystem dfor dclassifying dcellular dlife
12) Proteins dfunction din dmodern dcells das .
A) catalysts
B) hereditary dinformation
PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY, 12TH EDITION
Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman and Dorothy Wood
Test Bank for Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition by Joanne Willey
,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: d B
Topic: Taxonomy dof dMicroorganisms
dBloom's/Accessibility: d 2. dUnderstand d/ dKeyboard
dNavigation dASM dTopic: d Module d02 dCell dStructure dand
dFunction
ASM dObjective: d 02.04 dWhile dmicroscopic deukaryotes d(for dexample, dfungi, dprotozoa dand
dalgae) dcarry dout dsome dof dthe dsame dprocesses das dbacteria, dmany dof dthe dcellular dproperties dare
dfundamentally ddifferent.
Learning dOutcome: d 01.01c dDetermine dthe dtype dof dmicrobe d(e.g., dbacterium, dfungus, detc.)
dwhen dgiven da ddescription dof da dnewly ddiscovered done
10) Cells dwith da drelatively dsimple dcell dmorphology dthat ddo dnot dhave da dtrue dmembrane-
delimited dnucleus dare dcalled .
A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes
Answer: d A
Topic: d d Bacterial dCellular dMorphology dBloom's/Accessibility:
2. Understand d/ dKeyboard dNavigationASM dTopic:
Module d02 dCell dStructure dand dFunction
ASM dObjective: d 02.01 dThe dstructure dand dfunction dof dmicroorganisms dhave dbeen drevealed
dby dthe duse dof dmicroscopy d(including dbright dfield, dphase dcontrast, dfluorescent, dand
delectron).
Learning dOutcome: d 01.01c dDetermine dthe dtype dof dmicrobe d(e.g., dbacterium, dfungus, detc.)
dwhen dgiven da ddescription dof da dnewly ddiscovered done
11) The dribosomal dRNA dstudies dthat dled dto dthe ddivision dof dprokaryotic dorganisms dinto dthe
dBacteria dand dthe dArchaea dwere dbegun dby .
A) Pasteur
B) Woese
C) Needham
D) Watson
Answer: d B
Topic: d d Taxonomy dof dMicroorganisms dBloom's/Accessibility:
1. Remember d/ dKeyboard dNavigationASM
Topic: Module d01 dEvolution
ASM dObjective: d 01.05 dThe devolutionary drelatedness dof dorganisms dis dbest dreflected din
dphylogenetic dtrees.
Learning dOutcome: d 01.01b dExplain dCarl dWoeses dcontributions din destablishing dthe dthree-
domain dsystem dfor dclassifying dcellular dlife
12) Proteins dfunction din dmodern dcells das .
A) catalysts
B) hereditary dinformation
