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This comprehensive test bank accompanies Microbiology: An Evolving Science, 6th Edition by Joan Slonczewski and John Foster. It includes multiple-choice and short-answer questions for Chapters 1–10, covering essential topics such as microbial life origins, cell structure, growth, environmental influences, viruses, genomics, gene regulation, and molecular genetics. Every question comes with a verified answer and references specific textbook sections, making it an invaluable resource for exam preparation, study review, and instructor assessment. Ideal for undergraduate microbiology students, educators, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of microbiological concepts.

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ALL ANSWERS INCLUDED ⬛⬛⬛
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CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLEuCHOICE

1. Virusesuare:
a. infectiousuagentsuthatuinfectumulti-cellularu organisms
b. noncellularuparticlesuthatutakeuoverutheumetabolismuofuaucellutougenerateumoreuvirusu
uparticlesu

c. pathogensuthatureplicateuinucomplexugrowthumedia
d. cellularuparticlesuthatubelongutoutheuarchaeaudomain
e. microbesuthatuconsistuofulipidumembraneuenclosedugenomes
ANS:u B DIF: Easy REF:u 1.1 TOP:u I.Au|uI.B
MSC:u Remembering

2. AnalysisuofuDNAusequencesureveals:
a. theuancientuconvergenceuofutwoucellutypes,ui.e.,uprokaryotesuandueukaryotes
b. uprokaryotesuandueukaryotesuevolvedufromuaucommonuancestralucellu
c. thatubacteriaushareucommonuancestoruwithuarchaea,ubutunotuwithueukarya
d. prokaryotesuareucellsuwithuaunucleus
e. theugenomeuofuHaemophilusuinfluenzaeuhasuaboutu2ubillionubaseupairs
ANS:u B DIF: Easy REF:u 1.1 TOP:u I.Au|uI.B
MSC:u Remembering

3. WhichuofutheseugroupsuareuconsideredutoubeumicrobesubutuNOTuconsideredutoubeucells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. ubacteriau e. filamentousufungi
c. archaea
ANS:u A DIF: Easy REF:u 1.1 TOP:u I.A.i
MSC:u Remembering

4. Aumicrobeuisucommonlyudefineduas:
a. auvirusuthaturequiresuaumicroscopeutoubeuseen
b. aubacteriumuthaturequiresuaumicroscopeutoubeuseen
c. ausingle-cellularuprokaryoteuthaturequiresuaumicroscopeutoubeuseen
d. aumulticellularueukaryoteuthaturequiresuaumicroscopeutoubeuseen
e. uaulivinguorganismuthaturequiresuaumicroscopeutoubeuseenu
ANS:u E DIF: Easy REF:u 1.1 TOP:u I.A.iu|uI.A.ii
MSC:u Remembering

5. WhichuoneuofutheufollowingustatementsuregardingumicrobialucellsuisuNOTutrue?
a. Microbialucellsuacquireufood,ugainuenergyutoubuilduthemselves,uandurespondutou
environmentaluchange.

, b. Mostusingle-
celleduorganismsurequireuaumicroscopeutourenderuthemuvisible,ubutusomeubacterialucell
suareulargeuenoughutoubeuseenuwithunakedueyes.
c. uMicrobesufunctionuasuindividualuentities.u
d. Manyumicrobesuformucomplexumulticellularuassemblages.
e. Virusesuareunotuconsidereduasumicrobialucells.

ANS:u C DIF: Easy REF:u 1.1 TOP:u I.A.iu|uI.A.ii
MSC:u Remembering

6. WhichuofutheufollowingustatementsuisuFALSE?
a. Augenomeuisutheutotalugeneticuinformationucontaineduinuanuorganism’suchromosomaluDNA.
b. Ifuaumicrobe’sugenomeuincludesugenesuforunitrogenase,uthatumicrobeuprobablyucanufixunitrog
en.
c. ByucomparinguDNAusequencesuofudifferentuorganisms,uweucanufigureuoutuhowucloselyurelate
dutheyuare.
d. FreduSangerudevelopedutheufirstuapplicableuDNAusequencingumethod.
e. uFreduSangerucompletedutheusequencesuofuHaemophilusuinfluenzae.u

ANS:u E DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.B
MSC:u Remembering

7. Theufirstucellularugenomesutoubeusequenceduwereuthoseuof:
a. humans d. prions
b. ubacteriau e. fungi
c. viruses

ANS:u B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 TOP: I.B.i
MSC:u Remembering

8. TheuenvironmentuofuearlyuEarthumayuhaveucontainedualluofutheufollowinguEXCEPT:
a. ferrousuiron d.u uoxygenu
b. methane e. hydrogenugas
c. ammonia

ANS:uDuT DIF: Easy
OP:uII.D REF:uSpecialuTopicu1.1uMSC:u Remem
bering
9. Theudevelopmentuofutheutheoryuofutheu―RNAuworld‖uresultedufromutheudiscoveryuof:
a. archaea d. uribozymesu
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria

ANS:uDuT DIF: Medium
OP:uII.D REF:uSpecialuTopicu1.1uMSC:u Remem
bering
10. Whichumicrobesumayuresembleuthoseuofutheuearliestulifeuforms?
a. uarchaeau d. cyanobacteria
b. photosyntheticualgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS:u A DIF: Medium REF:uSpecialuTopicu1.1
TOP:u II.D MSC:u Remembering

11. Earlyumetabolismumayuhaveubeenucatalyzeduby:
a. DNA d. aminouacids

, b. uRNAu e. carbohydrates
c. protein

ANS:u B DIF: Medium REF:u SpecialuTopicu1.1
TOP:u II.D MSC:u Remembering

12. Whichuofutheufollowingudiseasesuaccountsuforumoreuthanuhalfuofualluhumanumortality?
a. cardiovascularudisease d. umicrobialudisease
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b. cancer e. strokes
c. accidents
ANS:u D DIF: Easy REF:u 1.2 TOP:u II.A
MSC:u Remembering

13. Whichucenturyuisuknownuasutheugoldenuageuofumicrobiology?
a. theuseventeenth d. theutwentieth
b. theueighteenth e. theutwenty-first
c. utheunineteenthu
ANS:u C DIF: Easy REF:u 1.2 TOP:u II.A
MSC:u Remembering

14. AlluofutheufollowinguhaveubeenufounduinumummiesuandutombuartuEXCEPT:
a. tuberculosis d. smallpox
b. polio e. uAIDSu
c. leprosy
ANS:u E DIF: Medium REF:u 1.2 TOP:u II.A.i
MSC:u Remembering

15. HowudiduEuropeanuinvadersutouNorthuAmericaukillumuchuofutheunativeupopulation?
a. tuberculosis d. HIV
b. leprosy e. bubonicuplague
c. usmallpoxu
ANS:u C DIF: Medium REF:u 1.2 TOP:u II.A.i
MSC:u Remembering

16. Nightingale:
a. uisubetteruknownuasutheufounderuofuprofessionalunursingu
b. wasutheufirstutouuseudisinfectantutoudemonstrateutheusignificanceuofuasepticutechnique
c. developedutheupieuchartuofumortalityudatauduringutheuCrimeanuWar
d. performedutheufirstucontrolleduexperimentuonutheuchemicaluconversionuofumatter,uknownut
odayuasuchemotherapy
e. alluofutheuabove
ANS:u A DIF: Easy REF:u 1.2 TOP:u II.A.ii
MSC:u Remembering

17. Whoudevelopedutheuconceptuofumedicalustatistics?
a. FrancisuCrick d. LouisuPasteur
b. FlorenceuNightingale e. AlexanderuFleming
c. EdwarduJenner
ANS:u B DIF: Easy REF:u 1.2 TOP:u II.A.ii
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