Brock Biology of Microorganisms 15th Edition – Madigan & Martinko – Complete Test Bank, Study Guide & Practice Questions

BrockVBiologyVofVMicroorganisms,V15eV(Madigan/Martink
o)VChapterV1:VMicroorganismsVandVMicrobiology
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1) WhichVstatementVisVnotVtrueVasVaVgeneralVrule?
A) MicrobialVcellsVexistVasVsingleVcellsVorVinVcellVclusters.
B) MicrobialVcellsVcarryVoutVtheirVlifeVprocessesVindependently.
C) MicrobialVcellsVincludeVbothVbacteriaVandVviruses.
D) MicrobialVcellsVexcludeVtheVcellsVofVplantsVandVani
mals.VAnswer:VC
2) BasicVmicrobiologyVcanVbeVusedVto
A) probeVtheVnatureVofVlifeVprocesses.
B) studyVbiochemicalVpropertiesVcommonVtoVallVcells.
C) modelVourVunderstandingVofVcellVfunctionVinVhigherVorganisms.
D) allVofVtheVabo
ve.
Answer:VD
3) AppliedVmicrobiologyVdealsVwithVproblemsVin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allVofVtheVabo
ve.
Answer:VD
4) TheVgreatestVsourceVofVbiomassVonVEarthVcomesVfrom
A) prokaryoticVcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsVandVanimalsVtogeth
er.VAnswer:VA
5) TheVcell'sVgeneticVinformationVisVfoundVinVthe
A) cellVmembrane.
B) nucleusVorVnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) noneVofVtheVabo
ve.
Answer:VB
6) BecauseVtheVcellVcommunicates,VexchangesVmaterialsVwithVitsV environment,VandVundergoesV change,V
itVis
calledVa(n)
A) ancestralVsystem.
B) dynamicVentity.


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, C) closedVsystem.
D) nucleoidVsystem
.VAnswer:VB
7) ChangesVinVcellularVcharacteristicsVareVtransmittedVtoVoffspringVthroughVtheVprocessVof
A) chemicalVsignaling.
B) reproductiveVinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) noneVofVtheVabo
ve.
Answer:VC
8) CatalystsVinvolvedVinVtheVaccelerationVofVtheVrateVofVchemicalVreactionsVareVcalled
A) catalyticVconverters.
B) growthVagents.
C) evolutionaryVmolecules.
D) enzymes.
VAnswer:V

D
9) RegardingVearlyVlifeVonVEarth:
A) MicrobialVlifeVexistedVonVEarthVforVbillionsVofVyearsVbeforeVplantVandVanimalVlife.
B) MicrobialVlifeVexistedVonVEarthVlongVbeforeVanimalsVbutVhasVbeenVaroundVforVaboutVtheVsame
VamountVofVtimeVasVplants.
C) MicrobialVlife,VplantVlife,VandVanimalVlifeVallVappearedVatVaboutVtheVsameVtime.
D) ItVisVimpossibleVtoVdetermineVwhichVtypeVofVlifeVfirstVappearedVo
nVEarth.VAnswer:VA
10) MostVprokaryoticVcellsVreside
A) onVtheVEarth'sVsurface.
B) inVtheVEarth'sVlakes,Vrivers,VandVoceans.
C) inVandVonVnon-prokaryoticVorganismsV(includingVhumansVandVotherVanimals).
D) inVtheVoceanicVandVterrestrialVsubsurfa
ces.VAnswer:VD
11) TheVpersonVwhoVdescribedVtheV"weeVanimalcules"Vwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanVLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.V
Answer:V
B
12) FannieVHesseVisVcreditedVwithVgiving
theVideasVforVusingVagarVasVaVsolidifyingVagent.
A) Pasteur




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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
VAnswer:VC
13) WhichVofVtheVfollowingVis/areVcharacteristicVofVcellularVorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) AllVofVtheVabo
veVAnswer:VD
14) WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVaVmajorVecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) HigherVorganisms,VbothVplantVandVani
malVAnswer:VC
15) WhichVstatementVisVtrue?
A) PopulationsVareVassemblagesVofVmicrobialVcommunities.
B) MicrobialVcommunitiesVareVassemblagesVofVpopulations.
C) HabitatsVareVassemblagesVofVmicrobialVcommunities.
D) PopulationsVareVassemblagesVofVhabit
ats.VAnswer:VB
16) TheVexportVofVU.S.VbeefVtoVforeignVmarketsVwasVshutVdownVinV2003VdueVto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madVcowVdiseas
e.
Answer:VD
17) DuringVaVveryVscientificallyVproductiveVperiodVinVhisVlife,VPasteurVdevelopedVvaccinesVfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlVcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allVofVtheVabo
ve.
Answer:VD
18) TheVdiscoveryVofVantibioticsVandVotherVimportantVchemicalsVledVtoVtheVfieldVof
A) industrialVmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalVmicrobiology.
C) marineVmicrobiology.




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, D) aquaticVmicrobiology.
Answer:VA
19) MicrobialVsterilizationVisVusedVto
A) decreaseVtheVpossibilityVofVcontaminantsVgrowingVinVaVculture.
B) killVbacteriaVbutVnotVnecessarilyVvirusesVorVotherVmicrobes.
C) killVallVmicrobesVinVorVonVobjects.
D) cleanVaVworkVare
a.VAnswer:VC
20) FlatVcoveredVdishesVusedVforVgrowingVmicrobesVareVmostVcommonlyVcalled
A) PetriVdishes.
B) bakerVdishes.
C) sterilizationV plates.
D) cultureVmediumVplate
s.VAnswer:VA
21) MicrobesVplayingVaVroleVinVnitrogenVfixationV inVplantsVliveVinVwhileVthoseVplayingVaVroleVinVthe
digestiveVtractVofVcertainVherbivoresVliveVinV .
A) rumensV/Vnodules
B) nodulesV/Vrumens
C) nodulesV/Vfortrans
D) fortransV/Vrumen
sVAnswer:VB
22) GeneticVengineeringVcouldVbestVbeVdescribedVas
A) theVcreatingVofVlifeVfromVnon-life.
B) theVartificialVmanipulationVofVgenesVandVtheirVproducts.
C) theVtreatingVofVdiseasesVwithVsyntheticVdrugs.
D) theVexpansionVofVtheVbiomassVtoVmeetVspecificVn
eeds.VAnswer:VB
23) TheVultimateVdownfallVofVtheVtheoryVofVspontaneousVgenerationVwasVtheVresultVofVworkVby
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenhoek.
VAnswer:VA
24) AVPasteurVflaskVhasVa(n)
A) swanVneckVtoVpreventVairVparticlesVfromVgettingVintoVtheVmainVbodyVofVtheVflask.




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