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,CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Virusesxare:
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c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media dt dt dt dt dt dt
d. cellular particles thatxbelongxto the archaea domain
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e. microbesxthat consistxof lipid membrane enclosed genomes dt dt dt dt dt
ANS: B d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A | I.B d t dt dt
MSC: Remembering
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2. Analysisxof DNA sequences reveals: dt dt dt
a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and euka ry
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b. prokaryotes and eukaryotesxevolved from a common ancestral cell dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
c. thatxbacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but notxwith euk ar dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
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d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus dt dt dt dt dt
e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzaexhas about 2 billion base pairs
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ANS: B d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A | I.B d t dt dt
MSC: Remembering
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3. Which of these groups are considered to be microbes butxNOT considered toxbe cells?
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a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousxfungi
c. archaea
ANS: A d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A.i d t
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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d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be se e
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e. a living organism that requires a microscope to bexseen
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ANS: E d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii dt dt dt
MSC: Remembering
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5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cellsxisxNOT true?
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a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy toxbuild themselves, and respo n
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d to dt
environmental change. dt
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acterial cells arexlarge enough to bexseen with naked eyes.
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c. Microbes function as individual entities. dt dt dt dt
d. Many microbes form complex multicellular assemblages.
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e. Viruses are not considered asxmicrobial cells.
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ANS: C d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
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MSC: Remembering
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6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a. Axgenome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal DN
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b. If a microbe’sxgenomexincludes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
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nitrogen.
c. By comparing DNA sequences of different organisms, wexcan figure outxhow closely re
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lated they are. dt dt
d. Fred Sanger developed the firstxapplicable DNA sequencing method.
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e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
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ANS: E d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.B d t
MSC: Remembering
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7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were those of:
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a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS: B d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.B.i d t
MSC: Remembering
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8. The environment of early Earth may have contained all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. ferrous iron dtd. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogen gas dt
c. ammonia
ANS: D d t DIF: Easy
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MS
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C: Remembering
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9. The development of the theory of the ―RNA world‖ resulted from the discovery of:
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a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS: D d t DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MS
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C: Remembering
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10. Which microbes may resemble those of the earliest life forms?
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a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists dt
c. viruses
ANS: A d t DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MS
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C: Remembering
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11. Early metabolism may have been catalyzed by:
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a. DNA d. aminoxacids
,CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
dt dt dt dt dt dt
MULTIPLE CHOICE
dt
1. Virusesxare:
a. infectiousxagents that infect multi-cellular organisms dt dt dt dt
b. noncellular particles that take over the metabolism of a cell to generate mor e v
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
irusparticles
c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media dt dt dt dt dt dt
d. cellular particles thatxbelongxto the archaea domain
dt dt dt dt dt
e. microbesxthat consistxof lipid membrane enclosed genomes dt dt dt dt dt
ANS: B d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A | I.B d t dt dt
MSC: Remembering
d t
2. Analysisxof DNA sequences reveals: dt dt dt
a. the ancient convergence of two cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and euka ry
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
otes
b. prokaryotes and eukaryotesxevolved from a common ancestral cell dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
c. thatxbacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but notxwith euk ar dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
ya
d. prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus dt dt dt dt dt
e. the genome of Haemophilus influenzaexhas about 2 billion base pairs
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
ANS: B d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A | I.B d t dt dt
MSC: Remembering
d t
3. Which of these groups are considered to be microbes butxNOT considered toxbe cells?
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousxfungi
c. archaea
ANS: A d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A.i d t
MSC: Remembering
d t
4. A microbe is commonly defined as:
dt dt dt dt dt
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- dt
cellular prokaryote that requires a microscopexto be seen
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope to be se e
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n
e. a living organism that requires a microscope to bexseen
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
ANS: E d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii dt dt dt
MSC: Remembering
d t
5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cellsxisxNOT true?
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy toxbuild themselves, and respo n
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
d to dt
environmental change. dt
, b. Mostxsingle-
celled organisms requirexa microscope to render them visible, but some b
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acterial cells arexlarge enough to bexseen with naked eyes.
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c. Microbes function as individual entities. dt dt dt dt
d. Many microbes form complex multicellular assemblages.
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e. Viruses are not considered asxmicrobial cells.
dt dt dt dt dt
ANS: C d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.A.i | I.A.ii
dt dt dt
MSC: Remembering
d t
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a. Axgenome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal DN
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A.
b. If a microbe’sxgenomexincludes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
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nitrogen.
c. By comparing DNA sequences of different organisms, wexcan figure outxhow closely re
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
lated they are. dt dt
d. Fred Sanger developed the firstxapplicable DNA sequencing method.
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
ANS: E d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.B d t
MSC: Remembering
d t
7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were those of:
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS: B d t DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 d t TOP: I.B.i d t
MSC: Remembering
d t
8. The environment of early Earth may have contained all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. ferrous iron dtd. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogen gas dt
c. ammonia
ANS: D d t DIF: Easy
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MS
dt dt dt d t dt
C: Remembering
dt
9. The development of the theory of the ―RNA world‖ resulted from the discovery of:
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS: D d t DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MS
dt dt dt d t dt
C: Remembering
dt
10. Which microbes may resemble those of the earliest life forms?
dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists dt
c. viruses
ANS: A d t DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MS
dt dt dt d t dt
C: Remembering
dt
11. Early metabolism may have been catalyzed by:
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a. DNA d. aminoxacids