Microbiology: The Human Experience 1st Edition – Test Bank

Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience 2
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nd Edition By John W. Foster; Joan L. Slonczewski
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Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
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,Chapterk01:kMicrobeskShapekOurkHistory

MULTIPLEkCHOICE

1. WhichkofkthekfollowingkiskNOTkconsideredkakbenefitkofkmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogenkfixation c. synthesiskofkvitamins
b. productionkofkfermentedkfoods d.k causativekagentskofkdisease
ANS:k D DIF: Easy REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1akDescribekhowkwekdefinekakmicrobe,kandkexplainkwhykthekdefinitionkiskakchallenge.kMS
C:k Remembering

2. Akmicrobekthatkisk50knmkinksizekwouldkmostklikelykbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E.kcoli. d.kkk algae.
ANS:k C DIF: Moderate REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Applying

3. Basedkonkthekfigurekshown,kthektypekofkorganismkindicatedkwithkankarrowkcouldkbeka




a. virus. c. macroscopickfungi.
b. bacteria. d.k largekameba.
ANS:k B DIF: Easy REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Applying

4. Basedkonkthekfigure,kthektypekofkorganismkshownkiska(n)

, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d.k eukaryote.
ANS:k D DIF: Moderate REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Applying

5. Whichkofkthekfollowingkdemonstrateskcorrectkscientificknotationkofkakbacterialkorganism?
a. StaphylococcuskEpidermidis c. Staphylococcuskepidermidis
b. Staphylococcuskepidermidis d.k StaphylococcuskEpidermidis
ANS:k C DIF: Easy REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Applying

6. Whichkkeykcharacteristickdifferentiateskakprokaryotekfromkakeukaryote?
a. thekabsencekofkproteins
b. thekpresencekofkDNA
c. thekabsencekofkmembrane-boundkorganelles
d. thekpresencekofkakcellkwall
ANS:k C DIF: Easy REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Remembering

7. Whichkofkthekfollowingkmethodskforkclassifyingklifekformskcankbestkbekusedktokdistinguishkbetweenktwokcl
oselykrelatedkrod-shapedkbacterialkorganisms,k SalmonellaktyphimuriumkandkEscherichiakcoli?
a. physicalkcharacteristics c. DNAksequencekcomparison
b. methodkofkreproduction d.k environmentalkhabitat
ANS:k C DIF: Moderate REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Applying

8. Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskalwayskclassifiedkaskakeukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichiakcoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:k D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

, OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Understanding

9. Whichkofkthekfollowingkhaskbeenkusedkaskaktoolkforkgenektherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d.k fungi
ANS:k A DIF: Easy REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Understanding

10. Whichkofkthekfollowingkwouldkyouknotkexpectktokfindkinkthekhumankdigestivektract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.k intestinalkviruses
ANS:k B DIF: Moderate REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k1.1bkDescribekthekthreekmajorkdomainskofklife:kArchaea,kBacteria,kandkEukarya.kExplainkwhatkth
ekthreekdomainskhavekinkcommonkandkhowktheykdiffer. MSC:k Understanding

11. Antibioticskarekchemotherapeutickdrugskthatkfunctionkbykinhibitingkankimportantkcellularkstructurekorkpr
ocesskofkankorganismkthatkiskcausingkankinfection.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkwouldknotkbekaffectedkbykank
antibiotickthatktargetskcellularkmetabolickenzymes?
a. Streptococcuskpyogeneskbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpeskvirus d.k breadkmold
ANS:k B DIF: Moderate REF:k 1.1
OBJ:k 1.1ckDefinekviruses,kandkexplainkhowktheykrelatektoklivingkcells.kMSC:
k Analyzing


12. Whichkscientistkiskcreditedkwithkconstructingkthekfirstkmicroscope?
a. AntoniekvankLeeuwenhoek c. RobertkHooke
b. CatherinekofkSiena d.kkk LouiskPasteur
ANS:k C DIF: Easy REF:k 1.2
OBJ:k 1.2akExplainkhowkmicrobialkdiseaseskhavekchangedkhumankhistory.k
MSC:k Remembering

13. Whichkofkthekfollowingkwaskankunexpectedkbenefitkofkthekbubonickplague?
a. Therekwasknokbenefitktokthekbubonickplague.
b. ThekpopulationkofkEuropekexperiencedkakbabykboom.
c. Itkresultedkinkakbetterkunderstandingkofkaseptickpracticeskandkhowktokpreventkthekspreadk
ofkinfection.
d. ThekpopulationkdeclinekenabledkthekculturalkadvancementkofkthekRenaissance.
ANS:k D DIF: Easy REF:k 1.2
OBJ:k 1.2akExplainkhowkmicrobialkdiseaseskhavekchangedkhumankhistory.k
MSC:k Understanding

14. WhichkofkthekfollowingkorganismskwouldkyoukNOTkbekablektokseekusingkRobertkHooke’skmicroscope?
a. vinegarkeels c. moldkfilaments
b. dustkmites d. Mycobacteriumktuberculosis
ANS:k D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2