TEST BANK - Prescott's Microbiology,
12th Edition by Joanne Willey
ALL CHAPTERS 1-43| VERIFIED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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, Chapter 1: The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology
1) Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane .
Correct 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.
Correct 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.
Correct 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.
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Correct Answer: FALSE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM
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, 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.
Correct 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.
Correct 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.
Correct 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
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, 8) Protists contain all of the following forms of life EXCEPT .
A) protozoa
B) fungi
C) slime molds
D) algae
Correct 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
Correct Answer: B
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
10) Cells with a relatively simple cell morphology that do not have a true membrane-delimited nucleus are
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A) prokaryotes
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12th Edition by Joanne Willey
ALL CHAPTERS 1-43| VERIFIED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
FOR PRACTICE
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ch
Do
Page | 1
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, Chapter 1: The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology
1) Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane .
Correct 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.
Correct 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.
Correct 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.
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Correct Answer: FALSE
Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM
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Topic: Module 05 Microbial Systems
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, 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.
Correct 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.
Correct 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.
Correct 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
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, 8) Protists contain all of the following forms of life EXCEPT .
A) protozoa
B) fungi
C) slime molds
D) algae
Correct 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
Correct Answer: B
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
10) Cells with a relatively simple cell morphology that do not have a true membrane-delimited nucleus are
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called .
A) prokaryotes
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