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MCQs
1) Which statement is not true as a general rule?
a) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell clusters.
b) Microbial cells carry out their life processes independently.
c) Microbial cells include both bacteria and viruses.
d) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and animals. Actual Answer: C
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
a) probe the nature of life processes.
b) study biochemical properties common to all cells.
c) model our understanding of cell function in higher organisms.
d) all of the above. Actual Answer: D
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
a) medicine.
b) agriculture.
c) industry.
d) all of the above. Actual Answer: D
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth comes from
a) prokaryotic cells.
b) plants.
c) animals.
d) plants and animals together. Actual Answer: A
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
a) cell membrane.
b) nucleus or nucleoid.
c) cytoplasm.
d) none of the above. Actual Answer: B
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges materials with its environment, and undergoes change,
it is
called a(n)
a) ancestral system.
b) dynamic entity.
c) closed system.
d) nucleoid system. Actual Answer: B
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are transmitted to offspring through the process of
a) chemical signaling.
b) reproductive initiative.
c) evolution.
d) none of the above. Actual Answer: C
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of the rate of chemical reactions are called
a) catalytic converters.
b) growth agents.
c) evolutionary molecules.
d) enzymes. Actual Answer: D
9) Regarding early life on Earth:
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a) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions of years before plant and animal life.
b) Microbial life existed on Earth long before animals but has been around for about the same amount
of time as plants.
c) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life all appeared at about the same time.
d) It is impossible to determine which type of life first appeared on Earth. Actual Answer: A
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside
a) on the Earth's surface.
b) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
c) in and on non-prokaryotic organisms (including humans and other animals).
d) in the oceanic and terrestrial subsurfaces. Actual Answer: D
11) The person who described the "wee animalcules" was
a) Hooke.
b) van Leeuwenhoek.
c) Pasteur.
d) Cohn. Actual Answer: B
12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
the ideas for using agar as a solidifying agent.
a) Pasteur
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b) Cohn
c) Koch
d) Winogradsky Actual Answer: C
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic of cellular organisms?
a) Metabolism
b) Reproduction
c) Communication
d) All of the above Actual Answer: D
14) Which of the following is not a major ecosystem?
a) Aquatic
b) Terrestrial
c) Atmospheric
d) Higher organisms, both plant and animal Actual Answer: C
15) Which statement is true?
a) Populations are assemblages of microbial communities.
b) Microbial communities are assemblages of populations.
c) Habitats are assemblages of microbial communities.
d) Populations are assemblages of habitats. Actual Answer: B
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets was shut down in 2003 due to
a) AIDS.
b) smallpox.
c) tuberculosis.
d) mad cow disease. Actual Answer: D
17) During a very scientifically productive period in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
a) anthrax.
b) fowl cholera.
c) rabies.
d) all of the above. Actual Answer: D
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other important chemicals led to the field of
a) industrial microbiology.
b) agricultural microbiology.
c) marine microbiology.
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d) aquatic microbiology.
Actual Answer: A
19) Microbial sterilization is used to
a) decrease the possibility of contaminants growing in a culture.
b) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or other microbes.
c) kill all microbes in or on objects.
d) clean a work area.
Actual Answer: C
20) Flat covered dishes used for growing microbes are most commonly called
a) Petri dishes.
b) baker dishes.
c) sterilization plates.
d) culture medium plates. Actual Answer: A
21) Microbes playing a role in
nitrogen fixation in plants live in while those playing a role in the
digestive tract of certain herbivores live in .
a) rumens / nodules
b) nodules / rumens
c) nodules / fortrans
d) fortrans / rumens Actual Answer: B
22) Genetic engineering could best be described as
a) the creating of life from non-life.
b) the artificial manipulation of genes and their products.
c) the treating of diseases with synthetic drugs.
d) the expansion of the biomass to meet specific needs. Actual Answer: B
23) The ultimate downfall of the theory of spontaneous generation was the result of work by
a) Pasteur.
b) Koch.
c) Hooke.
d) Leeuwenhoek. Actual Answer: A
24) A Pasteur flask has a(n)
a) swan neck to prevent air particles from getting into the main body of the flask.
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Ch01
MCQs
1) Which statement is not true as a general rule?
a) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell clusters.
b) Microbial cells carry out their life processes independently.
c) Microbial cells include both bacteria and viruses.
d) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and animals. Actual Answer: C
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
a) probe the nature of life processes.
b) study biochemical properties common to all cells.
c) model our understanding of cell function in higher organisms.
d) all of the above. Actual Answer: D
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
a) medicine.
b) agriculture.
c) industry.
d) all of the above. Actual Answer: D
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth comes from
a) prokaryotic cells.
b) plants.
c) animals.
d) plants and animals together. Actual Answer: A
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
a) cell membrane.
b) nucleus or nucleoid.
c) cytoplasm.
d) none of the above. Actual Answer: B
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges materials with its environment, and undergoes change,
it is
called a(n)
a) ancestral system.
b) dynamic entity.
c) closed system.
d) nucleoid system. Actual Answer: B
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are transmitted to offspring through the process of
a) chemical signaling.
b) reproductive initiative.
c) evolution.
d) none of the above. Actual Answer: C
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of the rate of chemical reactions are called
a) catalytic converters.
b) growth agents.
c) evolutionary molecules.
d) enzymes. Actual Answer: D
9) Regarding early life on Earth:
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a) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions of years before plant and animal life.
b) Microbial life existed on Earth long before animals but has been around for about the same amount
of time as plants.
c) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life all appeared at about the same time.
d) It is impossible to determine which type of life first appeared on Earth. Actual Answer: A
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside
a) on the Earth's surface.
b) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
c) in and on non-prokaryotic organisms (including humans and other animals).
d) in the oceanic and terrestrial subsurfaces. Actual Answer: D
11) The person who described the "wee animalcules" was
a) Hooke.
b) van Leeuwenhoek.
c) Pasteur.
d) Cohn. Actual Answer: B
12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
the ideas for using agar as a solidifying agent.
a) Pasteur
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b) Cohn
c) Koch
d) Winogradsky Actual Answer: C
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic of cellular organisms?
a) Metabolism
b) Reproduction
c) Communication
d) All of the above Actual Answer: D
14) Which of the following is not a major ecosystem?
a) Aquatic
b) Terrestrial
c) Atmospheric
d) Higher organisms, both plant and animal Actual Answer: C
15) Which statement is true?
a) Populations are assemblages of microbial communities.
b) Microbial communities are assemblages of populations.
c) Habitats are assemblages of microbial communities.
d) Populations are assemblages of habitats. Actual Answer: B
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets was shut down in 2003 due to
a) AIDS.
b) smallpox.
c) tuberculosis.
d) mad cow disease. Actual Answer: D
17) During a very scientifically productive period in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
a) anthrax.
b) fowl cholera.
c) rabies.
d) all of the above. Actual Answer: D
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other important chemicals led to the field of
a) industrial microbiology.
b) agricultural microbiology.
c) marine microbiology.
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d) aquatic microbiology.
Actual Answer: A
19) Microbial sterilization is used to
a) decrease the possibility of contaminants growing in a culture.
b) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or other microbes.
c) kill all microbes in or on objects.
d) clean a work area.
Actual Answer: C
20) Flat covered dishes used for growing microbes are most commonly called
a) Petri dishes.
b) baker dishes.
c) sterilization plates.
d) culture medium plates. Actual Answer: A
21) Microbes playing a role in
nitrogen fixation in plants live in while those playing a role in the
digestive tract of certain herbivores live in .
a) rumens / nodules
b) nodules / rumens
c) nodules / fortrans
d) fortrans / rumens Actual Answer: B
22) Genetic engineering could best be described as
a) the creating of life from non-life.
b) the artificial manipulation of genes and their products.
c) the treating of diseases with synthetic drugs.
d) the expansion of the biomass to meet specific needs. Actual Answer: B
23) The ultimate downfall of the theory of spontaneous generation was the result of work by
a) Pasteur.
b) Koch.
c) Hooke.
d) Leeuwenhoek. Actual Answer: A
24) A Pasteur flask has a(n)
a) swan neck to prevent air particles from getting into the main body of the flask.
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