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ssSlonczewski ssChapter ss1-28
CHAPTER 1: ssMicrobial ssLife: ssOrigin ssand ssDiscovery
k
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Viruses ssare:
a. infectious ssagents ssthat ssinfect ssmulti-cellular ssorganisms
b. noncellular ssparticles ssthat sstakekover ssthe ssmetabolism ssof ssa sscell ssto
ssgenerate ssmore ssviruspar ssticles
c. pathogens ssthat ssreplicate ssin sscomplex ssgrowthkmedia
d. cellular ssparticles ssthat ssbelong ssto ssthe ssarchaea ssdomain
e. microbes ssthat ssconsist ssof sslipid ssmembrane ssenclosed ssgenomes
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A ss| ssI.B
MSC: s s Remembering
2. Analysis ssof ssDNA sssequences ssreveals:
a. thekancient ssconvergence ssof sstwo sscell sstypes, ssi.e., ssprokaryotes ssand sseukaryotes
b. prokaryotes ssand sseukaryotes ssevolved ssfrom ssa sscommon ssancestral sscell
c. that ssbacteria ssshare sscommon ssancestor sswith ssarchaea, ssbut ssnot sswith sseukarya
d. prokaryotes ssare sscells sswith ssa ssnucleus
e. thekgenome ssof ssHaemophilus ssinfluenzae sshas ssabout ss2 ssbillion ssbase sspairs
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A ss| ssI.B
MSC: s s Remembering
3. Which ssof ssthese ssgroups ssare ssconsidered ssto ssbe ssmicrobes ssbut ssNOT ssconsidered ssto ssbe
sscells?
a. viruses d. s s s s protists
b. bacteria e. filamentous ssfungi
c. archaea
ANS: s s A DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A.i
MSC: s s Remembering
4. A ssmicrobe ssis sscommonly ssdefined ssas:
a. a ssvirus ssthat ssrequires ssa ssmicroscopektokbe ssseen
b. a ssbacterium ssthat ssrequires ssa ssmicroscope ssto ssbe ssseen
c. a sssingle-cellular ssprokaryote ssthat ssrequires ssakmicroscopekto ssbe ssseen
d. a ssmulticellular sseukaryote ssthat ssrequires ssakmicroscope ssto ssbe ssseen
e. a ssliving ssorganism ssthat ssrequires ssa ssmicroscope ssto ssbe ssseen
ANS: s s E DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A.i ss| ssI.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
5. Which ssone ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssregarding ssmicrobial sscells ssis ssNOT sstrue?
a. Microbial sscells ssacquire ssfood, ssgain ssenergy ssto ssbuild ssthemselves,
ssand ssrespond ssto ssenvironmental sschange.
, Stuvia.com ss- ssThe ssMarketplace ssto ssBuy ssand ssSell
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b. Most sssingle-celled ssorganisms ssrequireka ssmicroscope ssto ssrender ssthem
ssvisible, ssbutksome ssbacterial sscells ssare sslarge ssenough ssto ssbe ssseen
sswith ssnaked sseyes.
c. Microbes ssfunction ssas ssindividual ssentities.
d. Many ssmicrobes ssform sscomplex ssmulticellular ssassemblages.
e. Viruses ssareknot ssconsidered ssas ssmicrobial sscells.
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A.i ss| ssI.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
6. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssis ssFALSE?
a. A ssgenome ssis ssthe sstotal ssgenetic ssinformation sscontained ssin ssan ssorganism’s sschromosomal
ssDNA.
b. If ssakmicrobe’s ssgenome ssincludes ssgenes ssfor ssnitrogenase, ssthat ssmicrobe ssprobably sscan
ssfixnitrogen.
c. By sscomparing ssDNA sssequences ssof ssdifferent ssorganisms, sswe sscan ssfigure
ssout sshow ssclosely ssrelated ssthey ssare.
d. Fred ssSanger ssdeveloped ssthe ssfirst ssapplicable ssDNA sssequencingkmethod.
e. Fred ssSanger sscompletedkthe sssequences ssof ssHaemophilus ssinfluenzae.
ANS: s s E DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.B
MSC: s s Remembering
7. The ssfirst sscellular ssgenomes ssto ssbe sssequenced sswere ssthose ssof:
a. humans d. s s s s prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.B.i
MSC: s s Remembering
8. The ssenvironment ssof ssearly ssEarth ssmay sshave sscontainedkall ssof ssthe ssfollowingkEXCEPT:
a. ferrous ssiron d. s s s s oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogen ssgas
c. ammonia
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
9. The ssdevelopment ssof ssthe sstheory ssof ssthe ss―RNA ssworld‖ ssresulted ssfrom ssthe ssdiscovery ssof:
a. archaea d. s s s s ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS: s s D DIF: Medium
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
10. Which ssmicrobes ssmay ssresemble ssthose ssof ssthe ssearliest sslife ssforms?
a. archaea d. s s s s cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic ssalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS: s s A DIF: Medium
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
11. Early ssmetabolism ssmay sshave ssbeen sscatalyzed ssby:
a. DNA d. s s s s amino ssacids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates
, Stuvia.com ss- ssThe ssMarketplace ssto ssBuy ssand ssSell
ssyour ssStudy ssMaterial
c. protein
ANS: s s B DIF: Medium
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
12. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowingkdiseases ssaccounts ssfor ssmore ssthan sshalf ssof ssall sshuman ssmortality?
a. cardiovascular ssdisease d. s s s s microbial ssdisease
b. cancer e. strokes
c. accidents
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A
MSC: s s Remembering
13. Which sscentury ssis ssknown ssas ssthe ssgolden ssage ssof ssmicrobiology?
a. thekseventeenth d. s s s s the sstwentieth
b. thekeighteenth e. the sstwenty-first
c. theknineteenth
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A
MSC: s s Remembering
14. All ssof ssthe ssfollowingkhave ssbeen ssfound ssinkmummies ssand sstomb ssart ssEXCEPT:
a. tuberculosis d. s s
s s smallpox
b. polio e. AIDS
c. leprosy
ANS: s s E DIF: Medium REF: s s 1.2 TOP:
s s II.A.i
MSC:
s s Remembering
15. How ssdidkEuropean ssinvaders ssto ssNorth ssAmerica sskill ssmuch ssof ssthe ssnativekpopulation?
a. tuberculosis d. s s s s HIV
b. leprosy e. bubonic ssplague
c. smallpox
ANS: s s C DIF: Medium REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A.i
MSC: s s Remembering
16. Nightingale:
a. is ssbetter ssknown ssas ssthekfounder ssof ssprofessional ssnursing
b. was ssthe ssfirst ssto ssuse ssdisinfectant ssto ssdemonstrate sstheksignificance ssof ssaseptic sstechnique
c. developed ssthe sspie sschart ssof ssmortality ssdata ssduring ssthe ssCrimean ssWar
d. performed ssthe ssfirst sscontrolled ssexperiment sson ssthe sschemical ssconversionkof
ssmatter, ssknown sstoday ssas sschemotherapy
e. all ssof ssthe ssabove
ANS: s s A DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
17. Who ssdeveloped ssthekconcept ssof ssmedical ssstatistics?
a. Francis ssCrick d. s s s s Louis ssPasteur
b. FlorencekNightingale e. Alexander ssFleming
c. Edward ssJenner
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
ssyour ssStudy ssMaterial
TEST ssBANK FOR K
Microbiology ssAn ssEvolving ssScience, ss3rd ssEdition, ssJohn ssFoster ss& ssJoan
ssSlonczewski ssChapter ss1-28
CHAPTER 1: ssMicrobial ssLife: ssOrigin ssand ssDiscovery
k
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Viruses ssare:
a. infectious ssagents ssthat ssinfect ssmulti-cellular ssorganisms
b. noncellular ssparticles ssthat sstakekover ssthe ssmetabolism ssof ssa sscell ssto
ssgenerate ssmore ssviruspar ssticles
c. pathogens ssthat ssreplicate ssin sscomplex ssgrowthkmedia
d. cellular ssparticles ssthat ssbelong ssto ssthe ssarchaea ssdomain
e. microbes ssthat ssconsist ssof sslipid ssmembrane ssenclosed ssgenomes
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A ss| ssI.B
MSC: s s Remembering
2. Analysis ssof ssDNA sssequences ssreveals:
a. thekancient ssconvergence ssof sstwo sscell sstypes, ssi.e., ssprokaryotes ssand sseukaryotes
b. prokaryotes ssand sseukaryotes ssevolved ssfrom ssa sscommon ssancestral sscell
c. that ssbacteria ssshare sscommon ssancestor sswith ssarchaea, ssbut ssnot sswith sseukarya
d. prokaryotes ssare sscells sswith ssa ssnucleus
e. thekgenome ssof ssHaemophilus ssinfluenzae sshas ssabout ss2 ssbillion ssbase sspairs
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A ss| ssI.B
MSC: s s Remembering
3. Which ssof ssthese ssgroups ssare ssconsidered ssto ssbe ssmicrobes ssbut ssNOT ssconsidered ssto ssbe
sscells?
a. viruses d. s s s s protists
b. bacteria e. filamentous ssfungi
c. archaea
ANS: s s A DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A.i
MSC: s s Remembering
4. A ssmicrobe ssis sscommonly ssdefined ssas:
a. a ssvirus ssthat ssrequires ssa ssmicroscopektokbe ssseen
b. a ssbacterium ssthat ssrequires ssa ssmicroscope ssto ssbe ssseen
c. a sssingle-cellular ssprokaryote ssthat ssrequires ssakmicroscopekto ssbe ssseen
d. a ssmulticellular sseukaryote ssthat ssrequires ssakmicroscope ssto ssbe ssseen
e. a ssliving ssorganism ssthat ssrequires ssa ssmicroscope ssto ssbe ssseen
ANS: s s E DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A.i ss| ssI.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
5. Which ssone ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssregarding ssmicrobial sscells ssis ssNOT sstrue?
a. Microbial sscells ssacquire ssfood, ssgain ssenergy ssto ssbuild ssthemselves,
ssand ssrespond ssto ssenvironmental sschange.
, Stuvia.com ss- ssThe ssMarketplace ssto ssBuy ssand ssSell
ssyour ssStudy ssMaterial
b. Most sssingle-celled ssorganisms ssrequireka ssmicroscope ssto ssrender ssthem
ssvisible, ssbutksome ssbacterial sscells ssare sslarge ssenough ssto ssbe ssseen
sswith ssnaked sseyes.
c. Microbes ssfunction ssas ssindividual ssentities.
d. Many ssmicrobes ssform sscomplex ssmulticellular ssassemblages.
e. Viruses ssareknot ssconsidered ssas ssmicrobial sscells.
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.A.i ss| ssI.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
6. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssstatements ssis ssFALSE?
a. A ssgenome ssis ssthe sstotal ssgenetic ssinformation sscontained ssin ssan ssorganism’s sschromosomal
ssDNA.
b. If ssakmicrobe’s ssgenome ssincludes ssgenes ssfor ssnitrogenase, ssthat ssmicrobe ssprobably sscan
ssfixnitrogen.
c. By sscomparing ssDNA sssequences ssof ssdifferent ssorganisms, sswe sscan ssfigure
ssout sshow ssclosely ssrelated ssthey ssare.
d. Fred ssSanger ssdeveloped ssthe ssfirst ssapplicable ssDNA sssequencingkmethod.
e. Fred ssSanger sscompletedkthe sssequences ssof ssHaemophilus ssinfluenzae.
ANS: s s E DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.B
MSC: s s Remembering
7. The ssfirst sscellular ssgenomes ssto ssbe sssequenced sswere ssthose ssof:
a. humans d. s s s s prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1 TOP: s s I.B.i
MSC: s s Remembering
8. The ssenvironment ssof ssearly ssEarth ssmay sshave sscontainedkall ssof ssthe ssfollowingkEXCEPT:
a. ferrous ssiron d. s s s s oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogen ssgas
c. ammonia
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
9. The ssdevelopment ssof ssthe sstheory ssof ssthe ss―RNA ssworld‖ ssresulted ssfrom ssthe ssdiscovery ssof:
a. archaea d. s s s s ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS: s s D DIF: Medium
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
10. Which ssmicrobes ssmay ssresemble ssthose ssof ssthe ssearliest sslife ssforms?
a. archaea d. s s s s cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic ssalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS: s s A DIF: Medium
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
11. Early ssmetabolism ssmay sshave ssbeen sscatalyzed ssby:
a. DNA d. s s s s amino ssacids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates
, Stuvia.com ss- ssThe ssMarketplace ssto ssBuy ssand ssSell
ssyour ssStudy ssMaterial
c. protein
ANS: s s B DIF: Medium
REF: ssSpecial ssTopic ss1.1TOP:
s s II.D ssMSC: s s Remembering
12. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowingkdiseases ssaccounts ssfor ssmore ssthan sshalf ssof ssall sshuman ssmortality?
a. cardiovascular ssdisease d. s s s s microbial ssdisease
b. cancer e. strokes
c. accidents
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A
MSC: s s Remembering
13. Which sscentury ssis ssknown ssas ssthe ssgolden ssage ssof ssmicrobiology?
a. thekseventeenth d. s s s s the sstwentieth
b. thekeighteenth e. the sstwenty-first
c. theknineteenth
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A
MSC: s s Remembering
14. All ssof ssthe ssfollowingkhave ssbeen ssfound ssinkmummies ssand sstomb ssart ssEXCEPT:
a. tuberculosis d. s s
s s smallpox
b. polio e. AIDS
c. leprosy
ANS: s s E DIF: Medium REF: s s 1.2 TOP:
s s II.A.i
MSC:
s s Remembering
15. How ssdidkEuropean ssinvaders ssto ssNorth ssAmerica sskill ssmuch ssof ssthe ssnativekpopulation?
a. tuberculosis d. s s s s HIV
b. leprosy e. bubonic ssplague
c. smallpox
ANS: s s C DIF: Medium REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A.i
MSC: s s Remembering
16. Nightingale:
a. is ssbetter ssknown ssas ssthekfounder ssof ssprofessional ssnursing
b. was ssthe ssfirst ssto ssuse ssdisinfectant ssto ssdemonstrate sstheksignificance ssof ssaseptic sstechnique
c. developed ssthe sspie sschart ssof ssmortality ssdata ssduring ssthe ssCrimean ssWar
d. performed ssthe ssfirst sscontrolled ssexperiment sson ssthe sschemical ssconversionkof
ssmatter, ssknown sstoday ssas sschemotherapy
e. all ssof ssthe ssabove
ANS: s s A DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
17. Who ssdeveloped ssthekconcept ssof ssmedical ssstatistics?
a. Francis ssCrick d. s s s s Louis ssPasteur
b. FlorencekNightingale e. Alexander ssFleming
c. Edward ssJenner
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2 TOP: s s II.A.ii
MSC: s s Remembering
