OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK OpenStax
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Microbiology THIS TEST BANK COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
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1-26 OF THE BOOK, Answered . . . . .
Chapter .1: .An .Invisible .World .
* .= .Correct .answer .
Multiple .Choice
1. .Which .of .the .following .is .true .of .the .microbial .world? .
A. .All .microbes .are .harmful. .
B. .Humans .could .survive .without .microbes. .
C. .Many .microbes .are .helpful.* .
D. .Most .microbes .are .pathogenic. .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .23, .24 .
2. .Which .of .the .following .is .when .humans .first .suspected .the .existence .of .microbes? .A.
.during .the . Industrial .Revolution .
B. .in .prehistoric .times* .
C. .in .the .last .century .
D. .within .the .last .500 .years .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .23 .
3. .Which .individual .first .observed .unicellular .organisms, .which .he .called .
“animalcules,” .using .a .microscope .he .developed? .
A. .Robert .Koch .
B. .Louis .Pasteur .
C. .Thucydides .
D. .Antonie .van .Leeuwenhoek* .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .6 .
4. .To .reduce .the .risk .of .open .flame .from .Bunsen .burners, .microbiologists .are
.increasingly .using .which .of .the .following .devices .for .easy, .rapid .benchtop
.sterilization .of .small .pieces .of .equipment? .
A. .autoclaves .
B. .ethylene .oxide .
C. .incubators .
D. .microincinerators* .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .36 .
,5. .The .Swedish .botanist .known .for .having .developed .an .important .biological .
classification .system .is .which .of .the .following .people? .
A. .Ernst .Haeckel .
B. .Carolus .Linnaeus* .
C. .Louis .Pasteur .
D. .Robert .Whittaker .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
6. .Which .kingdom .was .the .only .one .found .in .Empire .Prokaryota? .A.
.Animalia .
B. .Fungi .
C. .Monera* .
D. .Protista .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
7. .Which .are .the .three .currently .accepted .domains? .
A. .Archaea, .Bacteria, .and .Eukarya* .
B. .Archaea, .Prokaryota, .and .Eukaryota .
C. .Bacteria, .Fungi, .and .Protista .
D. .Bacteria, .Prokaryota, .and .Eukarya .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
8. .Which .two .taxonomic .units .are .typically .used .to .identify .an .organism .when .using
.binomial .nomenclature? .
A. .domain .and .kingdom .
B. .genus .and .family .
C. .genus .and .species* .
D. .phylum .and .class .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
9. .Which .of .the .following .is .not .true .about .the .process .of .fermentation? .
A. .It .can .help .preserve .foods, .preventing .spoilage. .
B. .It .converts .sugars .to .organic .acids, .alcohols, .and/or .gases .such .as .carbon .dioxide. .
C. .It .is .carried .out .exclusively .by .unicellular .eukaryotes .such .as .yeast.* .D.
. It .is .used .to .make .foods .such .as .cheese .and .bread. .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .11, .23, .26 .
,10. .The .Romans .may .have .reduced .their .risk .of .waterborne .infectious .diseases .by .using .
which .of .the .following? .
A. .a .variety .of .pharmaceutical .products .
B. .aqueducts .and .a .sewer .system* .
C. .prophylactic .antibiotics .
D. .quarantine .of .people .with .leprosy .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .23 .
11. .For .which .of .the .following .is .Thucydides .known? .
A. .developing .an .effective .sewer .system .in .ancient .Greece, .helping .to .reduce .levels .of
.disease .in .cities .
B. .observing .microbes, .using .a .microscope, .for .the .first .time, .even .distinguishing
.between .bacteria .and .fungi .
C. .proposing .that .disease .was .caused .by .microorganisms .
D. .realizing .that .people .who .had .been .infected .by .the .Athenian .plague .had .
immunity .to .reinfection* .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .23, .31 .
12. .Ernst .Haeckel .proposed .a .classification .system .consisting .of .which .of .the .
following .subgroups? .
A. .five .kingdoms .
B. .four .kingdoms* .
C. .two .domains .and .three .kingdoms .
D. .two .domains .and .five .kingdoms .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
13. .Viruses .not .included .in .phylogenetic .trees .for .which .of .the .following .reasons? .
A. .It .is .too .difficult .to .observe .their .characteristics. .
B. .They .are .acellular .and .nonliving.* .
C. .They .do .not .have .any .genes, .which .prevents .genetic .analysis. .D.
.They .lack .a .nucleus. .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .5 .
14. .Which .is .the .best .description .of .the .primary .purpose .of .a .phylogeny? .
A. .Phylogenies .show .all .the .alterative .names .for .each .species. .
B. .Phylogenies .show .all .the .common .names .for .each .species. .C.
.Phylogenies .show .evolutionary .relatedness .between .organisms.* .
, D. .Phylogenies .show .interactions .between .species .in .a .shared .habitat. .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .5 .
15. .Current .phylogenetic .analyses .include .which .of .the .following? .
A. .information .from .a .range .of .sources, .including .morphological, .genetic, .and
.biochemical .data* .
B. .information .on .visible .similarities .only .
C. .information .regarding .how .to .classify .organisms .on .the .basis .of .external
.morphological .characteristics .and .visible .behaviors .
D. .varied .morphological .and .structural .characteristics, .with .preference .for .leaving .
historical .classifications .to .prevent .confusion .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .5 .
16. .Diatoms .are .classified .within .which .of .the .following .domains? .
A. .Archaea .
B. .Bacteria .
C. .Eukarya* .
D. .Prokaryota .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
17. .Horizontal .gene .transfer .involves .which .of .the .following? .
A. .any .transfer .of .genes .in .a .laboratory .setting .
B. .the .transfer .of .genes .from .a .virus .to .a .bacterium .or .vice .versa .but .not .any .other
.form .of .gene .transfer .
C. .the .transfer .of .genes .from .one .individual .to .another, .including .from .one .species
.to .another, .but .not .from .parent .to .offspring* .
D. .the .transfer .of .genes .from .parent .to .offspring .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .2, .4 .
18. .Bacteria .are .generally .identified .to .species .by .using .which .of .the .following? .
A. .a .combination .of .genetic, .biochemical, .and .microscopic .approaches* .
B. .a .combination .of .microscopic .and .physiological .approaches, .but .not .genetics .C.
.primarily .characteristics .such .as .motility .that .can .be .visualized .using .microscopy .D.
.primarily .morphological .characteristics .of .individual .cells .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .34, .36 .
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Microbiology THIS TEST BANK COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
. . . . . . .
1-26 OF THE BOOK, Answered . . . . .
Chapter .1: .An .Invisible .World .
* .= .Correct .answer .
Multiple .Choice
1. .Which .of .the .following .is .true .of .the .microbial .world? .
A. .All .microbes .are .harmful. .
B. .Humans .could .survive .without .microbes. .
C. .Many .microbes .are .helpful.* .
D. .Most .microbes .are .pathogenic. .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .23, .24 .
2. .Which .of .the .following .is .when .humans .first .suspected .the .existence .of .microbes? .A.
.during .the . Industrial .Revolution .
B. .in .prehistoric .times* .
C. .in .the .last .century .
D. .within .the .last .500 .years .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .23 .
3. .Which .individual .first .observed .unicellular .organisms, .which .he .called .
“animalcules,” .using .a .microscope .he .developed? .
A. .Robert .Koch .
B. .Louis .Pasteur .
C. .Thucydides .
D. .Antonie .van .Leeuwenhoek* .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .6 .
4. .To .reduce .the .risk .of .open .flame .from .Bunsen .burners, .microbiologists .are
.increasingly .using .which .of .the .following .devices .for .easy, .rapid .benchtop
.sterilization .of .small .pieces .of .equipment? .
A. .autoclaves .
B. .ethylene .oxide .
C. .incubators .
D. .microincinerators* .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .36 .
,5. .The .Swedish .botanist .known .for .having .developed .an .important .biological .
classification .system .is .which .of .the .following .people? .
A. .Ernst .Haeckel .
B. .Carolus .Linnaeus* .
C. .Louis .Pasteur .
D. .Robert .Whittaker .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
6. .Which .kingdom .was .the .only .one .found .in .Empire .Prokaryota? .A.
.Animalia .
B. .Fungi .
C. .Monera* .
D. .Protista .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
7. .Which .are .the .three .currently .accepted .domains? .
A. .Archaea, .Bacteria, .and .Eukarya* .
B. .Archaea, .Prokaryota, .and .Eukaryota .
C. .Bacteria, .Fungi, .and .Protista .
D. .Bacteria, .Prokaryota, .and .Eukarya .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
8. .Which .two .taxonomic .units .are .typically .used .to .identify .an .organism .when .using
.binomial .nomenclature? .
A. .domain .and .kingdom .
B. .genus .and .family .
C. .genus .and .species* .
D. .phylum .and .class .
Difficulty: .Easy .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
9. .Which .of .the .following .is .not .true .about .the .process .of .fermentation? .
A. .It .can .help .preserve .foods, .preventing .spoilage. .
B. .It .converts .sugars .to .organic .acids, .alcohols, .and/or .gases .such .as .carbon .dioxide. .
C. .It .is .carried .out .exclusively .by .unicellular .eukaryotes .such .as .yeast.* .D.
. It .is .used .to .make .foods .such .as .cheese .and .bread. .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .11, .23, .26 .
,10. .The .Romans .may .have .reduced .their .risk .of .waterborne .infectious .diseases .by .using .
which .of .the .following? .
A. .a .variety .of .pharmaceutical .products .
B. .aqueducts .and .a .sewer .system* .
C. .prophylactic .antibiotics .
D. .quarantine .of .people .with .leprosy .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .23 .
11. .For .which .of .the .following .is .Thucydides .known? .
A. .developing .an .effective .sewer .system .in .ancient .Greece, .helping .to .reduce .levels .of
.disease .in .cities .
B. .observing .microbes, .using .a .microscope, .for .the .first .time, .even .distinguishing
.between .bacteria .and .fungi .
C. .proposing .that .disease .was .caused .by .microorganisms .
D. .realizing .that .people .who .had .been .infected .by .the .Athenian .plague .had .
immunity .to .reinfection* .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .23, .31 .
12. .Ernst .Haeckel .proposed .a .classification .system .consisting .of .which .of .the .
following .subgroups? .
A. .five .kingdoms .
B. .four .kingdoms* .
C. .two .domains .and .three .kingdoms .
D. .two .domains .and .five .kingdoms .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
13. .Viruses .not .included .in .phylogenetic .trees .for .which .of .the .following .reasons? .
A. .It .is .too .difficult .to .observe .their .characteristics. .
B. .They .are .acellular .and .nonliving.* .
C. .They .do .not .have .any .genes, .which .prevents .genetic .analysis. .D.
.They .lack .a .nucleus. .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .5 .
14. .Which .is .the .best .description .of .the .primary .purpose .of .a .phylogeny? .
A. .Phylogenies .show .all .the .alterative .names .for .each .species. .
B. .Phylogenies .show .all .the .common .names .for .each .species. .C.
.Phylogenies .show .evolutionary .relatedness .between .organisms.* .
, D. .Phylogenies .show .interactions .between .species .in .a .shared .habitat. .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .5 .
15. .Current .phylogenetic .analyses .include .which .of .the .following? .
A. .information .from .a .range .of .sources, .including .morphological, .genetic, .and
.biochemical .data* .
B. .information .on .visible .similarities .only .
C. .information .regarding .how .to .classify .organisms .on .the .basis .of .external
.morphological .characteristics .and .visible .behaviors .
D. .varied .morphological .and .structural .characteristics, .with .preference .for .leaving .
historical .classifications .to .prevent .confusion .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .5 .
16. .Diatoms .are .classified .within .which .of .the .following .domains? .
A. .Archaea .
B. .Bacteria .
C. .Eukarya* .
D. .Prokaryota .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .N/A .
17. .Horizontal .gene .transfer .involves .which .of .the .following? .
A. .any .transfer .of .genes .in .a .laboratory .setting .
B. .the .transfer .of .genes .from .a .virus .to .a .bacterium .or .vice .versa .but .not .any .other
.form .of .gene .transfer .
C. .the .transfer .of .genes .from .one .individual .to .another, .including .from .one .species
.to .another, .but .not .from .parent .to .offspring* .
D. .the .transfer .of .genes .from .parent .to .offspring .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .2, .4 .
18. .Bacteria .are .generally .identified .to .species .by .using .which .of .the .following? .
A. .a .combination .of .genetic, .biochemical, .and .microscopic .approaches* .
B. .a .combination .of .microscopic .and .physiological .approaches, .but .not .genetics .C.
.primarily .characteristics .such .as .motility .that .can .be .visualized .using .microscopy .D.
.primarily .morphological .characteristics .of .individual .cells .
Difficulty: .Moderate .
ASM .Standard: .34, .36 .
