OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Which is the best example of a population? A. all the microbes living in a particular area B. all the microbes of a particular domain living in a particular area C. all the microbes of a single species living in a particular area* D. all the microbes living within the same host Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 20 2. Microbial ecology is defined as the study of which of the following? A. competitive interactions between microbes B. cooperative interactions between microbes C. interactions between individuals of a single species D. interactions between microbial populations and their environment* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 20 TESTBANKSELLER.COM 3. Which term best describes the relationship between pathogenic bacteria and humans? A. amensalism B. commensalism C. parasitism* D. predation Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 4. Which of the following is not a class within the phylum Proteobacteria? A. Alphaproteobacteria B. Betaproteobacteria C. Deltaproteobacteria D. Omegaproteobacteria* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 5. Which of the following correctly characterizes Epsilonproteobacteria? A. They are atypical (not gram positive or gram negative). B. They are gram negative.* C. They are gram positive. D. They are gram variable. Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 34 6. Which describes bacteria that require low concentrations of oxygen to survive (less than that in the current atmosphere)? A. facultative anaerobes B. microaerophiles* C. obligate aerobes D. obligate anaerobes Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 11, 22 7. Cyanobacteria produce which of the following? A. hydrogen sulfide gas B. large quantities of ammonia C. oxygen* D. sulfuric acid Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 11, 22 TESTBANKSELLER.COM 8. Which of the following bacterial groups is thought to be most closely related to the last universal common ancestor? A. Alphaproteobacteria B. cyanobacteria C. deeply branching bacteria* D. green filamentous bacteria Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 5 9. Which of the following is a phylum in Domain Archaea? A. Crenarchaeotae* B. Deinococcus C. Mycoplasma D. Thermotogae Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 5 10. Which genus contains the nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in legume nodules? A. Bacillus B. Escherichia C. Rhizobium* D. Vibrio Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 11, 24 11. Approximately what percentage of prokaryotes are thought to be pathogens? A. <1%* B. 12% C. 26% D. 48% Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 12. Two species of bacteria live in near each other and use similar food resources. Which type of biological interaction does this describe? A. a competitive interaction* B. a cooperative interaction C. a mutualistic interaction D. a parasitic interaction Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 TESTBANKSELLER.COM 13. Which of the following is a source of vitamin K for humans? A. Bacteroides thetaiotetraiotamicron digests foods, which release vitamin K. B. Escherichia coli in their digestive tract produces vitamin K.* C. S. epidermidis releases vitamin K from dead cells. D. their diet only Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23, 24 14. The human microbiome consists of which of the following? A. all microbes present on or in the body* B. pathogenic microbes only C. resident microbes only D. transient microbes only Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 15. The most common bacterial genus found in plaque on teeth is which of the following? A. Fusobacterium* B. Haemophilus C. Lactobacillus D. Streptococcus Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 16. Who authored A Manual in Determinative Bacteriology, published in 1923? A. David Bergey* B. Robert Koch C. Barry Marshall and Robin Warren D. Louis Pasteur Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 17. Which of the following cannot be classified as either gram positive or gram negative on the basis of the Gram staining protocol? A. Bacillus B. Escherichia C. Mycoplasma* D. Vibrio Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A TESTBANKSELLER.COM 18. Bordetella pertussis is an example of which group of organisms? A. Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides B. high G+C bacteria C. Proteobacteria* D. spirochetes Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 19. Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, is an example of which group of organisms? A. CFB group B. planctomycetes C. proteobacteria D. spirochetes* Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 20. Which of the following correctly describes the microscopic morphology of Bacteroides? A. gram-negative bacilli* B. gram-negative cocci C. gram-positive bacilli D. gram-positive cocci Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 21. Which best describes the metabolic activities of purple sulfur bacteria? A. They are capable of nitrogen fixation, fixing nitrogen gas into nitrates and ammonia. B. They are heterotrophic and break down organic compounds to obtain energy. C. They use light energy to oxidize hydrogen sulfide, producing sulfur and sulfuric acid.* D. They use light energy to oxidize organic compounds such as sugars. Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 11 22. How do Archaea differ from Bacteria? A. Archaea are found exclusively in extreme habitats. B. Archaea have ether linkages in their cell membranes.* C. Archaea have peptidoglycan cell walls. D. Archaea lack a nucleus. Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 8 TESTBANKSELLER.COM 23. Which of the following correctly describes the metabolism of methanogens? A. They oxidize CO2. B. They oxidize H2S. C. They produce CH4.* D. They produce N2 gas. Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 11 24. Which best describes Halobacterium salinarum? A. It is a type of methanogen. B. It is abundant in temperate environments. C. It is an example of the deeply branching bacteria. D. It is one of the oldest archaea.* Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 5 25. Which of the following is the correct classification for the methanogens? A. Archaea* B. low G+C bacteria