2nd Edition By John W. Foster; Joan L. Slonczewski
Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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MULTIPLEoCHOICE
1. WhichoofotheofollowingoisoNOToconsideredoaobenefitoofomicroorganisms?
a. nitrogenofixation c. synthesisoofovitamins
b. productionoofofermentedofoods d.o causativeoagentsoofodisease
ANS:o D DIF: Easy REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1aoDescribeohowoweodefineoaomicrobe,oandoexplainowhyotheodefinitionoisoaochallenge.oMS
C:o Remembering
2. Aomicrobeothatoiso50onmoinosizeowouldomostolikelyobe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E.ocoli. d.ooo algae.
ANS:o C DIF: Moderate REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Applying
3. Basedoonotheofigureoshown,otheotypeoofoorganismoindicatedowithoanoarrowocouldobeoa
a. virus. c. macroscopicofungi.
b. bacteria. d.o largeoameba.
ANS:o B DIF: Easy REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Applying
4. Basedoonotheofigure,otheotypeoofoorganismoshownoisoa(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d.o eukaryote.
ANS:o D DIF: Moderate REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Applying
5. Whichoofotheofollowingodemonstratesocorrectoscientificonotationoofoaobacterialoorganism?
a. StaphylococcusoEpidermidis c. Staphylococcusoepidermidis
b. Staphylococcusoepidermidis d.o StaphylococcusoEpidermidis
ANS:o C DIF: Easy REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Applying
6. Whichokeyocharacteristicodifferentiatesoaoprokaryoteofromoaoeukaryote?
a. theoabsenceoofoproteins
b. theopresenceoofoDNA
c. theoabsenceoofomembrane-boundoorganelles
d. theopresenceoofoaocellowall
ANS:o C DIF: Easy REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Remembering
7. Whichoofotheofollowingomethodsoforoclassifyingolifeoformsocanobestobeousedotoodistinguishobetweenotwoocl
oselyorelatedorod-shapedobacterialoorganisms,o SalmonellaotyphimuriumoandoEscherichiaocoli?
a. physicalocharacteristics c. DNAosequenceocomparison
b. methodooforeproduction d.o environmentalohabitat
ANS:o C DIF: Moderate REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Applying
8. Whichoofotheofollowingoisoalwaysoclassifiedoasoaoeukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichiaocoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:o D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Understanding
9. Whichoofotheofollowingohasobeenousedoasoaotooloforogeneotherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d.o fungi
ANS:o A DIF: Easy REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Understanding
10. Whichoofotheofollowingowouldoyouonotoexpectotoofindoinotheohumanodigestiveotract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.o intestinaloviruses
ANS:o B DIF: Moderate REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o1.1boDescribeotheothreeomajorodomainsoofolife:oArchaea,oBacteria,oandoEukarya.oExplainowhatoth
eothreeodomainsohaveoinocommonoandohowotheyodiffer. MSC:o Understanding
11. Antibioticsoareochemotherapeuticodrugsothatofunctionobyoinhibitingoanoimportantocellularostructureooropr
ocessoofoanoorganismothatoisocausingoanoinfection.oWhichoofotheofollowingowouldonotobeoaffectedobyoano
antibioticothatotargetsocellularometabolicoenzymes?
a. Streptococcusopyogenesobacteria c. ameba
b. Herpesovirus d.o breadomold
ANS:o B DIF: Moderate REF:o 1.1
OBJ:o 1.1coDefineoviruses,oandoexplainohowotheyorelateotoolivingocells.oMSC:
o Analyzing
12. Whichoscientistoisocreditedowithoconstructingotheofirstomicroscope?
a. AntonieovanoLeeuwenhoek c. RobertoHooke
b. CatherineoofoSiena d.ooo LouisoPasteur
ANS:o C DIF: Easy REF:o 1.2
OBJ:o 1.2aoExplainohowomicrobialodiseasesohaveochangedohumanohistory.oM
SC:o Remembering
13. Whichoofotheofollowingowasoanounexpectedobenefitoofotheobubonicoplague?
a. Thereowasonoobenefitotootheobubonicoplague.
b. TheopopulationoofoEuropeoexperiencedoaobabyoboom.
c. Itoresultedoinoaobetterounderstandingoofoasepticopracticesoandohowotoopreventotheospreado
ofoinfection.
d. TheopopulationodeclineoenabledotheoculturaloadvancementoofotheoRenaissance.
ANS:o D DIF: Easy REF:o 1.2
OBJ:o 1.2aoExplainohowomicrobialodiseasesohaveochangedohumanohistory.oM
SC:o Understanding
14. WhichoofotheofollowingoorganismsowouldoyouoNOTobeoableotooseeousingoRobertoHooke’somicroscope?
a. vinegaroeels c. moldofilaments
b. dustomites d. Mycobacteriumotuberculosis
ANS:o D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2