Brock biology of microorganisms 11e madiganmartinko complete test bank all chapters

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BrockbBiologybofbMicroorganisms,b11eb(Madigan/ A) ancestralbsystem.
Martinko) B) dynamicbentity.
Chapterb1:bMicroorganismsbandbMicrobiology
1) Whichbstatementbisbnotbtruebasbabgeneralb
rule?
A) Microbialbcellsbexistbasbsinglebcellsborbinbcellb
clusters.
B) Microbialbcellsbcarryboutbtheirblifebprocessesb
independently.
C) Microbialbcellsbincludebbothbbacteriabandb
viruses.
D) Microbialbcellsbexcludebthebcellsbofbplantsbandb
animals.
Answer:bC
2) Basicbmicrobiologybcanbbebusedbto
A) probebthebnaturebofblifebprocesses.
B) studybbiochemicalbpropertiesbcommonbtoballb
cells.
C) modelbourbunderstandingbofbcellbfunctionbinb
higherborganisms.
D) allbofbthebabove.b
Answer:bD
3) Appliedbmicrobiologybdealsbwithbproblemsbin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allbofbthebabove.b
Answer:bD
4) ThebgreatestbsourcebofbbiomassbonbEarthb
comesbfrom
A) prokaryoticbcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsbandbanimalsbtogether.b
Answer:bA
5) Thebcell'sbgeneticbinformationbisbfoundbinbthe
A) cellbmembrane.
B) nucleusborbnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonebofbthebabove.b
Answer:bB
6) Becausebthebcellbcommunicates,bexchangesb
materialsbwithbitsbenvironment,bandbundergoesb
change,bitbisbcalledba(n)

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C) closedbsystem. Answer:bB
D) nucleoidbsyste 12) FanniebHessebisbcreditedbwithbgiving
bthebideasbforbusingbagarbasbab
m.bAnswer:bB
7) Changesbinbcellularbcharacteristicsbarebtr solidifyingbagent.
ansmittedbtoboffspringbthroughbthebprocessbof A) Pasteur
A) chemicalbsignaling.
B) reproductivebinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonebofbthebabov
e.bAnswer:bC
8) Catalystsbinvolvedbinbthebaccelerationbofbt
hebratebofbchemicalbreactionsbarebcalled
A) catalyticbconverters.
B) growthbagents.
C) evolutionarybmolecules.
D) enzym
es.bAnswe
r:bD
9) RegardingbearlyblifebonbEarth:
A) MicrobialblifebexistedbonbEarthbforbbillionsb
ofbyearsbbeforebplantbandbanimalblife.
B) MicrobialblifebexistedbonbEarthblongbbefore
banimalsbbut bhasbbeenbaroundbforbaboutbthebsa


mebamountbofbtimebasbplants.
C) Microbialblife,bplantblife,bandbanimalblifeba
llbappearedbatbaboutbthebsamebtime.
D) Itbisbimpossiblebtobdeterminebwhichbtypebofblif
ebfirstbappearedbonbEarth.
Answer:bA
10) Mostbprokaryoticbcellsbreside
A) onbthebEarth'sbsurface.
B) inbthebEarth'sblakes,brivers,bandboceans.
C) inbandbonbnon-
prokaryoticborganismsb(includingbhu
mansbandbotherbanimals).
D) inbtheboceanicbandbterrestrialbsubsurface
s.bAnswer:bD
11) Thebpersonbwhobdescribedbtheb"w
eebanimalcules"bwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanbLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn
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B) Cohn B) agriculturalbmicrobiology.
C) Koch C) marinebmicrobiology.
D) Winogradsky
bAnswer:bC


13) Whichbofbthebfollowingbis/arebcharacteristicb
ofbcellularborganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allbofbthebaboveb
Answer:bD
14) Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbabmajorb
ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherborganisms,bbothbplantbandbanimalb
Answer:bC
15) Whichbstatementbisbtrue?
A) Populationsbarebassemblagesbofbmicrobialb
communities.
B) Microbialbcommunitiesbarebassemblagesbofb
populations.
C) Habitatsbarebassemblagesbofbmicrobialb
communities.
D) Populationsbarebassemblagesbofbhabitats.b
Answer:bB
16) ThebexportbofbU.S.bbeefbtobforeignbmarketsb
wasbshutbdownbinb2003bduebto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madbcowbdisease.
bAnswer:bD


17) Duringbabverybscientificallybproductivebperi
odbinbhisblife,bPasteurbdevelopedbvaccinesbfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlbcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allbofbthebabove.b
Answer:bD
18) Thebdiscoverybofbantibioticsbandbotherb
importantbchemicalsbledbtobthebfieldbof
A) industrialbmicrobiology.

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D) aquaticbmicrobiolo ngbintobthebmainbbodybofbthebflask.
gy.bAnswer:bA
19) Microbialbsterilizationbisbusedbto
A) decreasebthebpossibilitybofbcontamina
ntsbgrowingbinbabculture.
B) killbbacteriabbutbnotbnecessarilybvirusesborboth
erbmicrobes.
C) killballbmicrobesbinborbonbobjects.
D) cleanbabworkbar
ea.bAnswer:bC
20) Flatbcoveredbdishesbusedbforbgrowi
ngbmicrobesbarebmostbcommonlybcalled
A) Petribdishes.
B) bakerbdishes.
C) sterilizationbplates.
D) culturebmediumbplat
es.bAnswer:bA
21) Microbesbplayingbabrolebinbnitrogenbfixatio
nb inbplantsblivebinb
bwhilebthosebplayingbabrolebinbthebdigestivebt


ractbofbcertainbherbivoresblivebinb .
A) rumensb/bnodules
B) nodulesb/brumens
C) nodulesb/bfortrans
D) fortransb/brum
ensbAnswer:bB
22) Geneticbengineeringbcouldbbestbbebdescrib
edbas
A) thebcreatingbofblifebfrombnon-life.
B) thebartificialbmanipulationbofbgenesbandbth
eirbproducts.
C) thebtreatingbofbdiseasesbwithbsyntheticbdrugs.
D) thebexpansionbofbthebbiomassbtobmeetbspeci
ficbneeds.
Answer:bB
23) Thebultimatebdownfallbofbthebtheorybofbsp
ontaneousbgenerationbwasbthebresultbofbworkbby
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
ek.bAnswer:bA
24) AbPasteurbflaskbhasba(n)
A) swanbneckbtobpreventbairbparticlesbfrombgetti