TEST BANK FOR OPEXSTAX MICROBIOLOGY QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED | GRADE A+

TEST BANK FOR OPEXSTAX MICROBIOLOGY
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS.ALL CHAPTERS
INCLUDED | GRADE A+
ChapterV1:VAnVInvisibleVWorld

*V=VCorrectVanswerVMultipl

eVChoice

1. YeastsVareVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. aVtypeVofValgae
B. aVtypeVofVprotist
C. anyVunicellularVmicrobe
D. unicellularVfungi*

Difficulty:VModerateVASMVStandar
d:V20

3. TheVcellVwallsVofVarchaeansVoftenVcontainVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVsubstances?
A. cellulose
B. chitin
C. peptidoglycan
D. pseudopeptidoglycan*
VASMVStandard:V20




4. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVtrueVofVarchaeans?VA.VSomeVspeciesVliveVonVtheVhumanVbody.
B.V TheyVareVgeneticallyVdistinctVfromVbacteria.
C.V TheyVareVonlyVfoundVinVextremeVenvironments.*
D.V TheyVhaveVsubstantialVmetabolicVdifferencesVfromVbacteria.

Difficulty:VDifficultVASM
VStandard:V20




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,WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVtrueVaboutVtheVprocessVofVfermen
tation?VA.VItVcanVhelpVpreserveVfoods,VpreventingVspoilage.
B.VItVconvertsVsugarsVtoVorganicVacids,Valcohols,Vand/orVgasesVsuchVasVcarbonVdioxide.
C.VItVisVcarriedVoutVexclusivelyVbyVunicellularVeukaryotesVsuchVasVyeast.*
D.VItVisVusedVtoVmakeVfoodsVsuchVasVcheeseVandVbread.

Difficulty:VModerateV AS
MVStandard:V11,V23,V26
5. TheVRomansVmayVhaveVreducedVtheirVriskVofVwaterborneVinfectiousVdiseasesVbyVusingVwhich
VofVtheVfollowing?


A. aVvarietyVofVpharmaceuticalVproducts
B. aqueductsVandVaVsewerVsystem*
C. prophylacticVantibiotics
D. quarantineVofVpeopleVwithVleprosy

V Difficulty:VModerate

ASMVStandard:V23

6. ForVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVThucydidesVknown?
A. developingVanVeffectiveVsewerVsystemVinVancientVGreece,VhelpingVtoVreduceVlevelsVof
VdiseaseVinVcities


B. observingVmicrobes,VusingVaVmicroscope,VforVtheVfirstVtime,VevenVdistinguishingVbetween
VbacteriaVandVfungi


C. proposingVthatVdiseaseVwasVcausedVbyVmicroorganisms
D. realizingVthatVpeopleVwhoVhadVbeenVinfectedVbyVtheVAthenianVplagueVhadVimmunityVto
Vreinfection*




Difficulty:VModerateVAS
MVStandard:V23,V31

7. ErnstVHaeckelVproposedVaVclassificationVsystemVconsistingVofVwhichVofVtheVfollowing
Vsubgroups?VA.VfiveVkingdoms


B.V fourVkingdoms*
C.V twoVdomainsVandVthreeVkingdoms
D.V twoVdomainsVandVfiveVkingdoms

Difficulty:VModerateVASMVStandar
d:VN/A




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,8. VirusesVnotVincludedVinVphylogeneticVtreesVforVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVreasons?VA.VItVisVtoo
VdifficultVtoVobserveVtheirVcharacteristics.


B.V TheyVareVacellularVandVnonliving.*
C.V TheyVdoVnotVhaveVanyVgenes,VwhichVpreventsVgeneticVanalysis.
D.V TheyVlackVaVnucleus.

Difficulty:VModerateVASMVStandar
d:V5

9. WhichVisVtheVbestVdescriptionVofVtheVprimaryVpurposeVofVaVphylogeny?VA.VPhylogeniesVshow
VallVtheValterativeVnamesVforVeachVspecies.


B.V PhylogeniesVshowVallVtheVcommonVnamesVforVeachVspecies.
C.V PhylogeniesVshowVevolutionaryVrelatednessVbetweenVorganisms.*
D.V PhylogeniesVshowVinteractionsVbetweenVspeciesVinVaVsharedVhabitat.

Difficulty:VModerateVASMVStandar
d:V5

10. CurrentVphylogeneticVanalysesVincludeVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. informationVfromVaVrangeVofVsources,VincludingVmorphological,Vgenetic,VandVbiochemical
Vdata*


B. informationVonVvisibleVsimilaritiesVonly
C. informationVregardingVhowVtoVclassifyVorganismsVonVtheVbasisVofVexternalVmorphological
VcharacteristicsVandVvisibleVbehaviors


D. variedVmorphologicalVandVstructuralVcharacteristics,VwithVpreferenceVforVleavingVhistorical
VclassificationsVtoVpreventVconfusion




Difficulty:VModerateVASMVStandar
d:V5

11. DiatomsVareVclassifiedVwithinVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVdomains?
A. Archaea
B. Bacteria
C. Eukarya*
D. Prokaryota

Difficulty:VModerateVASMVStandar
d:VN/A

12. HorizontalVgeneVtransferVinvolvesVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. anyVtransferVofVgenesVinVaVlaboratoryVsetting


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, B. theVtransferVofVgenesVfromVaVvirusVtoVaVbacteriumVorVviceVversaVbutVnotVanyVotherVformVof
VgeneVtransfer


C. theVtransferVofVgenesVfromVoneVindividualVtoVanother,VincludingVfromVoneVspeciesVto
Vanother,VbutVnotVfromVparentVtoVoffspring*VD.VtheVtransferVofVgenesVfromVparentVt


oVoffspring

Difficulty:VModerate

V ASMVStandard:V2,V4

13. BacteriaVareVgenerallyVidentifiedVtoVspeciesVbyVusingVwhichVofVtheVfollowing?
A. aVcombinationVofVgenetic,Vbiochemical,VandVmicroscopicVapproaches*
B. aVcombinationVofVmicroscopicVandVphysiologicalVapproaches,VbutVnotVgenetics
C. primarilyVcharacteristicsVsuchVasVmotilityVthatVcanVbeVvisualizedVusingVmicroscopy
D. primarilyVmorphologicalVcharacteristicsVofVindividualVcells

Difficulty:VModerateVAS
MVStandard:V34,V36
14. ForVtaxonomicVclassificationVofVmicrobes,VserologicalVtestsVtypicallyVareVusedVtoVdoVwhichVof
VtheVfollowing?


A. determineVcompleteVgenomeVsequencesVforVmicrobes
B. identifyVproteinsVonVtheVbasisVofVtheirVreactionVwithVspecificVantibodies*
C. runVanalysesVtoVidentifyVwhetherVparticularVgenesVareVpresent
D. visualizeVmicrobialVexternalVmorphology

Difficulty:VModerateVAS
MVStandard:V34,V36

WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVtrueVofVtheVmicrobialVworld?VA.VAllVmic
robesVareVharmful.
B.V HumansVcouldVsurviveVwithoutVmicrobes.
C.V ManyVmicrobesVareVhelpful.*D.VMostVmicrobesVareVpatho
genic.

Difficulty:VEasy
ASMVStandard:V23,V24

15. WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVwhenVhumansVfirstVsuspectedVtheVexistenceVofVmicrobes?
A. duringVtheVIndustrialVRevolution
B. inVprehistoricVtimes*
C. inVtheVlastVcentury


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