Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience 2nd Edition By John W. Foster; Joan L. Slonczewski Chapter 1 - 27 Complete

Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience 2nd
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Edition By John W. Foster; Joan L. Slonczewski
Chapter 1 - 27 Complete

,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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MULTIPLExCHOICE

1. WhichxofxthexfollowingxisxNOTxconsideredxaxbenefitxofxmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogenxfixation c. synthesisxofxvitamins
b. productionxofxfermentedxfoods d.x causativexagentsxofxdisease
ANS:x D DIF: Easy REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1axDescribexhowxwexdefinexaxmicrobe,xandxexplainxwhyxthexdefinitionxisxaxchallenge.xMSC:
x Remembering




2. Axmicrobexthatxisx50xnmxinxsizexwouldxmostxlikelyxbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E.xcoli. d.xxx algae.
ANS:x C DIF: Moderate REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Applying

3. Basedxonxthexfigurexshown,xthextypexofxorganismxindicatedxwithxanxarrowxcouldxbexa




a. virus. c. macroscopicxfungi.
b. bacteria. d.x largexameba.
ANS:x B DIF: Easy REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Applying

4. Basedxonxthexfigure,xthextypexofxorganismxshownxisxa(n)

, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d.x eukaryote.
ANS:x D DIF: Moderate REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Applying

5. Whichxofxthexfollowingxdemonstratesxcorrectxscientificxnotationxofxaxbacterialxorganism?
a. StaphylococcusxEpidermidis c. Staphylococcusxepidermidis
b. Staphylococcusxepidermidis d.x StaphylococcusxEpidermidis
ANS:x C DIF: Easy REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Applying

6. Whichxkeyxcharacteristicxdifferentiatesxaxprokaryotexfromxaxeukaryote?
a. thexabsencexofxproteins
b. thexpresencexofxDNA
c. thexabsencexofxmembrane-boundxorganelles
d. thexpresencexofxaxcellxwall
ANS:x C DIF: Easy REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Remembering

7. Whichxofxthexfollowingxmethodsxforxclassifyingxlifexformsxcanxbestxbexusedxtoxdistinguishxbetweenxtwoxclos
elyxrelatedxrod-shapedxbacterialxorganisms,x SalmonellaxtyphimuriumxandxEscherichiaxcoli?
a. physicalxcharacteristics c. DNAxsequencexcomparison
b. methodxofxreproduction d.x environmentalxhabitat
ANS:x C DIF: Moderate REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Applying

8. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxalwaysxclassifiedxasxaxeukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichiaxcoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:x D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

, OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Understanding

9. Whichxofxthexfollowingxhasxbeenxusedxasxaxtoolxforxgenextherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d.x fungi
ANS:x A DIF: Easy REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Understanding

10. Whichxofxthexfollowingxwouldxyouxnotxexpectxtoxfindxinxthexhumanxdigestivextract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.x intestinalxviruses
ANS:x B DIF: Moderate REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x1.1bxDescribexthexthreexmajorxdomainsxofxlife:xArchaea,xBacteria,xandxEukarya.xExplainxwhatxthex
threexdomainsxhavexinxcommonxandxhowxtheyxdiffer. MSC:x Understanding

11. Antibioticsxarexchemotherapeuticxdrugsxthatxfunctionxbyxinhibitingxanximportantxcellularxstructurexorxproc
essxofxanxorganismxthatxisxcausingxanxinfection.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxwouldxnotxbexaffectedxbyxanxanti
bioticxthatxtargetsxcellularxmetabolicxenzymes?
a. Streptococcusxpyogenesxbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpesxvirus d.x breadxmold
ANS:x B DIF: Moderate REF:x 1.1
OBJ:x 1.1cxDefinexviruses,xandxexplainxhowxtheyxrelatextoxlivingxcells.xMSC:x
Analyzing

12. Whichxscientistxisxcreditedxwithxconstructingxthexfirstxmicroscope?
a. AntoniexvanxLeeuwenhoek c. RobertxHooke
b. CatherinexofxSiena d.xxx LouisxPasteur
ANS:x C DIF: Easy REF:x 1.2
OBJ:x 1.2axExplainxhowxmicrobialxdiseasesxhavexchangedxhumanxhistory.xM
SC:x Remembering

13. Whichxofxthexfollowingxwasxanxunexpectedxbenefitxofxthexbubonicxplague?
a. Therexwasxnoxbenefitxtoxthexbubonicxplague.
b. ThexpopulationxofxEuropexexperiencedxaxbabyxboom.
c. Itxresultedxinxaxbetterxunderstandingxofxasepticxpracticesxandxhowxtoxpreventxthexspreadxofxi
nfection.
d. ThexpopulationxdeclinexenabledxthexculturalxadvancementxofxthexRenaissance.
ANS:x D DIF: Easy REF:x 1.2
OBJ:x 1.2axExplainxhowxmicrobialxdiseasesxhavexchangedxhumanxhistory.xM
SC:x Understanding

14. WhichxofxthexfollowingxorganismsxwouldxyouxNOTxbexablextoxseexusingxRobertxHooke’sxmicroscope?
a. vinegarxeels c. moldxfilaments
b. dustxmites d. Mycobacteriumxtuberculosis
ANS:x D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2