Test Bank For Brock Biology of Microorganisms 15th Edition By Michael T. Madigan

Test Bank
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,BrockBiology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko)
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Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE i



1) Which istatement iis inot itrue ias ia igeneral irule?
A) Microbial icells iexist ias isingle icells ior iin icell iclusters.
B) Microbial icells icarry iout itheir ilife iprocesses iindependently.
C) Microbial icells iinclude iboth ibacteria iand i viruses.
D) Microbial icells iexclude ithe icells iof iplants iand ianimals.
iAnswer: iC


2) Basic imicrobiology ican ibe iused ito
A) probe ithe inature iof ilife iprocesses.
B) study ibiochemical iproperties icommon ito iall icells.
C) model iour iunderstanding iof icell ifunction iin ihigher iorganisms.
D) all iof ithe iabove.
iAnswer: iD


3) Applied imicrobiology ideals iwith iproblems iin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all iof ithe iabove.
Answer: iD
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4) The igreatest isource iof ibiomass ion iEarth icomes ifrom
A) prokaryotic i cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants iand ianimals itogether.
Answer: iA
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5) The icell's igenetic iinformation iis ifound iin ithe
A) cell imembrane.
B) nucleus ior inucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) none iof ithe iabove.
Answer: iB
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6) Because ithe icell icommunicates, iexchanges imaterials iwith iits ienvironment, iand iundergoes ichange, iit iis
called ia(n)
A) ancestral isystem.
B) dynamic ientity.

,C) closed isystem.
D) nucleoid isystem.
Answer: iB
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7) Changes iin icellular icharacteristics iare itransmitted ito ioffspring ithrough ithe iprocess iof
A) chemical isignaling.
B) reproductive iinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) none iof ithe iabove.
i Answer: iC
8) Catalysts iinvolved iin ithe iacceleration iof ithe irate iof ichemical ireactions iare icalled
A) catalytic iconverters.
B) growth iagents.
C) evolutionary imolecules.
D) enzymes.
iAnswer: iD
9) Regarding iearly ilife ion iEarth:
A) Microbial ilife iexisted ion iEarth ifor ibillions iof iyears ibefore iplant iand ianimal ilife.
B) Microbial ilife iexisted ion iEarth ilong ibefore ianimals ibut ihas ibeen iaround ifor iabout ithe isame iamount
iof itime ias iplants.


C) Microbial ilife, iplant ilife, iand ianimal ilife iall iappeared iat iabout ithe isame itime.
D) It iis iimpossible ito idetermine iwhich itype iof ilife ifirst iappeared ion
iEarth. iAnswer: iA


10) Most iprokaryotic icells ireside
A) on ithe iEarth's isurface.
B) in ithe iEarth's ilakes, irivers, iand ioceans.
C) in iand ion inon-prokaryotic iorganisms i(including ihumans iand iother ianimals).
D) in ithe ioceanic iand iterrestrial isubsurfaces.
iAnswer: iD


11) The iperson iwho idescribed ithe i"wee ianimalcules" iwas
A) Hooke.
B) van iLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
iAnswer:


iB


12) Fannie iHesse iis icredited iwith igiving
the iideas ifor iusing iagar ias ia isolidifying iagent.
A) Pasteur

, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
Answer: iC
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13) Which iof ithe ifollowing iis/are icharacteristic iof icellular iorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All iof ithe iabove
Answer: iD
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14) Which iof ithe ifollowing iis inot ia imajor iecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher iorganisms, iboth iplant iand ianimal
iAnswer: iC
15) Which istatement iis itrue?
A) Populations iare iassemblages iof imicrobial icommunities.
B) Microbial icommunities iare iassemblages iof ipopulations.
C) Habitats iare iassemblages iof imicrobial icommunities.
D) Populations iare iassemblages iof ihabitats.
iAnswer: iB


16) The iexport iof iU.S. ibeef ito iforeign imarkets iwas ishut idown iin i2003 idue ito
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad icow idisease.
i Answer: iD
17) During ia ivery iscientifically iproductive iperiod iin ihis ilife, iPasteur ideveloped ivaccines ifor
A) anthrax.
B) fowl icholera.
C) rabies.
D) all iof ithe iabove.
Answer: iD
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18) The idiscovery iof iantibiotics iand iother iimportant ichemicals iled ito ithe ifield iof
A) industrial imicrobiology.
B) agricultural imicrobiology.
C) marine imicrobiology.