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2nd Edition
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By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
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Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
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,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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MULTIPLE nnCHOICE
1. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnis nnNOT nnconsidered nna nnbenefit nnof
nnmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogen nnfixation c. synthesis nnof nnvitamins
b. production nnof nnfermented nnfoods d. n n causative nnagents nnof nndisease
ANS: n n D DIF: Easy REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1a nnDescribe nnhow nnwe nndefine nna nnmicrobe, nnand nnexplain nnwhy nnthe nndefinition nnis
nna nnchallenge.n
MSC: n n Remembering
2. A nnmicrobe nnthat nnis nn50 nnnm nnin nnsize nnwould nnmost nnlikely nnbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. nncoli. d. nn nn n n algae.
ANS: n n C DIF: Moderate REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1b nnDescribe nnthe nnthree nnmajor nndomains nnof nnlife: nnArchaea, nnBacteria, nnand nnEukarya.
nnExplain nnwhatn
the nnthree nndomains nnhave nnin nncommon nnand nnhow nnthey nndiffer. MSC:
n n Applying
3. Based nnon nnthe nnfigure nnshown, nnthe nntype nnof nnorganism nnindicated nnwith nnan nnarrow nncould nnbe nna
a. virus. c. macroscopic nnfungi.
b. bacteria. d. n n large nnameba.
ANS: n n B DIF: Easy REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1b nnDescribe nnthe nnthree nnmajor nndomains nnof nnlife: nnArchaea, nnBacteria, nnand nnEukarya.
nnExplain nnwhatn
the nnthree nndomains nnhave nnin nncommon nnand nnhow nnthey nndiffer. MSC:
n n Applying
4. Based nnon nnthe nnfigure, nnthe nntype nnof nnorganism nnshown nnis nna(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. n n eukaryote.
ANS: n n D DIF: Moderate REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1b nnDescribe nnthe nnthree nnmajor nndomains nnof nnlife: nnArchaea, nnBacteria, nnand nnEukarya.
nnExplain nnwhatn
the nnthree nndomains nnhave nnin nncommon nnand nnhow nnthey nndiffer. MSC:
n n Applying
5. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nndemonstrates nncorrect nnscientific nnnotation nnof nna nnbacterial nnorganism?
a. Staphylococcus nnEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus nnepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus nnepidermidis d. n n Staphylococcus nnEpidermidis
ANS: n n C DIF: Easy REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1b nnDescribe nnthe nnthree nnmajor nndomains nnof nnlife: nnArchaea, nnBacteria, nnand nnEukarya.
nnExplain nnwhatn
the nnthree nndomains nnhave nnin nncommon nnand nnhow nnthey nndiffer. MSC:
n n Applying
6. Which nnkey nncharacteristic nndifferentiates nna nnprokaryote nnfrom nna nneukaryote?
a. the nnabsence nnof nnproteins
b. the nnpresence nnof nnDNA
c. the nnabsence nnof nnmembrane-bound nnorganelles
d. the nnpresence nnof nna nncell nnwall
ANS: n n C DIF: Easy REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1b nnDescribe nnthe nnthree nnmajor nndomains nnof nnlife: nnArchaea, nnBacteria, nnand nnEukarya.
nnExplain nnwhatn
the nnthree nndomains nnhave nnin nncommon nnand nnhow nnthey nndiffer. MSC:
n n Remembering
7. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnmethods nnfor nnclassifying nnlife nnforms nncan nnbest nnbe nnused nnto
nndistinguish nnbetween nntwonclosely nnrelated nnrod-shaped nnbacterial nnorganisms, nn Salmonella
nntyphimurium nnand nnEscherichia nncoli?
a. physical nncharacteristics c. DNA nnsequence nncomparison
b. method nnof nnreproduction d. n n environmental nnhabitat
ANS: n n C DIF: Moderate REF: n n 1.1
OBJ: nn1.1b nnDescribe nnthe nnthree nnmajor nndomains nnof nnlife: nnArchaea, nnBacteria, nnand nnEukarya.
nnExplain nnwhatn
the nnthree nndomains nnhave nnin nncommon nnand nnhow nnthey nndiffer. MSC:
n n Applying
8. Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnis nnalways nnclassified nnas nna nneukaryote?
, a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia nncoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: nn D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1