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

Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience

2nd Edition
By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski

Chapter 1 - 27 Complete

,Chapteraa01:aaMicrobesaaShapeaaOuraaHistory


MULTIPLEaaCHOICE

1. WhichaaofaatheaafollowingaaisaaNOTaaconsideredaaaaabenefitaaofaamicroorganis
ms?
a. nitrogenaafixation c. synthesisaaofaavitamins
b. productionaaofaafermentedaafoods d.a a causativeaaagentsaaofaadisease
ANS:a a D DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1aaaDescribeaahowaaweaadefineaaaaamicrobe,aaandaaexplainaawhyaatheaadefinitionaaisaaaaach
allenge.aMSC:a a Remembering

2. Aaamicrobeaathataaisaa50aanmaainaasizeaawouldaamostaalikelyaabe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E.aacoli. d.aaaaa a algae.
ANS:a a C DIF: Moderate REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Applying

3. Basedaaonaatheaafigureaashown,aatheaatypeaaofaaorganismaaindicatedaawithaaanaaarrowaacouldaabeaaa




a. virus. c. macroscopicaafungi.
b. bacteria. d.a a largeaaameba.
ANS:a a B DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Applying

4. Basedaaonaatheaafigure,aatheaatypeaaofaaorganismaashownaaisaaa(n)

, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d.a a eukaryote.
ANS:a a D DIF: Moderate REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Applying

5. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaademonstratesaacorrectaascientificaanotationaaofaaaaabacterialaaorganism?
a. StaphylococcusaaEpidermidis c. Staphylococcusaaepidermidis
b. Staphylococcusaaepidermidis d.a a StaphylococcusaaEpidermidis
ANS:a a C DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Applying

6. Whichaakeyaacharacteristicaadifferentiatesaaaaaprokaryoteaafromaaaaaeukaryote?
a. theaaabsenceaaofaaproteins
b. theaapresenceaaofaaDNA
c. theaaabsenceaaofaamembrane-boundaaorganelles
d. theaapresenceaaofaaaaacellaawall
ANS:a a C DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Remembering

7. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaamethodsaaforaaclassifyingaalifeaaformsaacanaabestaabeaausedaatoaadistinguishaab
etweenaatwoacloselyaarelatedaarod-
shapedaabacterialaaorganisms,aa SalmonellaaatyphimuriumaaandaaEscherichiaaacoli?
a. physicalaacharacteristics c. DNAaasequenceaacomparison
b. methodaaofaareproduction d.a a environmentalaahabitat
ANS:a a C DIF: Moderate REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Applying

8. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaaisaaalwaysaaclassifiedaaasaaaaaeukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichiaaacoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:a a D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

, OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Understanding

9. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaahasaabeenaausedaaasaaaaatoolaaforaageneaatherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d.a a fungi
ANS:a a A DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Understanding

10. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaawouldaayouaanotaaexpectaatoaafindaainaatheaahumanaadigestiveaatract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.a a intestinalaaviruses
ANS:a a B DIF: Moderate REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:aa1.1baaDescribeaatheaathreeaamajoraadomainsaaofaalife:aaArchaea,aaBacteria,aaandaaEukarya.aaExpla
inaawhatatheaathreeaadomainsaahaveaainaacommonaaandaahowaatheyaadiffer. MSC:a a Understanding

11. Antibioticsaaareaachemotherapeuticaadrugsaathataafunctionaabyaainhibitingaaanaaimportantaacellularaastr
uctureaaoraaprocessaaofaaanaaorganismaathataaisaacausingaaanaainfection.aaWhichaaofaatheaafollowingaawo
uldaanotaabeaaaffectedaabyaanaaantibioticaathataatargetsaacellularaametabolicaaenzymes?
a. Streptococcusaapyogenesaabacteria c. ameba
b. Herpesaavirus d.a a breadaamold
ANS:a a B DIF: Moderate REF:a a 1.1
OBJ:a a 1.1caaDefineaaviruses,aaandaaexplainaahowaatheyaarelateaatoaalivingaac
ells.aMSC:a a Analyzing

12. Whichaascientistaaisaacreditedaawithaaconstructingaatheaafirstaamicroscop
e?
a. AntonieaavanaaLeeuwenhoek c. RobertaaHooke
b. CatherineaaofaaSiena d.aaaaa a LouisaaPasteur
ANS:a a C DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.2
OBJ:a a 1.2aaaExplainaahowaamicrobialaadiseasesaahaveaachangedaahumanaah
istory.aMSC:a a Remembering

13. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaawasaaanaaunexpectedaabenefitaaofaatheaabubonicaaplague?
a. Thereaawasaanoaabenefitaatoaatheaabubonicaaplague.
b. TheaapopulationaaofaaEuropeaaexperiencedaaaaababyaaboom.
c. Itaaresultedaainaaaaabetteraaunderstandingaaofaaasepticaapracticesaaandaahowaatoaapreventaat
heaaspreadaaofainfection.
d. TheaapopulationaadeclineaaenabledaatheaaculturalaaadvancementaaofaatheaaRenaissance.
ANS:a a D DIF: Easy REF:a a 1.2
OBJ:a a 1.2aaaExplainaahowaamicrobialaadiseasesaahaveaachangedaahumanaah
istory.aMSC:a a Understanding

14. WhichaaofaatheaafollowingaaorganismsaawouldaayouaaNOTaabeaaableaatoaaseeaausingaaRobertaaHooke’saamicrosc
ope?
a. vinegaraaeels c. moldaafilaments
b. dustaamites d. Mycobacteriumaatuberculosi
s
ANS:a a D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2