Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience
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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 ssCHOICE
1. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssNOT ssconsidered ssa ssbenefit ssof
ssmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogen ssfixation c. synthesis ssof ssvitamins
b. production ssof ssfermented ssfoods d. s s causative ssagents ssof ssdisease
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1a ssDescribe sshow sswe ssdefine ssa ssmicrobe, ssand ssexplain sswhy ssthe ssdefinition ssis ssa
sschallenge.sMSC: s s Remembering
2. A ssmicrobe ssthat ssis ss50 ssnm ssin sssize sswould ssmost sslikely ssbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. sscoli. d. ss ss s s algae.
ANS: s s C DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
3. Based sson ssthe ssfigure ssshown, ssthe sstype ssof ssorganism ssindicated sswith ssan ssarrow sscould ssbe ssa
a. virus. c. macroscopic ssfungi.
b. bacteria. d. s s large ssameba.
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
4. Based sson ssthe ssfigure, ssthe sstype ssof ssorganism ssshown ssis ssa(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. s s eukaryote.
ANS: s s D DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
5. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssdemonstrates sscorrect ssscientific ssnotation ssof ssa ssbacterial ssorganism?
a. Staphylococcus ssEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus ssepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus ssepidermidis d. s s Staphylococcus ssEpidermidis
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
6. Which sskey sscharacteristic ssdifferentiates ssa ssprokaryote ssfrom ssa sseukaryote?
a. the ssabsence ssof ssproteins
b. the sspresence ssof ssDNA
c. the ssabsence ssof ssmembrane-bound ssorganelles
d. the sspresence ssof ssa sscell sswall
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Remembering
7. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssmethods ssfor ssclassifying sslife ssforms sscan ssbest ssbe ssused ssto ssdistinguish
ssbetween sstwosclosely ssrelated ssrod-shaped ssbacterial ss organisms, ss Salmonella sstyphimurium ss and
ssEscherichia sscoli?
a. physical sscharacteristics c. DNA sssequence sscomparison
b. method ssof ssreproduction d. s s environmental sshabitat
ANS: s s C DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
8. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssalways ssclassified ssas ssa sseukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia sscoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: s s D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatt
s he ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Understanding
9. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sshas ssbeen ssused ssas ssa sstool ssfor ssgene sstherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. s s fungi
ANS: s s A DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Understanding
10. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sswould ssyou ssnot ssexpect ssto ssfind ssin ssthe sshuman ssdigestive sstract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. s s intestinal ssviruses
ANS: s s B DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Understanding
11. Antibiotics ssare sschemotherapeutic ssdrugs ssthat ssfunction ssby ssinhibiting ssan ssimportant sscellular
ssstructure ss or ssprocess ssof ssan ssorganism ss that ssis sscausing ssan ssinfection. ssWhich ssof ssthe
ssfollowing sswould ssnot ssbe ssaffected ssbysan ssantibiotic ssthat ss targets sscellular ssmetabolic ssenzymes?
a. Streptococcus sspyogenes ssbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes ssvirus d. s s bread ssmold
ANS: s s B DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: s s 1.1c ssDefine ssviruses, ssand ssexplain sshow ssthey ssrelate ssto ssliving
sscells.sMSC: s s Analyzing
12. Which ssscientist ssis sscredited sswith ssconstructing ssthe ssfirst
ss microscope?
a. Antonie ssvan ssLeeuwenhoek c. Robert ssHooke
b. Catherine ssof ssSiena d. ss ss s s Louis ssPasteur
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2
OBJ: s s 1.2a ssExplain sshow ssmicrobial ssdiseases sshave sschanged sshuman
sshistory.sMSC: s s Remembering
13. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sswas ssan ssunexpected ssbenefit ssof ssthe ssbubonic ssplague?
a. There sswas ssno ssbenefit ssto ssthe ssbubonic ssplague.
b. The sspopulation ssof ssEurope ssexperienced ssa ssbaby ssboom.
c. It ssresulted ssin ssa ssbetter ssunderstanding ssof ssaseptic sspractices ssand sshow ssto ssprevent
ss the ssspread ssofsinfection.
d. The sspopulation ssdecline ssenabled ssthe sscultural ssadvancement ssof ssthe ssRenaissance.
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2
OBJ: s s 1.2a ssExplain sshow ssmicrobial ssdiseases sshave sschanged sshuman
sshistory.sMSC: s s Understanding
14. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssorganisms sswould ssyou ssNOT ssbe ssable ssto sssee ssusing ssRobert ssHooke’s
ssmicroscope?
ss ss ss ss ss ss
2nd Edition
ss ss ss
By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
ss ss ss ss
,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
ss ss ss ss ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssNOT ssconsidered ssa ssbenefit ssof
ssmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogen ssfixation c. synthesis ssof ssvitamins
b. production ssof ssfermented ssfoods d. s s causative ssagents ssof ssdisease
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1a ssDescribe sshow sswe ssdefine ssa ssmicrobe, ssand ssexplain sswhy ssthe ssdefinition ssis ssa
sschallenge.sMSC: s s Remembering
2. A ssmicrobe ssthat ssis ss50 ssnm ssin sssize sswould ssmost sslikely ssbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. sscoli. d. ss ss s s algae.
ANS: s s C DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
3. Based sson ssthe ssfigure ssshown, ssthe sstype ssof ssorganism ssindicated sswith ssan ssarrow sscould ssbe ssa
a. virus. c. macroscopic ssfungi.
b. bacteria. d. s s large ssameba.
ANS: s s B DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
4. Based sson ssthe ssfigure, ssthe sstype ssof ssorganism ssshown ssis ssa(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. s s eukaryote.
ANS: s s D DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
5. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssdemonstrates sscorrect ssscientific ssnotation ssof ssa ssbacterial ssorganism?
a. Staphylococcus ssEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus ssepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus ssepidermidis d. s s Staphylococcus ssEpidermidis
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
6. Which sskey sscharacteristic ssdifferentiates ssa ssprokaryote ssfrom ssa sseukaryote?
a. the ssabsence ssof ssproteins
b. the sspresence ssof ssDNA
c. the ssabsence ssof ssmembrane-bound ssorganelles
d. the sspresence ssof ssa sscell sswall
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Remembering
7. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssmethods ssfor ssclassifying sslife ssforms sscan ssbest ssbe ssused ssto ssdistinguish
ssbetween sstwosclosely ssrelated ssrod-shaped ssbacterial ss organisms, ss Salmonella sstyphimurium ss and
ssEscherichia sscoli?
a. physical sscharacteristics c. DNA sssequence sscomparison
b. method ssof ssreproduction d. s s environmental sshabitat
ANS: s s C DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC: s s Applying
8. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssalways ssclassified ssas ssa sseukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia sscoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: s s D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatt
s he ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Understanding
9. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sshas ssbeen ssused ssas ssa sstool ssfor ssgene sstherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. s s fungi
ANS: s s A DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Understanding
10. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sswould ssyou ssnot ssexpect ssto ssfind ssin ssthe sshuman ssdigestive sstract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. s s intestinal ssviruses
ANS: s s B DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: ss1.1b ssDescribe ssthe ssthree ssmajor ssdomains ssof sslife: ssArchaea, ssBacteria, ssand ssEukarya.
ssExplain sswhatsthe ssthree ssdomains sshave ssin sscommon ssand sshow ssthey ssdiffer. MSC:
s s Understanding
11. Antibiotics ssare sschemotherapeutic ssdrugs ssthat ssfunction ssby ssinhibiting ssan ssimportant sscellular
ssstructure ss or ssprocess ssof ssan ssorganism ss that ssis sscausing ssan ssinfection. ssWhich ssof ssthe
ssfollowing sswould ssnot ssbe ssaffected ssbysan ssantibiotic ssthat ss targets sscellular ssmetabolic ssenzymes?
a. Streptococcus sspyogenes ssbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes ssvirus d. s s bread ssmold
ANS: s s B DIF: Moderate REF: s s 1.1
OBJ: s s 1.1c ssDefine ssviruses, ssand ssexplain sshow ssthey ssrelate ssto ssliving
sscells.sMSC: s s Analyzing
12. Which ssscientist ssis sscredited sswith ssconstructing ssthe ssfirst
ss microscope?
a. Antonie ssvan ssLeeuwenhoek c. Robert ssHooke
b. Catherine ssof ssSiena d. ss ss s s Louis ssPasteur
ANS: s s C DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2
OBJ: s s 1.2a ssExplain sshow ssmicrobial ssdiseases sshave sschanged sshuman
sshistory.sMSC: s s Remembering
13. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing sswas ssan ssunexpected ssbenefit ssof ssthe ssbubonic ssplague?
a. There sswas ssno ssbenefit ssto ssthe ssbubonic ssplague.
b. The sspopulation ssof ssEurope ssexperienced ssa ssbaby ssboom.
c. It ssresulted ssin ssa ssbetter ssunderstanding ssof ssaseptic sspractices ssand sshow ssto ssprevent
ss the ssspread ssofsinfection.
d. The sspopulation ssdecline ssenabled ssthe sscultural ssadvancement ssof ssthe ssRenaissance.
ANS: s s D DIF: Easy REF: s s 1.2
OBJ: s s 1.2a ssExplain sshow ssmicrobial ssdiseases sshave sschanged sshuman
sshistory.sMSC: s s Understanding
14. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssorganisms sswould ssyou ssNOT ssbe ssable ssto sssee ssusing ssRobert ssHooke’s
ssmicroscope?
