TEST BANK
NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY: A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, 10TH
EDITION
Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm, Mira Beins, Eugene Nester and Deborah Allen
, Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective 10th Edition by Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Spontaneous generation refers to the idea that organisms came from other organisms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The human body only contains bacteria during illness.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Bacteria and eukarya both contain membrane-bound organelles.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) The scientific name of an organism indicates its domain.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Viroids are naked (lacking a protein shell) pieces of RNA that infect plants.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Viruses simultaneously contain DNA, RNA, and protein.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective 10th Edition by Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm
7) Viruses, viroids, and prions are obligate intracellular agents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Viruses and bacteria are both unicellular.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) An organism is categorized in a domain according to its cell size.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Archaea are very similar to bacteria and have rigid cell walls made of peptidoglycan.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Thiomargarita namibiensis cannot be a eukaryote because it is only 1 mm in width.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
12) The scientist usually credited with seeing the first microorganisms, which he called
"animalcules", was .
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, Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective 10th Edition by Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm
A) Redi
B) van aLeeuwenhoek
C) Pasteur
D) Tyndall
E) Lister
13) The aword a"animalcule" awas afirst aused aby a .
A) Pasteur
B) Redi
C) van aLeeuwenhoek
D) Tyndall
E) Hooke
14) The aidea aof aspontaneous ageneration apostulated athat
A) organisms acould aevolve ainto athe anext ageneration aof aorganisms.
B) organisms acould aspontaneously aturn ainto aother atypes aof aorganisms.
C) living aorganisms acould aspontaneously aarise afrom anon-living amaterial.
D) living aorganisms acould aspontaneously aarise afrom aother aliving aorganisms.
E) living aorganisms amust acontain aat aleast aten acells.
15) Which aof athese ascientists awere ainvolved ain ainvestigating athe aidea aof
aspontaneous ageneration?
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NESTER'S MICROBIOLOGY: A HUMAN PERSPECTIVE, 10TH
EDITION
Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm, Mira Beins, Eugene Nester and Deborah Allen
, Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective 10th Edition by Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Spontaneous generation refers to the idea that organisms came from other organisms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) The human body only contains bacteria during illness.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Bacteria and eukarya both contain membrane-bound organelles.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) The scientific name of an organism indicates its domain.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Viroids are naked (lacking a protein shell) pieces of RNA that infect plants.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Viruses simultaneously contain DNA, RNA, and protein.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective 10th Edition by Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm
7) Viruses, viroids, and prions are obligate intracellular agents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Viruses and bacteria are both unicellular.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) An organism is categorized in a domain according to its cell size.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Archaea are very similar to bacteria and have rigid cell walls made of peptidoglycan.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Thiomargarita namibiensis cannot be a eukaryote because it is only 1 mm in width.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
12) The scientist usually credited with seeing the first microorganisms, which he called
"animalcules", was .
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, Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective 10th Edition by Denise Anderson, Sarah Salm
A) Redi
B) van aLeeuwenhoek
C) Pasteur
D) Tyndall
E) Lister
13) The aword a"animalcule" awas afirst aused aby a .
A) Pasteur
B) Redi
C) van aLeeuwenhoek
D) Tyndall
E) Hooke
14) The aidea aof aspontaneous ageneration apostulated athat
A) organisms acould aevolve ainto athe anext ageneration aof aorganisms.
B) organisms acould aspontaneously aturn ainto aother atypes aof aorganisms.
C) living aorganisms acould aspontaneously aarise afrom anon-living amaterial.
D) living aorganisms acould aspontaneously aarise afrom aother aliving aorganisms.
E) living aorganisms amust acontain aat aleast aten acells.
15) Which aof athese ascientists awere ainvolved ain ainvestigating athe aidea aof
aspontaneous ageneration?
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