Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience
2nd Edition
By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
,Chapter G01: GMicrobes GShape GOur GHistory
MULTIPLE GCHOICE
1. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gis GNOT Gconsidered Ga Gbenefit Gof
Gmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogen Gfixation c. synthesis Gof Gvitamins
b. production Gof Gfermented Gfoods d. G causative Gagents Gof Gdisease
ANS: G D DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1a GDescribe Ghow Gwe Gdefine Ga Gmicrobe, Gand Gexplain Gwhy Gthe Gdefinition Gis Ga
Gchallenge.GMSC: G Remembering
2. A Gmicrobe Gthat Gis G50 Gnm Gin Gsize Gwould Gmost Glikely Gbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. Gcoli. d. G G G algae.
ANS: G C DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
3. Based Gon Gthe Gfigure Gshown, Gthe Gtype Gof Gorganism Gindicated Gwith Gan Garrow Gcould Gbe Ga
a. virus. c. macroscopic Gfungi.
b. bacteria. d. G large Gameba.
ANS: G B DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
4. Based Gon Gthe Gfigure, Gthe Gtype Gof Gorganism Gshown Gis Ga(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. G eukaryote.
ANS: G D DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
5. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gdemonstrates Gcorrect Gscientific Gnotation Gof Ga Gbacterial Gorganism?
a. Staphylococcus GEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus Gepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus Gepidermidis d. G Staphylococcus GEpidermidis
ANS: G C DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
6. Which Gkey Gcharacteristic Gdifferentiates Ga Gprokaryote Gfrom Ga Geukaryote?
a. the Gabsence Gof Gproteins
b. the Gpresence Gof GDNA
c. the Gabsence Gof Gmembrane-bound Gorganelles
d. the Gpresence Gof Ga Gcell Gwall
ANS: G C DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Remembering
7. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gmethods Gfor Gclassifying Glife Gforms Gcan Gbest Gbe Gused Gto Gdistinguish
Gbetween GtwoGclosely Grelated Grod-shaped Gbacterial Gorganisms, G Salmonella Gtyphimurium Gand
GEscherichia Gcoli?
a. physical Gcharacteristics c. DNA Gsequence Gcomparison
b. method Gof Greproduction d. G environmental Ghabitat
ANS: G C DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
8. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gis Galways Gclassified Gas Ga Geukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia Gcoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: G D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Understanding
9. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Ghas Gbeen Gused Gas Ga Gtool Gfor Ggene Gtherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. G fungi
ANS: G A DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Understanding
10. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gwould Gyou Gnot Gexpect Gto Gfind Gin Gthe Ghuman Gdigestive Gtract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. G intestinal Gviruses
ANS: G B DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Understanding
11. Antibiotics Gare Gchemotherapeutic Gdrugs Gthat Gfunction Gby Ginhibiting Gan Gimportant Gcellular
Gstructure Gor Gprocess Gof Gan Gorganism Gthat Gis G causing Gan Ginfection. GWhich Gof Gthe Gfollowing
Gwould Gnot Gbe Gaffected GbyGan Gantibiotic Gthat Gtargets Gcellular Gmetabolic Genzymes?
a. Streptococcus Gpyogenes Gbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes Gvirus d. G bread Gmold
ANS: G B DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G 1.1c GDefine Gviruses, Gand Gexplain Ghow Gthey Grelate Gto Gliving
Gcells.GMSC: G Analyzing
12. Which Gscientist Gis Gcredited Gwith Gconstructing Gthe Gfirst
Gmicroscope?
a. Antonie Gvan GLeeuwenhoek c. Robert GHooke
b. Catherine Gof GSiena d. G G G Louis GPasteur
ANS: G C DIF: Easy REF: G 1.2
OBJ: G 1.2a GExplain Ghow Gmicrobial Gdiseases Ghave Gchanged Ghuman
Ghistory.GMSC: G Remembering
13. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gwas Gan Gunexpected Gbenefit Gof Gthe Gbubonic Gplague?
a. There Gwas Gno Gbenefit Gto Gthe Gbubonic Gplague.
b. The Gpopulation Gof GEurope Gexperienced Ga Gbaby Gboom.
c. It Gresulted Gin Ga Gbetter Gunderstanding Gof Gaseptic Gpractices Gand Ghow Gto Gprevent
Gthe Gspread GofGinfection.
d. The Gpopulation Gdecline Genabled Gthe Gcultural Gadvancement Gof Gthe GRenaissance.
ANS: G D DIF: Easy REF: G 1.2
OBJ: G 1.2a GExplain Ghow Gmicrobial Gdiseases Ghave Gchanged Ghuman
Ghistory.GMSC: G Understanding
14. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gorganisms Gwould Gyou GNOT Gbe Gable Gto Gsee Gusing GRobert GHooke’s
Gmicroscope?
a. vinegar Geels c. mold Gfilaments
b. dust Gmites d. Mycobacterium
Gtuberculosis
ANS: G D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2
2nd Edition
By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
,Chapter G01: GMicrobes GShape GOur GHistory
MULTIPLE GCHOICE
1. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gis GNOT Gconsidered Ga Gbenefit Gof
Gmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogen Gfixation c. synthesis Gof Gvitamins
b. production Gof Gfermented Gfoods d. G causative Gagents Gof Gdisease
ANS: G D DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1a GDescribe Ghow Gwe Gdefine Ga Gmicrobe, Gand Gexplain Gwhy Gthe Gdefinition Gis Ga
Gchallenge.GMSC: G Remembering
2. A Gmicrobe Gthat Gis G50 Gnm Gin Gsize Gwould Gmost Glikely Gbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. Gcoli. d. G G G algae.
ANS: G C DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
3. Based Gon Gthe Gfigure Gshown, Gthe Gtype Gof Gorganism Gindicated Gwith Gan Garrow Gcould Gbe Ga
a. virus. c. macroscopic Gfungi.
b. bacteria. d. G large Gameba.
ANS: G B DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
4. Based Gon Gthe Gfigure, Gthe Gtype Gof Gorganism Gshown Gis Ga(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. G eukaryote.
ANS: G D DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
5. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gdemonstrates Gcorrect Gscientific Gnotation Gof Ga Gbacterial Gorganism?
a. Staphylococcus GEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus Gepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus Gepidermidis d. G Staphylococcus GEpidermidis
ANS: G C DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
6. Which Gkey Gcharacteristic Gdifferentiates Ga Gprokaryote Gfrom Ga Geukaryote?
a. the Gabsence Gof Gproteins
b. the Gpresence Gof GDNA
c. the Gabsence Gof Gmembrane-bound Gorganelles
d. the Gpresence Gof Ga Gcell Gwall
ANS: G C DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Remembering
7. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gmethods Gfor Gclassifying Glife Gforms Gcan Gbest Gbe Gused Gto Gdistinguish
Gbetween GtwoGclosely Grelated Grod-shaped Gbacterial Gorganisms, G Salmonella Gtyphimurium Gand
GEscherichia Gcoli?
a. physical Gcharacteristics c. DNA Gsequence Gcomparison
b. method Gof Greproduction d. G environmental Ghabitat
ANS: G C DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Applying
8. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gis Galways Gclassified Gas Ga Geukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia Gcoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: G D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Understanding
9. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Ghas Gbeen Gused Gas Ga Gtool Gfor Ggene Gtherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. G fungi
ANS: G A DIF: Easy REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Understanding
10. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gwould Gyou Gnot Gexpect Gto Gfind Gin Gthe Ghuman Gdigestive Gtract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. G intestinal Gviruses
ANS: G B DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G1.1b GDescribe Gthe Gthree Gmajor Gdomains Gof Glife: GArchaea, GBacteria, Gand GEukarya. GExplain
GwhatGthe Gthree Gdomains Ghave Gin Gcommon Gand Ghow Gthey Gdiffer. MSC: G Understanding
11. Antibiotics Gare Gchemotherapeutic Gdrugs Gthat Gfunction Gby Ginhibiting Gan Gimportant Gcellular
Gstructure Gor Gprocess Gof Gan Gorganism Gthat Gis G causing Gan Ginfection. GWhich Gof Gthe Gfollowing
Gwould Gnot Gbe Gaffected GbyGan Gantibiotic Gthat Gtargets Gcellular Gmetabolic Genzymes?
a. Streptococcus Gpyogenes Gbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes Gvirus d. G bread Gmold
ANS: G B DIF: Moderate REF: G 1.1
OBJ: G 1.1c GDefine Gviruses, Gand Gexplain Ghow Gthey Grelate Gto Gliving
Gcells.GMSC: G Analyzing
12. Which Gscientist Gis Gcredited Gwith Gconstructing Gthe Gfirst
Gmicroscope?
a. Antonie Gvan GLeeuwenhoek c. Robert GHooke
b. Catherine Gof GSiena d. G G G Louis GPasteur
ANS: G C DIF: Easy REF: G 1.2
OBJ: G 1.2a GExplain Ghow Gmicrobial Gdiseases Ghave Gchanged Ghuman
Ghistory.GMSC: G Remembering
13. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gwas Gan Gunexpected Gbenefit Gof Gthe Gbubonic Gplague?
a. There Gwas Gno Gbenefit Gto Gthe Gbubonic Gplague.
b. The Gpopulation Gof GEurope Gexperienced Ga Gbaby Gboom.
c. It Gresulted Gin Ga Gbetter Gunderstanding Gof Gaseptic Gpractices Gand Ghow Gto Gprevent
Gthe Gspread GofGinfection.
d. The Gpopulation Gdecline Genabled Gthe Gcultural Gadvancement Gof Gthe GRenaissance.
ANS: G D DIF: Easy REF: G 1.2
OBJ: G 1.2a GExplain Ghow Gmicrobial Gdiseases Ghave Gchanged Ghuman
Ghistory.GMSC: G Understanding
14. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gorganisms Gwould Gyou GNOT Gbe Gable Gto Gsee Gusing GRobert GHooke’s
Gmicroscope?
a. vinegar Geels c. mold Gfilaments
b. dust Gmites d. Mycobacterium
Gtuberculosis
ANS: G D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2
