TEST BANK FOR
Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy.
By Bauman
13th Edition
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,MULTIPLE CHOICES
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease. - ANS✓✓ view microorganisms and record these observations.
Which of the following microbes are likely to be the swiftly moving "animalcules" observed by Leeuwenhoek
in pond water?
A) fungi
B) protozoa
C) algae
D) viruses
E) fungi and algae - ANS✓✓ protozoa
Which of the following statements about fungi is INCORRECT?
A) fungi are eukaryotes.
B) molds are multicellular.
C) fungi have a cell wall.
D) fungi are photosynthetic.
E) yeasts are unicellular. - ANS✓✓ fungi are photosynthetic.
Which of the following is an accurate description of viruses?
A) they are visible with a light microscope.
B) they are the smallest known cells.
C) they are composed of protein only.
D) they are typically about the size of prokaryotic cells.
E) they are acellular obligatory parasites. - ANS✓✓ they are acellular obligatory parasites.
Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?
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,A) protozoa; multicellular
B) fungi; cell walls
C) algae; aquatic and marine habitats
D) prokaryotes; no nuclei
E) viruses; acellular parasites - ANS✓✓ protozoa; multicellular
A tiny (less than 2 micrometers) new organism is discovered living in a boiling hot "mud pot" (a type of mud
spring). It is most likely a member of the
A) algae.
B) archaea.
C) fungi.
D) protozoa.
E) viruses. - ANS✓✓ archaea.
Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because
A) they are parasites.
B) diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples.
C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
D) Leeuwenhoek first discovered them.
E) no one else wants to study them. - ANS✓✓ diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient
samples.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of protozoa?
A) most exhibit asexual reproduction.
B) they are single-celled organisms.
C) they are eukaryotic organisms.
D) they are all photosynthetic.
E) they frequently possess cilia or flagella. - ANS✓✓ they are all photosynthetic.
The microbes commonly known as ________ are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
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, C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses - ANS✓✓ protozoa
Microorganisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus are called
A) fungi.
B) pathogens.
C) eukaryotes.
D) prokaryotes.
E) viruses. - ANS✓✓ prokaryotes.
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes. - ANS✓✓ facultative anaerobes.
Which of the following questions largely stimulated the research of microbes during what is known as the
Golden Age of Microbiology?
A) How should living organisms be classified?
B) How do genes work?
C) How can microorganisms be seen?
D) How are microbes related?
E) What causes disease, and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible? - ANS✓✓ What causes disease,
and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible?
Aristotle was an early natural philosopher who formulated the
A) theory of natural selection.
B) germ theory of disease.
C) theory of spontaneous generation (abiogenesis).
D) theory of "magic bullets."
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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy.
By Bauman
13th Edition
1|Page
,MULTIPLE CHOICES
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease. - ANS✓✓ view microorganisms and record these observations.
Which of the following microbes are likely to be the swiftly moving "animalcules" observed by Leeuwenhoek
in pond water?
A) fungi
B) protozoa
C) algae
D) viruses
E) fungi and algae - ANS✓✓ protozoa
Which of the following statements about fungi is INCORRECT?
A) fungi are eukaryotes.
B) molds are multicellular.
C) fungi have a cell wall.
D) fungi are photosynthetic.
E) yeasts are unicellular. - ANS✓✓ fungi are photosynthetic.
Which of the following is an accurate description of viruses?
A) they are visible with a light microscope.
B) they are the smallest known cells.
C) they are composed of protein only.
D) they are typically about the size of prokaryotic cells.
E) they are acellular obligatory parasites. - ANS✓✓ they are acellular obligatory parasites.
Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?
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,A) protozoa; multicellular
B) fungi; cell walls
C) algae; aquatic and marine habitats
D) prokaryotes; no nuclei
E) viruses; acellular parasites - ANS✓✓ protozoa; multicellular
A tiny (less than 2 micrometers) new organism is discovered living in a boiling hot "mud pot" (a type of mud
spring). It is most likely a member of the
A) algae.
B) archaea.
C) fungi.
D) protozoa.
E) viruses. - ANS✓✓ archaea.
Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because
A) they are parasites.
B) diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples.
C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
D) Leeuwenhoek first discovered them.
E) no one else wants to study them. - ANS✓✓ diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient
samples.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of protozoa?
A) most exhibit asexual reproduction.
B) they are single-celled organisms.
C) they are eukaryotic organisms.
D) they are all photosynthetic.
E) they frequently possess cilia or flagella. - ANS✓✓ they are all photosynthetic.
The microbes commonly known as ________ are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
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, C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses - ANS✓✓ protozoa
Microorganisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus are called
A) fungi.
B) pathogens.
C) eukaryotes.
D) prokaryotes.
E) viruses. - ANS✓✓ prokaryotes.
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes. - ANS✓✓ facultative anaerobes.
Which of the following questions largely stimulated the research of microbes during what is known as the
Golden Age of Microbiology?
A) How should living organisms be classified?
B) How do genes work?
C) How can microorganisms be seen?
D) How are microbes related?
E) What causes disease, and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible? - ANS✓✓ What causes disease,
and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible?
Aristotle was an early natural philosopher who formulated the
A) theory of natural selection.
B) germ theory of disease.
C) theory of spontaneous generation (abiogenesis).
D) theory of "magic bullets."
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