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Chapterm1mThemMicrobialmWorld
1.1 MultiplemChoicemQuestions
1) WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismFALSE?
A) Microbialmcellsmcanmexistmasmsinglemcells.
B) Microbialmcellsmcarrymoutmtheirmlifemprocessesmofmgrowthmindependently.
C) Microbialmcellsmincludembothmbacteriamandmviruses.
D) Microbialmcellsmaremsurroundedmbymamplasmammembrane.
2) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismcorrect?
A) MicroorganismsmaremsignificantmcontributorsmtomthemtotalmbiomassmonmEarth.
B) MicroorganismsmrepresentmammuchmsmallermamountmofmEarth’smbiomassmthanmplants.
C) MicroorganismsmrepresentmammuchmsmallermamountmofmEarth’smbiomassmthanmanimals.
D) Microorganismsmaremsignificantminmnumber,mbutmnotminmoverallmbiomass.
3) Differentialmselectionmandmreproductionmofmphenotypesmoccursmduringmamprocessmcalled
A) cellularmdifferentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
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4) Inmwhat/whichmdomain(s)mofmlifemis/aremmicroorganismsmrepresented?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea,mBacteria,mandmEukarya
5) Biologicalmcatalystsminvolvedminmthemaccelerationmofmthemratemofmchemicalmreactionsm
aremcalled
A) catalyticmconverters.
B) growthmagents.
C) evolutionarymmolecules.
D) enzymes.
6) RegardingmearlymlifemonmEarth
A) microbialmlifemexistedmformbillionsmofmyearsmbeforemplantmandmanimalmlife.
B) microbialmlifemexistedmlongmbeforemanimalsmbutmhasmbeenmaroundmformaboutmthemsamemamo
untmofmtimemasmplants.
C) microbialmlife,mplantmlife,mandmanimalmlifemallmappearedmatmaboutmthemsamemtime.
D) itmismimpossiblemtomdeterminemwhichmtypemofmlifemfirstmappeared.
7) Thempersonmwhomdescribedmthem“weemanimalcules”mwas
A) RobertmHooke.
B) AntonimvanmLeeuwenhoek.
C) LouismPasteur.
D) FerdinandmCohn.
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8) WalthermHessemand pioneeredmthemusemofmagarmasmamsolidifyingmagent.
A) LouismPasteur
B) FerdinandmCohn
C) RobertmKoch
D) SergeimWinogradsky
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9) Whichmofmthemfollowingmis/aremcharacteristicmofmallmcellularmorganisms?
A) communication
B) evolution
C) motility
D) communication,mevolution,mandmmotility
10) DeducemwhymvirusesmaremexcludedmfrommthemribosomalmRNA—basedmtreemofmlife.
A) SomemvirusesmcontainmmultiplemstrandsmofmRNA.
B) Theirmgeneticmelementsmcannotmbemsequenced.
C) Theymcanminfectmothermorganisms,mwhichmcomplicatesmthemgeneticmcomparisons.
D) TheymlackmribosomalmRNAm(rRNA).
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11) LouismPasteurmdevelopedmthemvaccine(s)mfor
A) anthraxmonly.
B) fowlmcholeramonly.
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C) rabiesmonly.
D) anthrax,mfowlmcholera,mandmrabies.
ChaptermSection:m1.9
12) Themdiscoverymofmantibioticsmandmothermimportantmchemicalsmledmtomthemfieldmof
A) industrialmmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalmmicrobiology.
C) marinemmicrobiology.
D) aquaticmmicrobiology.
13) Microbialmsterilizationmismusedmto
A) decreasemthempossibilitymofmcontaminantsmgrowingminmamculture.
B) killmbacteriambutmnotmnecessarilymvirusesmormothermmicrobes.
C) killmallmmicrobesminmormonmobjects.
D) cleanmamworkmarea.
ChaptermSection:m1.9
14) Transparentmdouble-sidedmdishesmusedmformgrowingmmicrobesmaremmostmcommonlymcalled
A) Petrimdishes.
B) bakermdishes.
C) sterilizationmplates.
D) culturemmediummplates.
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Test Bank For Brock Biology of Microorganisms 15thEditi
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Chapterm1mThemMicrobialmWorld
1.1 MultiplemChoicemQuestions
1) WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismFALSE?
A) Microbialmcellsmcanmexistmasmsinglemcells.
B) Microbialmcellsmcarrymoutmtheirmlifemprocessesmofmgrowthmindependently.
C) Microbialmcellsmincludembothmbacteriamandmviruses.
D) Microbialmcellsmaremsurroundedmbymamplasmammembrane.
2) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismcorrect?
A) MicroorganismsmaremsignificantmcontributorsmtomthemtotalmbiomassmonmEarth.
B) MicroorganismsmrepresentmammuchmsmallermamountmofmEarth’smbiomassmthanmplants.
C) MicroorganismsmrepresentmammuchmsmallermamountmofmEarth’smbiomassmthanmanimals.
D) Microorganismsmaremsignificantminmnumber,mbutmnotminmoverallmbiomass.
3) Differentialmselectionmandmreproductionmofmphenotypesmoccursmduringmamprocessmcalled
A) cellularmdifferentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
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4) Inmwhat/whichmdomain(s)mofmlifemis/aremmicroorganismsmrepresented?
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea,mBacteria,mandmEukarya
5) Biologicalmcatalystsminvolvedminmthemaccelerationmofmthemratemofmchemicalmreactionsm
aremcalled
A) catalyticmconverters.
B) growthmagents.
C) evolutionarymmolecules.
D) enzymes.
6) RegardingmearlymlifemonmEarth
A) microbialmlifemexistedmformbillionsmofmyearsmbeforemplantmandmanimalmlife.
B) microbialmlifemexistedmlongmbeforemanimalsmbutmhasmbeenmaroundmformaboutmthemsamemamo
untmofmtimemasmplants.
C) microbialmlife,mplantmlife,mandmanimalmlifemallmappearedmatmaboutmthemsamemtime.
D) itmismimpossiblemtomdeterminemwhichmtypemofmlifemfirstmappeared.
7) Thempersonmwhomdescribedmthem“weemanimalcules”mwas
A) RobertmHooke.
B) AntonimvanmLeeuwenhoek.
C) LouismPasteur.
D) FerdinandmCohn.
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8) WalthermHessemand pioneeredmthemusemofmagarmasmamsolidifyingmagent.
A) LouismPasteur
B) FerdinandmCohn
C) RobertmKoch
D) SergeimWinogradsky
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9) Whichmofmthemfollowingmis/aremcharacteristicmofmallmcellularmorganisms?
A) communication
B) evolution
C) motility
D) communication,mevolution,mandmmotility
10) DeducemwhymvirusesmaremexcludedmfrommthemribosomalmRNA—basedmtreemofmlife.
A) SomemvirusesmcontainmmultiplemstrandsmofmRNA.
B) Theirmgeneticmelementsmcannotmbemsequenced.
C) Theymcanminfectmothermorganisms,mwhichmcomplicatesmthemgeneticmcomparisons.
D) TheymlackmribosomalmRNAm(rRNA).
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11) LouismPasteurmdevelopedmthemvaccine(s)mfor
A) anthraxmonly.
B) fowlmcholeramonly.
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C) rabiesmonly.
D) anthrax,mfowlmcholera,mandmrabies.
ChaptermSection:m1.9
12) Themdiscoverymofmantibioticsmandmothermimportantmchemicalsmledmtomthemfieldmof
A) industrialmmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalmmicrobiology.
C) marinemmicrobiology.
D) aquaticmmicrobiology.
13) Microbialmsterilizationmismusedmto
A) decreasemthempossibilitymofmcontaminantsmgrowingminmamculture.
B) killmbacteriambutmnotmnecessarilymvirusesmormothermmicrobes.
C) killmallmmicrobesminmormonmobjects.
D) cleanmamworkmarea.
ChaptermSection:m1.9
14) Transparentmdouble-sidedmdishesmusedmformgrowingmmicrobesmaremmostmcommonlymcalled
A) Petrimdishes.
B) bakermdishes.
C) sterilizationmplates.
D) culturemmediummplates.
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