Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
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A) ancestral system.
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Martinko) B) dynamic entity.
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Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
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1) Which statement is not true as a general r
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ule?
A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell c
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lusters.
B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes i
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ndependently.
C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and u u u u u u
viruses.
D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and a
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nimals.
Answer: C u
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
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A) probe the nature of life processes.
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B) study biochemical properties common to all
u u u u u u
cells.
C) model our understanding of cell function in
u u u u u u u
higher organisms.
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D) all of the above.
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Answer: D u
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
u u u u u
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the above.
u u u u
Answer: D u
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth
u u u u u u u
comes fromu
A) prokaryotic cells. u
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals together.
u u u u
Answer: A u
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
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A) cell membrane.
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B) nucleus or nucleoid. u u
C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the above.
u u u u
Answer: B u
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges u u u u u
materials with its environment, and undergoes
u u u u u u
change, it is called a(n)
u u u u
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C) closed system. u
Answer: Bu
D) nucleoid syste u
12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
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m. Answer: B
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the ideas for using agar as a s
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7) Changes in cellular characteristics are tra u u u u u
olidifying agent.
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nsmitted to offspring through the process of
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A) Pasteur
A) chemical signaling. u
B) reproductive initiative. u
C) evolution.
D) none of the abov u u u
e. Answer: C
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8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of th u u u u u u
e rate of chemical reactions are called
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A) catalytic converters. u
B) growth agents. u
C) evolutionary molecules. u
D) enzym
es. Answeu
r: Du
9) Regarding early life on Earth: u u u u
A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions o u u u u u u u
f years before plant and animal life.
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B) Microbial life existed on Earth long before u u u u u u u
animals but has been around for about the sam
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e amount of time as plants.
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C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life al u u u u u u u
l appeared at about the same time.
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D) It is impossible to determine which type of lif
u u u u u u u u
e first appeared on Earth.
u u u u
Answer: A u
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside u u u
A) on the Earth's surface.
u u u
B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
u u u u u u
C) in and on non-u u u
prokaryotic organisms (including hum u u u
ans and other animals).
u u u
D) in the oceanic and terrestrial subsurface
u u u u u
s. Answer: D
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11) The person who described the "we u u u u u
e animalcules" was
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A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek. u
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn
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B) Cohn B) agricultural microbiology.
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C) Koch C) marine microbiology.
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D) Winogradsky
Answer: C
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13) Which of the following is/are characteristic
u u u u u u
of cellular organisms?
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A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All of the above u u u u
Answer: D u
14) Which of the following is not a major e
u u u u u u u u
cosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher organisms, both plant and animal
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Answer: C u
15) Which statement is true? u u u
A) Populations are assemblages of microbial u u u u u
communities.
B) Microbial communities are assemblages of u u u u u
populations.
C) Habitats are assemblages of microbialu u u u u
communities.
D) Populations are assemblages of habitats. u u u u u
Answer: B u
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets
u u u u u u u u
was shut down in 2003 due to
u u u u u u
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad cow disease. u u u
Answer: D u
17) During a very scientifically productive peri
u u u u u
od in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
u u u u u u u
A) anthrax.
B) fowl cholera. u
C) rabies.
D) all of the above.
u u u u
Answer: D u
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other i
u u u u u u
mportant chemicals led to the field of
u u u u u u
A) industrial microbiology. u
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D) aquatic microbiolo u
g into the main body of the flask.
u u u u u u u
gy. Answer: A u u
19) Microbial sterilization is used to u u u u
A) decrease the possibility of contaminan u u u u
ts growing in a culture.
u u u u
B) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or oth
u u u u u u u
er microbes.
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C) kill all microbes in or on objects.
u u u u u u
D) clean a work ar u u u
ea. Answer: C u u
20) Flat covered dishes used for growi u u u u u
ng microbes are most commonly called
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A) Petri dishes. u
B) baker dishes. u
C) sterilization plates. u
D) culture medium plat u u
es. Answer: A u u
21) Microbes playing a role in nitrogen fixation u u u u u u
uin plants live in
u u u u
while those playing a role in the digestive tr
u u u u u u u u u
act of certain herbivores live in .
u u u u u u
A) rumens / nodules u u
B) nodules / rumens u u
C) nodules / fortrans u u
D) fortrans / rume u u
ns Answer: Bu u
22) Genetic engineering could best be describ u u u u u
ed as u
A) the creating of life from non-life.
u u u u u
B) the artificial manipulation of genes and the
u u u u u u
ir products.
u
C) the treating of diseases with synthetic drugs.
u u u u u u
D) the expansion of the biomass to meet specifi
u u u u u u u
c needs.
u
Answer: B u
23) The ultimate downfall of the theory of spo
u u u u u u u
ntaneous generation was the result of work by
u u u u u u u
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
ek. Answer: A u u
24) A Pasteur flask has a(n) u u u u
A) swan neck to prevent air particles from gettin
u u u u u u u
u u u u u u u
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/
u u u u u
A) ancestral system.
u
Martinko) B) dynamic entity.
u
Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
u u u u
1) Which statement is not true as a general r
u u u u u u u u
ule?
A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell c
u u u u u u u u u
lusters.
B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes i
u u u u u u u
ndependently.
C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and u u u u u u
viruses.
D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and a
u u u u u u u u
nimals.
Answer: C u
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
u u u u u
A) probe the nature of life processes.
u u u u u
B) study biochemical properties common to all
u u u u u u
cells.
C) model our understanding of cell function in
u u u u u u u
higher organisms.
u
D) all of the above.
u u u u
Answer: D u
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
u u u u u
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the above.
u u u u
Answer: D u
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth
u u u u u u u
comes fromu
A) prokaryotic cells. u
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals together.
u u u u
Answer: A u
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
u u u u u u u
A) cell membrane.
u
B) nucleus or nucleoid. u u
C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the above.
u u u u
Answer: B u
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges u u u u u
materials with its environment, and undergoes
u u u u u u
change, it is called a(n)
u u u u
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
u u u u u u u
C) closed system. u
Answer: Bu
D) nucleoid syste u
12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
u u u u u
m. Answer: B
u u
the ideas for using agar as a s
u u u u u u u u
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are tra u u u u u
olidifying agent.
u
nsmitted to offspring through the process of
u u u u u u
A) Pasteur
A) chemical signaling. u
B) reproductive initiative. u
C) evolution.
D) none of the abov u u u
e. Answer: C
u u
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of th u u u u u u
e rate of chemical reactions are called
u u u u u u
A) catalytic converters. u
B) growth agents. u
C) evolutionary molecules. u
D) enzym
es. Answeu
r: Du
9) Regarding early life on Earth: u u u u
A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions o u u u u u u u
f years before plant and animal life.
u u u u u u
B) Microbial life existed on Earth long before u u u u u u u
animals but has been around for about the sam
u u u u u u u u
e amount of time as plants.
u u u u u
C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life al u u u u u u u
l appeared at about the same time.
u u u u u u
D) It is impossible to determine which type of lif
u u u u u u u u
e first appeared on Earth.
u u u u
Answer: A u
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside u u u
A) on the Earth's surface.
u u u
B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
u u u u u u
C) in and on non-u u u
prokaryotic organisms (including hum u u u
ans and other animals).
u u u
D) in the oceanic and terrestrial subsurface
u u u u u
s. Answer: D
u u
11) The person who described the "we u u u u u
e animalcules" was
u u
A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek. u
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn
.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
u u u u u u u
B) Cohn B) agricultural microbiology.
u
C) Koch C) marine microbiology.
u
D) Winogradsky
Answer: C
u u
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic
u u u u u u
of cellular organisms?
u u
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All of the above u u u u
Answer: D u
14) Which of the following is not a major e
u u u u u u u u
cosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher organisms, both plant and animal
u u u u u u
Answer: C u
15) Which statement is true? u u u
A) Populations are assemblages of microbial u u u u u
communities.
B) Microbial communities are assemblages of u u u u u
populations.
C) Habitats are assemblages of microbialu u u u u
communities.
D) Populations are assemblages of habitats. u u u u u
Answer: B u
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets
u u u u u u u u
was shut down in 2003 due to
u u u u u u
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad cow disease. u u u
Answer: D u
17) During a very scientifically productive peri
u u u u u
od in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
u u u u u u u
A) anthrax.
B) fowl cholera. u
C) rabies.
D) all of the above.
u u u u
Answer: D u
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other i
u u u u u u
mportant chemicals led to the field of
u u u u u u
A) industrial microbiology. u
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
u u u u u u u
D) aquatic microbiolo u
g into the main body of the flask.
u u u u u u u
gy. Answer: A u u
19) Microbial sterilization is used to u u u u
A) decrease the possibility of contaminan u u u u
ts growing in a culture.
u u u u
B) kill bacteria but not necessarily viruses or oth
u u u u u u u
er microbes.
u
C) kill all microbes in or on objects.
u u u u u u
D) clean a work ar u u u
ea. Answer: C u u
20) Flat covered dishes used for growi u u u u u
ng microbes are most commonly called
u u u u u
A) Petri dishes. u
B) baker dishes. u
C) sterilization plates. u
D) culture medium plat u u
es. Answer: A u u
21) Microbes playing a role in nitrogen fixation u u u u u u
uin plants live in
u u u u
while those playing a role in the digestive tr
u u u u u u u u u
act of certain herbivores live in .
u u u u u u
A) rumens / nodules u u
B) nodules / rumens u u
C) nodules / fortrans u u
D) fortrans / rume u u
ns Answer: Bu u
22) Genetic engineering could best be describ u u u u u
ed as u
A) the creating of life from non-life.
u u u u u
B) the artificial manipulation of genes and the
u u u u u u
ir products.
u
C) the treating of diseases with synthetic drugs.
u u u u u u
D) the expansion of the biomass to meet specifi
u u u u u u u
c needs.
u
Answer: B u
23) The ultimate downfall of the theory of spo
u u u u u u u
ntaneous generation was the result of work by
u u u u u u u
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
ek. Answer: A u u
24) A Pasteur flask has a(n) u u u u
A) swan neck to prevent air particles from gettin
u u u u u u u
