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Brock Biology of Microorganisms
MICHAEL T. MADIGAN, KELLY S. BENDER, DANIEL H. BUCKLEY, MATTHEW SATTLEY, DAVID A. STAHL
16th edition
,Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 16th
(Madigan/Martinko)Chapter 1: Microorganisms
and Microbiology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) Which statement is not true as a general rule?
A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell clusters.
B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes independently.
C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and viruses.
D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and
animals. Answer: C
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
A) probe the nature of life processes.
B) study biochemical properties common to all cells.
C) model our understanding of cell function in higher organisms.
D) all of the
above. Answer:
D
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the
above. Answer:
D
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth comes from
A) prokaryotic cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals
together. Answer: A
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
A) cell membrane.
B) nucleus or nucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the
above. Answer: B
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges materials with its environment, and undergoes
change, it is
called a(n)
A) ancestral system.
B) dynamic entity.
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,C) closed system.
D) nucleoid
system. Answer:
B
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are transmitted to offspring through the process of
A) chemical signaling.
B) reproductive initiative.
C) evolution.
D) none of the
above. Answer: C
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of the rate of chemical reactions are called
A) catalytic converters.
B) growth agents.
C) evolutionary molecules.
D) enzyme
s. Answer:
D
9) Regarding early life on Earth:
A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions of years before plant and animal life.
B) Microbial life existed on Earth long before animals but has been around for about the
same amount of time as plants.
C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life all appeared at about the same time.
D) It is impossible to determine which type of life first appeared
on Earth. Answer: A
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside
A) on the Earth's surface.
B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
C) in and on non-prokaryotic organisms (including humans and other animals).
D) in the oceanic and terrestrial
subsurfaces. Answer: D
11) The person who described the "wee animalcules" was
A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:
B
12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
the ideas for using agar as a solidifying agent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsk
y Answer: C
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic of cellular organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All of the
above Answer:
D
14) Which of the following is not a major ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher organisms, both plant and
animal Answer: C
15) Which statement is true?
A) Populations are assemblages of microbial communities.
B) Microbial communities are assemblages of populations.
C) Habitats are assemblages of microbial communities.
D) Populations are assemblages of
habitats. Answer: B
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets was shut down in 2003 due to
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad cow
disease.
Answer: D
17) During a very scientifically productive period in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
A) anthrax.
B) fowl cholera.
C) rabies.
D) all of the
above. Answer:
D
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other important chemicals led to the field of
A) industrial microbiology.
B) agricultural microbiology.
C) marine microbiology.
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms
MICHAEL T. MADIGAN, KELLY S. BENDER, DANIEL H. BUCKLEY, MATTHEW SATTLEY, DAVID A. STAHL
16th edition
,Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 16th
(Madigan/Martinko)Chapter 1: Microorganisms
and Microbiology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) Which statement is not true as a general rule?
A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell clusters.
B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes independently.
C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and viruses.
D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and
animals. Answer: C
2) Basic microbiology can be used to
A) probe the nature of life processes.
B) study biochemical properties common to all cells.
C) model our understanding of cell function in higher organisms.
D) all of the
above. Answer:
D
3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the
above. Answer:
D
4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth comes from
A) prokaryotic cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals
together. Answer: A
5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
A) cell membrane.
B) nucleus or nucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the
above. Answer: B
6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges materials with its environment, and undergoes
change, it is
called a(n)
A) ancestral system.
B) dynamic entity.
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,C) closed system.
D) nucleoid
system. Answer:
B
7) Changes in cellular characteristics are transmitted to offspring through the process of
A) chemical signaling.
B) reproductive initiative.
C) evolution.
D) none of the
above. Answer: C
8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of the rate of chemical reactions are called
A) catalytic converters.
B) growth agents.
C) evolutionary molecules.
D) enzyme
s. Answer:
D
9) Regarding early life on Earth:
A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions of years before plant and animal life.
B) Microbial life existed on Earth long before animals but has been around for about the
same amount of time as plants.
C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life all appeared at about the same time.
D) It is impossible to determine which type of life first appeared
on Earth. Answer: A
10) Most prokaryotic cells reside
A) on the Earth's surface.
B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
C) in and on non-prokaryotic organisms (including humans and other animals).
D) in the oceanic and terrestrial
subsurfaces. Answer: D
11) The person who described the "wee animalcules" was
A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:
B
12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving
the ideas for using agar as a solidifying agent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsk
y Answer: C
13) Which of the following is/are characteristic of cellular organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All of the
above Answer:
D
14) Which of the following is not a major ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher organisms, both plant and
animal Answer: C
15) Which statement is true?
A) Populations are assemblages of microbial communities.
B) Microbial communities are assemblages of populations.
C) Habitats are assemblages of microbial communities.
D) Populations are assemblages of
habitats. Answer: B
16) The export of U.S. beef to foreign markets was shut down in 2003 due to
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad cow
disease.
Answer: D
17) During a very scientifically productive period in his life, Pasteur developed vaccines for
A) anthrax.
B) fowl cholera.
C) rabies.
D) all of the
above. Answer:
D
18) The discovery of antibiotics and other important chemicals led to the field of
A) industrial microbiology.
B) agricultural microbiology.
C) marine microbiology.
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