Chapter /1 The /Evolution /of /Microorganisms /and /Microbiology
1) Archaea /are /cellular /organisms /that /have /unique /cell /membrane / .
Answer: /lipids
/Topic:
/ Archaea
Bloom's/Accessibility: / 1. /Remember // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /02 /Cell /Structure /and
/Function
ASM /Objective: / 02.03 /Bacteria /and /Archaea /have /specialized /structures /(e.g. /flagella,
/endospores, /and /pili) /that /often /confer /critical /capabilities.
Learning /Outcome: / 01.01c /Determine /the /type /of /microbe /(e.g., /bacterium, /fungus, /etc.) /when
/given /a /description /of /a /newly /discovered /one
2) Extant /microorganisms /are /organisms /from /the /fossil /record /that /are /no /longer /present /on
/Earth /today.
Answer: / FALSE
Topic: Taxonomy /of /Microorganisms
/Bloom's/Accessibility: / 2. /Understand // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /01 /Evolution
ASM /Objective: / 01.05 /The /evolutionary /relatedness /of /organisms /is /best /reflected /in
/phylogenetic /trees.
Learning /Outcome: / 01.02a /Propose /a /timeline /of /the /origin /and /history /of /microbial /life /and
/integrate /supporting /evidence /into /it
3) All /cellular /organisms /can /be /placed /into /one /of /three / , /which /include /the
/Bacteria, /Archaea, /and /the /Eukarya.
,Answer: / domains
Topic: Taxonomy /of /Microorganisms
/Bloom's/Accessibility: / 2. /Understand // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /01 /Evolution
ASM /Objective: / 01.05 /The /evolutionary /relatedness /of /organisms /is /best /reflected /in
/phylogenetic /trees.
Learning /Outcome: / 01.01b /Explain /Carl /Woeses /contributions /in /establishing /the /three-domain
/system /for /classifying /cellular /life
4) Viruses /are /not /generally /studied /by /microbiologists /because /they /are /not /classified /as
/living /organisms.
Answer: / FALSE
Topic: / Taxonomy /of /Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: / 2. /Understand // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /05 /Microbial /Systems
ASM /Objective: / 02.05 /The /replication /cycles /of /viruses /(lytic /and /lysogenic) /differ /among
/viruses /and /are /determined /by /their /unique /structures /and /genomes.
Learning /Outcome: / / 01.01a /Define /the /term /microbiology
5) Microbiologists /study /a /variety /of /organisms, /but /all /are /considered /either /Bacteria /or /Archaea.
Answer: / FALSE
Topic: / Taxonomy /of /Microorganisms
Bloom's/Accessibility: / 2. /Understand // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /05 /Microbial /Systems
ASM /Objective: / 05.04 /Microorganisms, /cellular /and /viral, /can /interact /with /both /human /and
/nonhuman /hosts /in /beneficial, /neutral /or /detrimental /ways.
Learning /Outcome: / / 01.01a /Define /the /term /microbiology
6) All /eukaryotes /have /a /membrane-delimited /nucleus.
Answer: / TRUE
Topic: Taxonomy /of /Microorganisms
/Bloom's/Accessibility: / 2. /Understand // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /02 /Cell /Structure /and
/Function
ASM /Objective: / 02.04 /While /microscopic /eukaryotes /(for /example, /fungi, /protozoa /and /algae)
/carry /out /some /of /the /same /processes /as /bacteria, /many /of /the /cellular /properties /are /fundamentally
/different.
Learning /Outcome: / 01.01c /Determine /the /type /of /microbe /(e.g., /bacterium, /fungus, /etc.) /when
/given /a /description /of /a /newly /discovered /one
7) Viruses /constitute /the /fourth /domain /of /life /in /current /biological /classification /schemes.
Answer: / FALSE
, Topic: Taxonomy /of /Microorganisms
/Bloom's/Accessibility: / 2. /Understand // /Keyboard
/Navigation /ASM /Topic: / Module /01 /Evolution
ASM /Objective: / 01.05 /The /evolutionary /relatedness /of /organisms /is /best /reflected /in
/phylogenetic /trees.
Learning /Outcome: / 01.01b /Explain /Carl /Woeses /contributions /in /establishing /the /three-domain
/system /for /classifying /cellular /life