Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience 2nd Edition by John W. Foster and Slonczewski All Chapter 1-27

Test Bank
Microbiology: The Human Experience
2nd Edition by John W. Foster and Slonczewski
All Chapter 1-27

,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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MULTIPLETCHOICE

1. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTNOTTconsideredTaTbenefitTofTmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogenTfixation c. synthesisTofTvitamins
b. productionTofTfermentedTfoods d.T causativeTagentsTofTdisease
ANS:T D DIF: Easy REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1aTDescribeThowTweTdefineTaTmicrobe,TandTexplainTwhyTtheTdefinitionTisTaTchallenge.TM
SC:T Remembering

2. ATmicrobeTthatTisT50TnmTinTsizeTwouldTmostTlikelyTbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E.Tcoli. d.TTT algae.
ANS:T C DIF: Moderate REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Applying

3. BasedTonTtheTfigureTshown,TtheTtypeTofTorganismTindicatedTwithTanTarrowTcouldTbeTa




a. virus. c. macroscopicTfungi.
b. bacteria. d.T largeTameba.
ANS:T B DIF: Easy REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Applying

4. BasedTonTtheTfigure,TtheTtypeTofTorganismTshownTisTa(n)

, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d.T eukaryote.
ANS:T D DIF: Moderate REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Applying

5. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTdemonstratesTcorrectTscientificTnotationTofTaTbacterialTorganism?
a. StaphylococcusTEpidermidis c. StaphylococcusTepidermidis
b. StaphylococcusTepidermidis d.T StaphylococcusTEpidermidis
ANS:T C DIF: Easy REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Applying

6. WhichTkeyTcharacteristicTdifferentiatesTaTprokaryoteTfromTaTeukaryote?
a. theTabsenceTofTproteins
b. theTpresenceTofTDNA
c. theTabsenceTofTmembrane-boundTorganelles
d. theTpresenceTofTaTcellTwall
ANS:T C DIF: Easy REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Remembering

7. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTmethodsTforTclassifyingTlifeTformsTcanTbestTbeTusedTtoTdistinguishTbetweenTtw
oTcloselyTrelatedTrod-shapedTbacterialTorganisms,T SalmonellaTtyphimuriumTandTEscherichiaTcoli?
a. physicalTcharacteristics c. DNATsequenceTcomparison
b. methodTofTreproduction d.T environmentalThabitat
ANS:T C DIF: Moderate REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Applying

8. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTalwaysTclassifiedTasTaTeukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. EscherichiaTcoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:T D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

, OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Understanding

9. WhichTofTtheTfollowingThasTbeenTusedTasTaTtoolTforTgeneTtherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d.T fungi
ANS:T A DIF: Easy REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Understanding

10. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTwouldTyouTnotTexpectTtoTfindTinTtheThumanTdigestiveTtract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.T intestinalTviruses
ANS:T B DIF: Moderate REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T1.1bTDescribeTtheTthreeTmajorTdomainsTofTlife:TArchaea,TBacteria,TandTEukarya.TExplainTwhatTt
heTthreeTdomainsThaveTinTcommonTandThowTtheyTdiffer. MSC:T Understanding

11. AntibioticsTareTchemotherapeuticTdrugsTthatTfunctionTbyTinhibitingTanTimportantTcellularTstructureTor
TprocessTofTanTorganismTthatTisTcausingTanTinfection.TWhichTofTtheTfollowingTwouldTnotTbeTaffectedT

byTanTantibioticTthatTtargetsTcellularTmetabolicTenzymes?
a. StreptococcusTpyogenesTbacteria c. ameba
b. HerpesTvirus d.T breadTmold
ANS:T B DIF: Moderate REF:T 1.1
OBJ:T 1.1cTDefineTviruses,TandTexplainThowTtheyTrelateTtoTlivingTcells.TMS
C:T Analyzing

12. WhichTscientistTisTcreditedTwithTconstructingTtheTfirstTmicroscope?
a. AntonieTvanTLeeuwenhoek c. RobertTHooke
b. CatherineTofTSiena d.TTT LouisTPasteur
ANS:T C DIF: Easy REF:T 1.2
OBJ:T 1.2aTExplainThowTmicrobialTdiseasesThaveTchangedThumanThistory.T
MSC:T Remembering

13. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTwasTanTunexpectedTbenefitTofTtheTbubonicTplague?
a. ThereTwasTnoTbenefitTtoTtheTbubonicTplague.
b. TheTpopulationTofTEuropeTexperiencedTaTbabyTboom.
c. ItTresultedTinTaTbetterTunderstandingTofTasepticTpracticesTandThowTtoTpreventTtheTsprea
dTofTinfection.
d. TheTpopulationTdeclineTenabledTtheTculturalTadvancementTofTtheTRenaissance.
ANS:T D DIF: Easy REF:T 1.2
OBJ:T 1.2aTExplainThowTmicrobialTdiseasesThaveTchangedThumanThistory.T
MSC:T Understanding

14. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTorganismsTwouldTyouTNOTTbeTableTtoTseeTusingTRobertTHooke’sTmicroscope?
a. vinegarTeels c. moldTfilaments
b. dustTmites d. MycobacteriumTtuberculosis
ANS:T D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2