TEST BANK Microbiology An Evolving Science, 5th Edition, John Foster & Joan Slonczewski- All Chapters 1 - 28

TEST BANK

Microbiology An Evolving Science, 5th Edition,
John Foster & Joan Slonczewski, All Chapter 1 - 28

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,CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLENCHOICE

1. VirusesNare:
a. infectiousNagentsNthatNinfectNmulti-cellularNorganisms
b. noncellularNparticlesNthatNtakeNoverNtheNmetabolismNofNaNcellNtoNgenerateNmoreNvirusNp
articles
c. pathogensNthatNreplicateNinNcomplexNgrowthNmedia
d. cellularNparticlesNthatNbelongNtoNtheNarchaeaNdomain
e. microbesNthatNconsistNofNlipidNmembraneNenclosedNgenomes
ANS:N B DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.AN|NI.B
MSC:N Remembering

2. AnalysisNofNDNANsequencesNreveals:
a. theNancientNconvergenceNofNtwoNcellNtypes,Ni.e.,NprokaryotesNandNeukaryotes
b. prokaryotesNandNeukaryotesNevolvedNfromNaNcommonNancestralNcell
c. thatNbacteriaNshareNcommonNancestorNwithNarchaea,NbutNnotNwithNeukarya
d. prokaryotesNareNcellsNwithNaNnucleus
e. theNgenomeNofNHaemophilusNinfluenzaeNhasNaboutN2NbillionNbaseNpairs
ANS:N B DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.AN|NI.B
MSC:N Remembering

3. WhichNofNtheseNgroupsNareNconsideredNtoNbeNmicrobesNbutNNOTNconsideredNtoNbeNcells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousNfungi
c. archaea
ANS:N A DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.A.i
MSC:N Remembering

4. ANmicrobeNisNcommonlyNdefinedNas:
a. aNvirusNthatNrequiresNaNmicroscopeNtoNbeNseen
b. aNbacteriumNthatNrequiresNaNmicroscopeNtoNbeNseen
c. aNsingle-cellularNprokaryoteNthatNrequiresNaNmicroscopeNtoNbeNseen
d. aNmulticellularNeukaryoteNthatNrequiresNaNmicroscopeNtoNbeNseen
e. aNlivingNorganismNthatNrequiresNaNmicroscopeNtoNbeNseen
ANS:N E DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.A.iN|NI.A.ii
MSC:N Remembering

5. WhichNoneNofNtheNfollowingNstatementsNregardingNmicrobialNcellsNisNNOTNtrue?
a. MicrobialNcellsNacquireNfood,NgainNenergyNtoNbuildNthemselves,NandNrespondNto
environmentalNchange.

, b. MostNsingle-celledNorganismsNrequireNaNmicroscopeNtoNrenderNthemNvisible,NbutNsome
bacterialNcellsNareNlargeNenoughNtoNbeNseenNwithNnakedNeyes.
c. MicrobesNfunctionNasNindividualNentities.
d. ManyNmicrobesNformNcomplexNmulticellularNassemblages.
e. VirusesNareNnotNconsideredNasNmicrobialNcells.
ANS:N C DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.A.iN|NI.A.ii
MSC:N Remembering

6. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNstatementsNisNFALSE?
a. ANgenomeNisNtheNtotalNgeneticNinformationNcontainedNinNanNorganism’sNchromosomalNDNA.
b. IfNaNmicrobe’sNgenomeNincludesNgenesNforNnitrogenase,NthatNmicrobeNprobablyNcanNfixNnitroge
n.
c. ByNcomparingNDNANsequencesNofNdifferentNorganisms,NweNcanNfigureNoutNhowNclosely
relatedNtheyNare.
d. FredNSangerNdevelopedNtheNfirstNapplicableNDNANsequencingNmethod.
e. FredNSangerNcompletedNtheNsequencesNofNHaemophilusNinfluenzae.
ANS:N E DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.B
MSC:N Remembering

7. TheNfirstNcellularNgenomesNtoNbeNsequencedNwereNthoseNof:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS:N B DIF: Easy REF:NNN1.1 TOP:N I.B.i
MSC:N Remembering

8. TheNenvironmentNofNearlyNEarthNmayNhaveNcontainedNallNofNtheNfollowingNEXCEPT:
a. ferrousNiron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogenNgas
c. ammonia
ANS:N D DIF: Easy
REF:NSpecialNTopicN1.1NTOP:N II.D
MSC:N Remembering

9. TheNdevelopmentNofNtheNtheoryNofNtheN―RNANworld‖NresultedNfromNtheNdiscoveryNof:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS:N D DIF: Medium
REF:NSpecialNTopicN1.1NTOP:N II.D
MSC:N Remembering

10. WhichNmicrobesNmayNresembleNthoseNofNtheNearliestNlifeNforms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosyntheticNalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS:N A DIF: Medium
REF:NSpecialNTopicN1.1NTOP:N II.D
MSC:N Remembering

11. EarlyNmetabolismNmayNhaveNbeenNcatalyzedNby:
a. DNA d. aminoNacids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates