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tive
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1. The property of endospores that lead to confusion in the experiment on
spontaneous generation is their
a) Small size
b) Ability to pass through cork stoppers
c) Heat resistance
d) Presence in all infusions
e) Presence on cotton plugs: c) Heat resistance
2. The Golden Age of Microbiology was the time when
a) Microorganisms were first used to make bread
b) Microorganisms were first used to make cheese
c) Most pathogenic bacteria were identified
d) A vaccine against influenza was developed
e) Antibiotics became available: c) Most pathogenic bacteria were identified
3. If all prokaryotes were eliminated from the planet,
a) Animals would thrive because there would be no disease
b) Archaea would thrive because there would be no competition for nutrients
c) All animals would die
d) Animals and Archaea would thrive: c) All animals would die
4. All of the following are emerging infectious diseases except
a) Smallpox
b) Hepatitis C
c) Lyme disease
d) COVID-19
e) Mad cow disease: a) Smallpox
5. All of the following are biological domains except
a) Bacteria
b) Archaea
c) Prokaryote
d) Eukarya: c) Prokaryote
6. Which name is written correctly?
a) staphylococcus aureus
b) escherichia Coil
c) Staphylococcus epidermidis
d) bacillus Anthracis
e) Clostridium Botulinum: c) Staphylococcus epidermidis
7. Members of which pairing are most similar in appearance to each other?
a) Fungi and algae
b) Algae and archaea
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c) Archaea and bacteria
d) Bacteria and viruses
e) Virus and algae: c) Archaea and bacteria
8. If you wanted to increase your chance of obtaining a member of the Archaea
(rather than a member of another domain), which would be the best site to
obtain a sample?
a) Intestine of an elephant
b) Skin of an elephant
c) A 95ºC hot spring in Yellowstone
d) A 45º hot spring in in Hawaii
e) A raw hamburger patty: c) A 95ºC hot spring in Yellowstone
9. Viruses
a) Contain both protein and nucleic acid
b) Infect only eukaryotic cells
c) Can grow in the absence of living cells
d) Are generally the same size as prokaryotes
e) Always kill the cells they infect: a) Contain both protein and nucleic acid
10. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek could not have observed
a) Roundworms
b) Escherichia coli
c) Yeast
d) Viruses: d) Viruses
11. Choose the list that goes from lightest to the heaviest
a) Proton, atom, molecule, electron
b) Atom, proton, molecule, electron
c) Electron, proton, atom, molecule
d) Atom, electron, proton, molecule
e) Proton, atom, electron, molecue: c) Electron, proton, atom, molecule
12. An oxygen atom has an atomic number of 8. It typically forms
a) No covalent bonds because it contains eight electrons
b) Two covalent bonds because it contains six electrons in its valence shell
c) Weak hydrogen bonds with two hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule
d) One covalent bond with a carbon atom to form carbon dioxide
e) Ionic bonds with another oxygen atom: b) Two covalent bonds because it
contains six electrons in its valence shell
13. Pure water has all of the following properties except
a) Polarity
b) Ability to dissolve lipids
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1. The property of endospores that lead to confusion in the experiment on
spontaneous generation is their
a) Small size
b) Ability to pass through cork stoppers
c) Heat resistance
d) Presence in all infusions
e) Presence on cotton plugs: c) Heat resistance
2. The Golden Age of Microbiology was the time when
a) Microorganisms were first used to make bread
b) Microorganisms were first used to make cheese
c) Most pathogenic bacteria were identified
d) A vaccine against influenza was developed
e) Antibiotics became available: c) Most pathogenic bacteria were identified
3. If all prokaryotes were eliminated from the planet,
a) Animals would thrive because there would be no disease
b) Archaea would thrive because there would be no competition for nutrients
c) All animals would die
d) Animals and Archaea would thrive: c) All animals would die
4. All of the following are emerging infectious diseases except
a) Smallpox
b) Hepatitis C
c) Lyme disease
d) COVID-19
e) Mad cow disease: a) Smallpox
5. All of the following are biological domains except
a) Bacteria
b) Archaea
c) Prokaryote
d) Eukarya: c) Prokaryote
6. Which name is written correctly?
a) staphylococcus aureus
b) escherichia Coil
c) Staphylococcus epidermidis
d) bacillus Anthracis
e) Clostridium Botulinum: c) Staphylococcus epidermidis
7. Members of which pairing are most similar in appearance to each other?
a) Fungi and algae
b) Algae and archaea
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tive
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c) Archaea and bacteria
d) Bacteria and viruses
e) Virus and algae: c) Archaea and bacteria
8. If you wanted to increase your chance of obtaining a member of the Archaea
(rather than a member of another domain), which would be the best site to
obtain a sample?
a) Intestine of an elephant
b) Skin of an elephant
c) A 95ºC hot spring in Yellowstone
d) A 45º hot spring in in Hawaii
e) A raw hamburger patty: c) A 95ºC hot spring in Yellowstone
9. Viruses
a) Contain both protein and nucleic acid
b) Infect only eukaryotic cells
c) Can grow in the absence of living cells
d) Are generally the same size as prokaryotes
e) Always kill the cells they infect: a) Contain both protein and nucleic acid
10. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek could not have observed
a) Roundworms
b) Escherichia coli
c) Yeast
d) Viruses: d) Viruses
11. Choose the list that goes from lightest to the heaviest
a) Proton, atom, molecule, electron
b) Atom, proton, molecule, electron
c) Electron, proton, atom, molecule
d) Atom, electron, proton, molecule
e) Proton, atom, electron, molecue: c) Electron, proton, atom, molecule
12. An oxygen atom has an atomic number of 8. It typically forms
a) No covalent bonds because it contains eight electrons
b) Two covalent bonds because it contains six electrons in its valence shell
c) Weak hydrogen bonds with two hydrogen atoms to form a water molecule
d) One covalent bond with a carbon atom to form carbon dioxide
e) Ionic bonds with another oxygen atom: b) Two covalent bonds because it
contains six electrons in its valence shell
13. Pure water has all of the following properties except
a) Polarity
b) Ability to dissolve lipids
