test bank for microbiology the human experience first edition by john w foster zarrintaj_compressed

Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience

2nd Edition
By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski

Chapter 1 - 27 Complete

,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE

1. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnNOTnconsiderednanbenefitnofnmicroorganisms?
a. nitrogennfixation c. synthesisnofnvitamins
b. productionnofnfermentednfoods d.n causativenagentsnofndisease
ANS:n D DIF: Easy REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1anDescribenhownwendefinenanmicrobe,nandnexplainnwhynthendefinitionnisnanchallenge.nMS
C:n Remembering

2. Anmicrobenthatnisn50nnmninnsizenwouldnmostnlikelynbe
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E.ncoli. d.nnn algae.
ANS:n C DIF: Moderate REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Applying

3. Basednonnthenfigurenshown,nthentypenofnorganismnindicatednwithnannarrowncouldnbena




a. virus. c. macroscopicnfungi.
b. bacteria. d.n largenameba.

ANS:n B DIF: Easy REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Applying

4. Basednonnthenfigure,nthentypenofnorganismnshownnisna(n)

, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d.n eukaryote.
ANS:n D DIF: Moderate REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Applying

5. Whichnofnthenfollowingndemonstratesncorrectnscientificnnotationnofnanbacterialnorganism?
a. StaphylococcusnEpidermidis c. Staphylococcusnepidermidis
b. Staphylococcusnepidermidis d.n StaphylococcusnEpidermidis
ANS:n C DIF: Easy REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Applying

6. Whichnkeyncharacteristicndifferentiatesnanprokaryotenfromnaneukaryote?
a. thenabsencenofnproteins
b. thenpresencenofnDNA
c. thenabsencenofnmembrane-boundnorganelles
d. thenpresencenofnancellnwall
ANS:n C DIF: Easy REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Remembering

7. Whichnofnthenfollowingnmethodsnfornclassifyingnlifenformsncannbestnbenusedntondistinguishnbetweenntw
oncloselynrelatednrod-shapednbacterialnorganisms,n SalmonellantyphimuriumnandnEscherichiancoli?
a. physicalncharacteristics c. DNAnsequencencomparison
b. methodnofnreproduction d.n environmentalnhabitat
ANS:n C DIF: Moderate REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Applying

8. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnalwaysnclassifiednasnaneukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichiancoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:n D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

, OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Understanding

9. Whichnofnthenfollowingnhasnbeennusednasnantoolnforngenentherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d.n fungi
ANS:n A DIF: Easy REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Understanding

10. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnyounnotnexpectntonfindninnthenhumanndigestiventract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.n intestinalnviruses
ANS:n B DIF: Moderate REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n1.1bnDescribenthenthreenmajorndomainsnofnlife:nArchaea,nBacteria,nandnEukarya.nExplainnwhatnt
henthreendomainsnhaveninncommonnandnhowntheyndiffer. MSC:n Understanding

11. Antibioticsnarenchemotherapeuticndrugsnthatnfunctionnbyninhibitingnannimportantncellularnstructuren
ornprocessnofnannorganismnthatnisncausingnanninfection.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnnotnbenaffecte
dnbynannantibioticnthatntargetsncellularnmetabolicnenzymes?
a. Streptococcusnpyogenesnbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpesnvirus d.n breadnmold
ANS:n B DIF: Moderate REF:n 1.1
OBJ:n 1.1cnDefinenviruses,nandnexplainnhowntheynrelatentonlivingncells.nMSC
:n Analyzing

12. Whichnscientistnisncreditednwithnconstructingnthenfirstnmicroscope?
a. AntonienvannLeeuwenhoek c. RobertnHooke
b. CatherinenofnSiena d.nnn LouisnPasteur
ANS:n C DIF: Easy REF:n 1.2
OBJ:n 1.2anExplainnhownmicrobialndiseasesnhavenchangednhumannhistory.n
MSC:n Remembering

13. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwasnannunexpectednbenefitnofnthenbubonicnplague?
a. Therenwasnnonbenefitntonthenbubonicnplague.
b. ThenpopulationnofnEuropenexperiencednanbabynboom.
c. Itnresultedninnanbetternunderstandingnofnasepticnpracticesnandnhowntonpreventnthensprea
dnofninfection.
d. ThenpopulationndeclinenenablednthenculturalnadvancementnofnthenRenaissance.
ANS:n D DIF: Easy REF:n 1.2
OBJ:n 1.2anExplainnhownmicrobialndiseasesnhavenchangednhumannhistory.n
MSC:n Understanding

14. WhichnofnthenfollowingnorganismsnwouldnyounNOTnbenablentonseenusingnRobertnHooke’snmicroscope?
a. vinegarneels c. moldnfilaments
b. dustnmites d. Mycobacteriumntuberculosis
ANS:n D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2