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John Foster & Joan Slonczewski, All Chapter 1 - 28
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,CHAPTER 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery
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MULTIPLEWCHOICE

1. VirusesWare:
a. infectiousWagentsWthatWinfectWmulti-cellularWorganisms
b. noncellularWparticlesWthatWtakeWoverWtheWmetabolismWofWaWcellWtoWgenerateWmoreWv
irusWparticles
c. pathogensWthatWreplicateWinWcomplexWgrowthWmedia
d. cellularWparticlesWthatWbelongWtoWtheWarchaeaWdomain
e. microbesWthatWconsistWofWlipidWmembraneWenclosedWgenomes
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2. AnalysisWofWDNAWsequencesWreveals:
a. theWancientWconvergenceWofWtwoWcellWtypes,Wi.e.,WprokaryotesWandWeukaryot
es
b. prokaryotesWandWeukaryotesWevolvedWfromWaWcommonWancestralWcell
c. thatWbacteriaWshareWcommonWancestorWwithWarchaea,WbutWnotWwithWeukarya
d. prokaryotesWareWcellsWwithWaWnucleus
e. theWgenomeWofWHaemophilusWinfluenzaeWhasWaboutW2WbillionWbaseWpairs
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3. WhichWofWtheseWgroupsWareWconsideredWtoWbeWmicrobesWbutWNOTWconsideredWtoWbeWcells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousWfungi
c. archaea
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4. AWmicrobeWisWcommonlyWdefinedWas:
a. aWvirusWthatWrequiresWaWmicroscopeWtoWbeWseen
b. aWbacteriumWthatWrequiresWaWmicroscopeWtoWbeWseen
c. aWsingle-
cellularWprokaryoteWthatWrequiresWaWmicroscopeWtoWbeWseen
d. aWmulticellularWeukaryoteWthatWrequiresWaWmicroscopeWtoWbeWseen
e. aWlivingWorganismWthatWrequiresWaWmicroscopeWtoWbeWseen
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5. WhichWoneWofWtheWfollowingWstatementsWregardingWmicrobialWcellsWisWNOTWtrue?
a. MicrobialWcellsWacquireWfood,WgainWenergyWtoWbuildWthemselves,WandWrespond
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environmentalWchange.

, b. MostWsingle-
celledWorganismsWrequireWaWmicroscopeWtoWrenderWthemWvisible,WbutWsome
bacterialWcellsWareWlargeWenoughWtoWbeWseenWwithWnakedWeyes.
c. MicrobesWfunctionWasWindividualWentities.
d. ManyWmicrobesWformWcomplexWmulticellularWassemblages.
e. VirusesWareWnotWconsideredWasWmicrobialWcells.
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6. WhichWofWtheWfollowingWstatementsWisWFALSE?
a. AWgenomeWisWtheWtotalWgeneticWinformationWcontainedWinWanWorganism’sWchromosomalWDNA.
b. IfWaWmicrobe’sWgenomeWincludesWgenesWforWnitrogenase,WthatWmicrobeWprobablyWcanWfixWnit
rogen.
c. ByWcomparingWDNAWsequencesWofWdifferentWorganisms,WweWcanWfigureWoutWhowWclosely
relatedWtheyWare.
d. FredWSangerWdevelopedWtheWfirstWapplicableWDNAWsequencingWmethod.
e. FredWSangerWcompletedWtheWsequencesWofWHaemophilusWinfluenzae.
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7. TheWfirstWcellularWgenomesWtoWbeWsequencedWwereWthoseWof:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
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8. TheWenvironmentWofWearlyWEarthWmayWhaveWcontainedWallWofWtheWfollowingWEXCEPT:
a. ferrousWiron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogenWgas
c. ammonia
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9. TheWdevelopmentWofWtheWtheoryWofWtheW―RNAWworld‖WresultedWfromWtheWdiscoveryWof:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS:W D DIF: Medium
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10. WhichWmicrobesWmayWresembleWthoseWofWtheWearliestWlifeWforms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosyntheticWalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS:W A DIF: Medium
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11. EarlyWmetabolismWmayWhaveWbeenWcatalyzedWby:
a. DNA d. aminoWacids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates