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Microbiology An Evolving Science, 3rd Edition, John Foster & Joan Slonczewski
Chapter 1-28


CHAPTERrn1:rnMicrobialrnLife:rnOriginrnandrnDiscovery


MULTIPLErnCHOICE

1. Virusesrnare:
a. infectiousrnagentsrnthatrninfectrnmulti-cellularrnorganisms
b. noncellularrnparticlesrnthatrntakernoverrnthernmetabolismrnofrnarncellrntorngeneratern
morernvirusrnparticles
c. pathogensrnthatrnreplicaterninrncomplexrngrowthrnmedia
d. cellularrnparticlesrnthatrnbelongrntornthernarchaearndomain
e. microbesrnthatrnconsistrnofrnlipidrnmembranernenclosedrngenomes
ANS:r n B DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.Arn|rnI.B
MSC:r n Remembering

2. AnalysisrnofrnDNArnsequencesrnreveals:
a. thernancientrnconvergencernofrntworncellrntypes,rni.e.,rnprokaryotesrnandrneu
karyotes
b. prokaryotesrnandrneukaryotesrnevolvedrnfromrnarncommonrnancestralrncell
c. thatrnbacteriarnsharerncommonrnancestorrnwithrnarchaea,rnbutrnnotrnwithrneu
karya
d. prokaryotesrnarerncellsrnwithrnarnnucleus
e. therngenomernofrnHaemophilusrninfluenzaernhasrnaboutrn2rnbillionrnbasernpa
irs
ANS:r n B DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.Arn|rnI.B
MSC:r n Remembering

3. WhichrnofrntheserngroupsrnarernconsideredrntornbernmicrobesrnbutrnNOTrnconsideredrntornberncells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousrnfung
i
c. archaea
ANS:r n A DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.A.i
MSC:r n Remembering

4. Arnmicrobernisrncommonlyrndefinedrnas:
a. arnvirusrnthatrnrequiresrnarnmicroscoperntornbernseen
b. arnbacteriumrnthatrnrequiresrnarnmicroscoperntornbernseen
c. arnsingle-
cellularrnprokaryoternthatrnrequiresrnarnmicroscoperntornbernseen
d. arnmulticellularrneukaryoternthatrnrequiresrnarnmicroscoperntornbern
seen
e. arnlivingrnorganismrnthatrnrequiresrnarnmicroscoperntornbernseen
ANS:r n E DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.A.irn|rnI.A.ii

, MSC:r n Remembering

5. WhichrnonernofrnthernfollowingrnstatementsrnregardingrnmicrobialrncellsrnisrnNOTrntrue?
a. Microbialrncellsrnacquirernfood,rngainrnenergyrntornbuildrnthemselves,rnandrnres
pondrnto
environmentalrnchange.
b. Mostrnsingle-
celledrnorganismsrnrequirernarnmicroscoperntornrenderrnthemrnvisible,rnbutrnsome
bacterialrncellsrnarernlargernenoughrntornbernseenrnwithrnnakedrneyes.
c. Microbesrnfunctionrnasrnindividualrnentities.
d. Manyrnmicrobesrnformrncomplexrnmulticellularrnassemblages.
e. Virusesrnarernnotrnconsideredrnasrnmicrobialrncells.

ANS:r n C DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.A.irn|rnI.A.ii
MSC:r n Remembering

6. WhichrnofrnthernfollowingrnstatementsrnisrnFALSE?
a. Arngenomernisrntherntotalrngeneticrninformationrncontainedrninrnanrnorganism’srnchromosom
alrnDNA.
b. Ifrnarnmicrobe’srngenomernincludesrngenesrnforrnnitrogenase,rnthatrnmicrobernprobablyrncanr
nfixrnnitrogen.
c. ByrncomparingrnDNArnsequencesrnofrndifferentrnorganisms,rnwerncanrnfigurernoutrnhowrncl
osely
relatedrntheyrnare.
d. FredrnSangerrndevelopedrnthernfirstrnapplicablernDNArnsequencingrnmethod.
e. FredrnSangerrncompletedrnthernsequencesrnofrnHaemophilusrninfluenzae.
ANS:r n E DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.B
MSC:r n Remembering

7. Thernfirstrncellularrngenomesrntornbernsequencedrnwerernthosernof:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS:r n B DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.1 TOP:r n I.B.i
MSC:r n Remembering

8. ThernenvironmentrnofrnearlyrnEarthrnmayrnhaverncontainedrnallrnofrnthernfollowingrnEXCEPT:
a. ferrousrniron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogenrnga
s
c. ammonia
ANS:r n D DIF: Easy
REF:r n SpecialrnTopicrn1.1rnTOP:r n II.D
MSC:r n Remembering

9. Therndevelopmentrnofrntherntheoryrnofrnthern―RNArnworld‖rnresultedrnfromrntherndiscoveryrnof:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS:r n D DIF: Medium
REF:r n SpecialrnTopicrn1.1rnTOP:r n II.D
MSC:r n Remembering

,10. Whichrnmicrobesrnmayrnresemblernthosernofrnthernearliestrnlifernforms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosyntheticrnalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS:r n A DIF: Medium
REF:r n SpecialrnTopicrn1.1rnTOP:r n II.D
MSC:r n Remembering

11. Earlyrnmetabolismrnmayrnhavernbeenrncatalyzedrnby:
a. DNA d. aminornacids
b. RNA e. carbohydrates
c. protein

ANS:r n B DIF: Medium
REF:r n SpecialrnTopicrn1.1rnTOP:r n II.D
MSC:r n Remembering

12. Whichrnofrnthernfollowingrndiseasesrnaccountsrnforrnmorernthanrnhalfrnofrnallrnhumanrnmortality?
a. cardiovascularrndisease d. microbialrndiseas
e
b. cancer e. strokes
c. accidents
ANS:r n D DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.2 TOP:r n II.A
MSC:r n Remembering

13. Whichrncenturyrnisrnknownrnasrntherngoldenrnagernofrnmicrobiology?
a. thernseventeenth d. therntwentieth
b. therneighteenth e. therntwenty-first
c. thernnineteenth
ANS:r n C DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.2 TOP:r n II.A
MSC:r n Remembering

14. AllrnofrnthernfollowingrnhavernbeenrnfoundrninrnmummiesrnandrntombrnartrnEXCEPT:
a. tuberculosis d. smallpox
b. polio e. AIDS
c. leprosy
ANS:r n E DIF: Medium REF:r n r n 1.2 TOP:r n II.A.i
MSC:r n Remembering

15. HowrndidrnEuropeanrninvadersrntornNorthrnAmericarnkillrnmuchrnofrnthernnativernpopulation?
a. tuberculosis d. HIV
b. leprosy e. bubonicrnplagu
e
c. smallpox
ANS:r n C DIF: Medium REF:r n r n 1.2 TOP:r n II.A.i
MSC:r n Remembering

16. Nightingale:
a. isrnbetterrnknownrnasrnthernfounderrnofrnprofessionalrnnursing
b. wasrnthernfirstrntornuserndisinfectantrntorndemonstraternthernsignificancernofrnasepticrntech

, nique
c. developedrnthernpiernchartrnofrnmortalityrndatarnduringrnthernCrimeanrnWar
d. performedrnthernfirstrncontrolledrnexperimentrnonrnthernchemicalrnconversionrnofrnmatter,
rnknown
todayrnasrnchemotherapy
e. allrnofrnthernabove
ANS:r n A DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.2 TOP:r n II.A.ii
MSC:r n Remembering

17. Whorndevelopedrnthernconceptrnofrnmedicalrnstatistics?
a. FrancisrnCrick d. LouisrnPasteur
b. FlorencernNightingale e. AlexanderrnFlemin
g
c. EdwardrnJenner
ANS:r n B DIF: Easy REF:r n r n 1.2 TOP:r n II.A.ii
MSC:r n Remembering