TEST BANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY
AN EVOLVING SCIENCE BY JOAN
6TH EDITION
,
,CHAPTER1:MicrobialLife:OriginandDiscovery
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Virusesxare:
a. infectiousxagents that infect multi-cellular organisms K K K K
b. noncellularparticlesthat takeover themetabolismofacell togenerate mor e viru
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sparticles
c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media K K K K K K
d. cellular particles thatxbelongxto the archaea domain
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e. microbesxthat consistxof lipid membrane enclosed genomes K K K K K
ANS: B K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A|I.B K K K
MSC: Remembering
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2. Analysisxof DNA sequences reveals: K K K
a. the ancient convergence oftwo cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and euka ryot
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es
b. prokaryotesand eukaryotesxevolved froma common ancestral cell K K K K K K K
c. thatxbacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but notxwith euk arya K K K K K K K K K
d. prokaryotesare cells with a nucleus K K K K K
e. thegenome of Haemophilus influenzaexhasabout 2 billion base pairs
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ANS: B K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A|I.B K K K
MSC: Remembering
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3. Which ofthese groups are considered to be microbes butxNOT considered toxbe cells?
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a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousxfungi
c. archaea
ANS: A K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A.i K
MSC: Remembering
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4. Amicrobe is commonly defined as:
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a. a virus that requires a microscope to be seen
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b. a bacteriumthat requires amicroscope to be seen
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c. asingle-
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cellular prokaryote that requires a microscopexto be seen
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d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope tobe se en
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e. a living organismthat requires a microscope to bexseen
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ANS: E K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A.i |I.A.ii K K K
MSC: Remembering
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5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cellsxisxNOT true?
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a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy toxbuild themselves, and respo nd to
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environmental change. K
, b. Mostxsingle-
celled organisms requirexa microscope to render them visible, but some bact
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erial cells arexlarge enough to bexseen with naked eyes.
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c. Microbes function as individual entities. K K K K
d. Many microbes formcomplex multicellular assemblages.
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e. Viruses are not considered asxmicrobial cells.
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ANS: C K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A.i |I.A.ii
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MSC: Remembering
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6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a. Axgenome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal DNA.
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b. If a microbe’sxgenomexincludes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
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nitrogen.
c. BycomparingDNAsequences of different organisms,wexcanfigure outxhowclosely rela
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ted they are. K K
d. Fred Sanger developed the firstxapplicable DNA sequencing method.
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e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
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ANS: E K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.B K
MSC: Remembering
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7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were thoseof:
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a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS: B K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.B.i K
MSC: Remembering
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8. Theenvironment of earlyEarthmay have contained all ofthe following EXCEPT:
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a. ferrous iron d. oxygen
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b. methane e. hydrogen gas K
c. ammonia
ANS: D K DIF: Easy
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MSC:
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Remembering
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9. Thedevelopment ofthe theoryofthe ―RNAworld‖ resulted fromthediscoveryof:
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a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS: D K DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MSC:
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Remembering
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10. Whichmicrobes may resemble those of the earliestlife forms?
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a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists K
c. viruses
ANS: A K DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MSC:
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Remembering
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11. Earlymetabolismmay have been catalyzed by:
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a. DNA d. aminoxacids
AN EVOLVING SCIENCE BY JOAN
6TH EDITION
,
,CHAPTER1:MicrobialLife:OriginandDiscovery
K K K K K K
MULTIPLE CHOICE
K
1. Virusesxare:
a. infectiousxagents that infect multi-cellular organisms K K K K
b. noncellularparticlesthat takeover themetabolismofacell togenerate mor e viru
K K K K K K K K K K K K K K
sparticles
c. pathogens that replicate in complex growth media K K K K K K
d. cellular particles thatxbelongxto the archaea domain
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e. microbesxthat consistxof lipid membrane enclosed genomes K K K K K
ANS: B K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A|I.B K K K
MSC: Remembering
K
2. Analysisxof DNA sequences reveals: K K K
a. the ancient convergence oftwo cell types, i.e., prokaryotes and euka ryot
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es
b. prokaryotesand eukaryotesxevolved froma common ancestral cell K K K K K K K
c. thatxbacteria share common ancestor with archaea, but notxwith euk arya K K K K K K K K K
d. prokaryotesare cells with a nucleus K K K K K
e. thegenome of Haemophilus influenzaexhasabout 2 billion base pairs
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ANS: B K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A|I.B K K K
MSC: Remembering
K
3. Which ofthese groups are considered to be microbes butxNOT considered toxbe cells?
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a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousxfungi
c. archaea
ANS: A K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A.i K
MSC: Remembering
K
4. Amicrobe is commonly defined as:
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a. a virus that requires a microscope to be seen
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b. a bacteriumthat requires amicroscope to be seen
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c. asingle-
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cellular prokaryote that requires a microscopexto be seen
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d. a multicellular eukaryote that requires a microscope tobe se en
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e. a living organismthat requires a microscope to bexseen
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ANS: E K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A.i |I.A.ii K K K
MSC: Remembering
K
5. Which one of the following statements regarding microbial cellsxisxNOT true?
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a. Microbial cells acquire food, gain energy toxbuild themselves, and respo nd to
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environmental change. K
, b. Mostxsingle-
celled organisms requirexa microscope to render them visible, but some bact
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erial cells arexlarge enough to bexseen with naked eyes.
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c. Microbes function as individual entities. K K K K
d. Many microbes formcomplex multicellular assemblages.
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e. Viruses are not considered asxmicrobial cells.
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ANS: C K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.A.i |I.A.ii
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MSC: Remembering
K
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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a. Axgenome is the total genetic information contained in an organism’s chromosomal DNA.
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b. If a microbe’sxgenomexincludes genes for nitrogenase, that microbe probably can fix
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nitrogen.
c. BycomparingDNAsequences of different organisms,wexcanfigure outxhowclosely rela
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ted they are. K K
d. Fred Sanger developed the firstxapplicable DNA sequencing method.
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e. Fred Sanger completed the sequences of Haemophilus influenzae.
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ANS: E K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.B K
MSC: Remembering
K
7. The first cellular genomes to be sequenced were thoseof:
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a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS: B K DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 K TOP: I.B.i K
MSC: Remembering
K
8. Theenvironment of earlyEarthmay have contained all ofthe following EXCEPT:
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a. ferrous iron d. oxygen
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b. methane e. hydrogen gas K
c. ammonia
ANS: D K DIF: Easy
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MSC:
K K K K K
Remembering
K
9. Thedevelopment ofthe theoryofthe ―RNAworld‖ resulted fromthediscoveryof:
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a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS: D K DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MSC:
K K K K K
Remembering
K
10. Whichmicrobes may resemble those of the earliestlife forms?
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a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosynthetic algae e. protists K
c. viruses
ANS: A K DIF: Medium
REF: Special Topic 1.1TOP: II.D MSC:
K K K K K
Remembering
K
11. Earlymetabolismmay have been catalyzed by:
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a. DNA d. aminoxacids