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
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of microorganisms?
a. nitrogen fixation c. synthesis of vitamins
b. production of fermented foods d. causative agents of disease
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1a Describe how we define a microbe, and explain why the definition is a challenge.
MSC: Remembering
2. A microbe that is 50 nm in size would most likely be
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. coli. d. algae.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying
3. Based on the figure shown, the type of organism indicated with an arrow could be a
a. virus. c. macroscopic fungi.
b. bacteria. d. large ameba.
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying
4. Based con cthe cfigure, cthe ctype cof corganism cshown cis ca(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. c eukaryote.
ANS: c D DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC: c Applying
5. Which cof cthe cfollowing cdemonstrates ccorrect cscientific cnotation cof ca cbacterial corganism?
a. Staphylococcus cEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus cepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus cepidermidis d. c Staphylococcus cEpidermidis
ANS: c C DIF: Easy REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC: c Applying
6. Which ckey ccharacteristic cdifferentiates ca cprokaryote cfrom ca ceukaryote?
a. the cabsence cof cproteins
b. the cpresence cof cDNA
c. the cabsence cof cmembrane-bound corganelles
d. the cpresence cof ca ccell cwall
ANS: c C DIF: Easy REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Remembering
7. Which cof cthe cfollowing cmethods cfor cclassifying clife cforms ccan cbest cbe cused cto cdistinguish
cbetween ctwocclosely crelated crod-shaped cbacterial corganisms, c Salmonella ctyphimurium cand
cEscherichia ccoli?
a. physical ccharacteristics c. DNA csequence ccomparison
b. method cof creproduction d. c environmental chabitat
ANS: c C DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC: c Applying
8. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis calways cclassified cas ca ceukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia ccoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: c D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Understanding
9. Which cof cthe cfollowing chas cbeen cused cas ca ctool cfor cgene ctherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. c fungi
ANS: c A DIF: Easy REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Understanding
10. Which cof cthe cfollowing cwould cyou cnot cexpect cto cfind cin cthe chuman cdigestive ctract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. c intestinal cviruses
ANS: c B DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Understanding
11. Antibiotics care cchemotherapeutic cdrugs cthat cfunction cby cinhibiting can cimportant ccellular
cstructure cor cprocess cof can corganism cthat cis ccausing can cinfection. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
cwould cnot cbe caffected cbycan cantibiotic cthat ctargets ccellular cmetabolic cenzymes?
a. Streptococcus cpyogenes cbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes cvirus d. c bread cmold
ANS: c B DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c 1.1c cDefine cviruses, cand cexplain chow cthey crelate cto cliving
ccells.cMSC: c Analyzing
12. Which cscientist cis ccredited cwith cconstructing cthe cfirst
cmicroscope?
a. Antonie cvan cLeeuwenhoek c. Robert cHooke
b. Catherine cof cSiena d. c c c Louis cPasteur
ANS: c C DIF: Easy REF: c 1.2
OBJ: c 1.2a cExplain chow cmicrobial cdiseases chave cchanged chuman
chistory.cMSC: c Remembering
13. Which cof cthe cfollowing cwas can cunexpected cbenefit cof cthe cbubonic cplague?
a. There cwas cno cbenefit cto cthe cbubonic cplague.
b. The cpopulation cof cEurope cexperienced ca cbaby cboom.
c. It cresulted cin ca cbetter cunderstanding cof caseptic cpractices cand chow cto cprevent
cthe cspread cofcinfection.
d. The cpopulation cdecline cenabled cthe ccultural cadvancement cof cthe cRenaissance.
ANS: c D DIF: Easy REF: c 1.2
OBJ: c 1.2a cExplain chow cmicrobial cdiseases chave cchanged chuman
chistory.cMSC: c Understanding
14. Which cof cthe cfollowing corganisms cwould cyou cNOT cbe cable cto csee cusing cRobert cHooke’s
cmicroscope?
2nd Edition
By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski
Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of microorganisms?
a. nitrogen fixation c. synthesis of vitamins
b. production of fermented foods d. causative agents of disease
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1a Describe how we define a microbe, and explain why the definition is a challenge.
MSC: Remembering
2. A microbe that is 50 nm in size would most likely be
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. coli. d. algae.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying
3. Based on the figure shown, the type of organism indicated with an arrow could be a
a. virus. c. macroscopic fungi.
b. bacteria. d. large ameba.
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying
4. Based con cthe cfigure, cthe ctype cof corganism cshown cis ca(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. c eukaryote.
ANS: c D DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC: c Applying
5. Which cof cthe cfollowing cdemonstrates ccorrect cscientific cnotation cof ca cbacterial corganism?
a. Staphylococcus cEpidermidis c. Staphylococcus cepidermidis
b. Staphylococcus cepidermidis d. c Staphylococcus cEpidermidis
ANS: c C DIF: Easy REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC: c Applying
6. Which ckey ccharacteristic cdifferentiates ca cprokaryote cfrom ca ceukaryote?
a. the cabsence cof cproteins
b. the cpresence cof cDNA
c. the cabsence cof cmembrane-bound corganelles
d. the cpresence cof ca ccell cwall
ANS: c C DIF: Easy REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Remembering
7. Which cof cthe cfollowing cmethods cfor cclassifying clife cforms ccan cbest cbe cused cto cdistinguish
cbetween ctwocclosely crelated crod-shaped cbacterial corganisms, c Salmonella ctyphimurium cand
cEscherichia ccoli?
a. physical ccharacteristics c. DNA csequence ccomparison
b. method cof creproduction d. c environmental chabitat
ANS: c C DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC: c Applying
8. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis calways cclassified cas ca ceukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia ccoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: c D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
, OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Understanding
9. Which cof cthe cfollowing chas cbeen cused cas ca ctool cfor cgene ctherapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. c fungi
ANS: c A DIF: Easy REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Understanding
10. Which cof cthe cfollowing cwould cyou cnot cexpect cto cfind cin cthe chuman cdigestive ctract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. c intestinal cviruses
ANS: c B DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c1.1b cDescribe cthe cthree cmajor cdomains cof clife: cArchaea, cBacteria, cand cEukarya.
cExplain cwhatcthe cthree cdomains chave cin ccommon cand chow cthey cdiffer. MSC:
c Understanding
11. Antibiotics care cchemotherapeutic cdrugs cthat cfunction cby cinhibiting can cimportant ccellular
cstructure cor cprocess cof can corganism cthat cis ccausing can cinfection. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
cwould cnot cbe caffected cbycan cantibiotic cthat ctargets ccellular cmetabolic cenzymes?
a. Streptococcus cpyogenes cbacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes cvirus d. c bread cmold
ANS: c B DIF: Moderate REF: c 1.1
OBJ: c 1.1c cDefine cviruses, cand cexplain chow cthey crelate cto cliving
ccells.cMSC: c Analyzing
12. Which cscientist cis ccredited cwith cconstructing cthe cfirst
cmicroscope?
a. Antonie cvan cLeeuwenhoek c. Robert cHooke
b. Catherine cof cSiena d. c c c Louis cPasteur
ANS: c C DIF: Easy REF: c 1.2
OBJ: c 1.2a cExplain chow cmicrobial cdiseases chave cchanged chuman
chistory.cMSC: c Remembering
13. Which cof cthe cfollowing cwas can cunexpected cbenefit cof cthe cbubonic cplague?
a. There cwas cno cbenefit cto cthe cbubonic cplague.
b. The cpopulation cof cEurope cexperienced ca cbaby cboom.
c. It cresulted cin ca cbetter cunderstanding cof caseptic cpractices cand chow cto cprevent
cthe cspread cofcinfection.
d. The cpopulation cdecline cenabled cthe ccultural cadvancement cof cthe cRenaissance.
ANS: c D DIF: Easy REF: c 1.2
OBJ: c 1.2a cExplain chow cmicrobial cdiseases chave cchanged chuman
chistory.cMSC: c Understanding
14. Which cof cthe cfollowing corganisms cwould cyou cNOT cbe cable cto csee cusing cRobert cHooke’s
cmicroscope?
