Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience
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2nd Edition By John W. Foster; Joan L. Slonczewski
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Chapter 1 - 27 Complete
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,Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History
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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 !!on !!the !!figure, !!the !!type !!of !!organism !!shown !!is !!a(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. ! ! eukaryote.
ANS: ! ! D 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
5. Which !!of !! the !!following !!demonstrates !!correct !!scientific !! notation !!of !! a !!bacterial !!organism?
a. Staphylococcus !!Epidermidis c. Staphylococcus !!epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus !!epidermidis d. ! ! Staphylococcus !!Epidermidis
ANS: ! ! C 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
6. Which !!key !!characteristic !!differentiates !!a !!prokaryote !! from !! a !!eukaryote?
a. the !!absence !!of !!proteins
b. the !!presence !!of !!DNA
c. the !!absence !! of !! membrane-bound !!organelles
d. the !!presence !!of !!a !!cell !!wall
ANS: ! ! C 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: ! ! Remembering
7. Which !!of !!the !!following !!methods !!for !!classifying !!life !!forms !!can !!best !!be !!used !!to !!distinguish
!!between !!twoc ! losely !!related !!rod-shaped !!bacterial !!organisms, ! ! Salmonella !!typhimurium !! and
!!Escherichia !!coli?
a. physical !!characteristics c. DNA !!sequence !!comparison
b. method !!of !!reproduction d. ! ! environmental !!habitat
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
8. Which !!of !!the !!following !!is !!always !!classified !!as !!a !!eukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia !!coli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: ! ! D 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: ! ! Understanding
9. Which !!of !!the !!following !!has !!been !!used !!as !!a !!tool !!for !!gene !!therapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. ! ! fungi
ANS: ! ! A 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: ! ! Understanding
10. Which !!of !!the !!following !!would !!you !!not !!expect !!to !!find !!in !!the !!human !!digestive !!tract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. ! ! intestinal !!viruses
ANS: ! ! B 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: ! ! Understanding
11. Antibiotics !!are !!chemotherapeutic !!drugs !!that !! function !!by !!inhibiting !!an !!important !!cellular !!structure
!!or !!process !!of !!an !!organism !!that !!is !!causing !!an !!infection. !!Which !!of !!the !!following !!would !!not !!be
!!affected !!by!an !!antibiotic !!that !!targets !!cellular !!metabolic !!enzymes?
a. Streptococcus !!pyogenes !!bacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes !!virus d. ! ! bread !!mold
ANS: ! ! B DIF: Moderate REF: ! ! 1.1
OBJ: ! ! 1.1c !!Define !!viruses, !!and !!explain !!how !!they !!relate !!to !!living
!!cells.!MSC: ! ! Analyzing
12. Which !!scientist !!is !! credited !!with !!constructing !!the !! first !!microscope?
a. Antonie !!van !!Leeuwenhoek c. Robert !!Hooke
b. Catherine !!of !!Siena d. !! !! ! ! Louis !!Pasteur
ANS: ! ! C DIF: Easy REF: ! ! 1.2
OBJ: ! ! 1.2a !!Explain !!how !!microbial !!diseases !!have !!changed !!human
!!history.!MSC: ! ! Remembering
13. Which !!of !!the !!following !!was !!an !!unexpected !!benefit !!of !!the !!bubonic !!plague?
a. There !!was !!no !!benefit !!to !!the !!bubonic !!plague.
b. The !!population !!of !!Europe !!experienced !!a !!baby !!boom.
c. It !!resulted !!in !!a !!better !!understanding !!of !! aseptic !!practices !!and !!how !!to !!prevent !!the
!!spread !!of!infection.
d. The !!population !!decline !!enabled !!the !!cultural !! advancement !!of !!the !!Renaissance.
ANS: ! ! D DIF: Easy REF: ! ! 1.2
OBJ: ! ! 1.2a !!Explain !!how !!microbial !!diseases !!have !!changed !!human
!!history.!MSC: ! ! Understanding
14. Which !!of !!the !!following !!organisms !!would !!you !!NOT !!be !!able !!to !!see !!using !!Robert !!Hooke’s !!microscope?
a. vinegar !!eels c. mold !!filaments
b. dust !!mites d. Mycobacterium !!tuberculosis
ANS: ! ! D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2
!! !! !! !! !! !!
2nd Edition By John W. Foster; 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 !!on !!the !!figure, !!the !!type !!of !!organism !!shown !!is !!a(n)
, a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. ! ! eukaryote.
ANS: ! ! D 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
5. Which !!of !! the !!following !!demonstrates !!correct !!scientific !! notation !!of !! a !!bacterial !!organism?
a. Staphylococcus !!Epidermidis c. Staphylococcus !!epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus !!epidermidis d. ! ! Staphylococcus !!Epidermidis
ANS: ! ! C 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
6. Which !!key !!characteristic !!differentiates !!a !!prokaryote !! from !! a !!eukaryote?
a. the !!absence !!of !!proteins
b. the !!presence !!of !!DNA
c. the !!absence !! of !! membrane-bound !!organelles
d. the !!presence !!of !!a !!cell !!wall
ANS: ! ! C 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: ! ! Remembering
7. Which !!of !!the !!following !!methods !!for !!classifying !!life !!forms !!can !!best !!be !!used !!to !!distinguish
!!between !!twoc ! losely !!related !!rod-shaped !!bacterial !!organisms, ! ! Salmonella !!typhimurium !! and
!!Escherichia !!coli?
a. physical !!characteristics c. DNA !!sequence !!comparison
b. method !!of !!reproduction d. ! ! environmental !!habitat
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
8. Which !!of !!the !!following !!is !!always !!classified !!as !!a !!eukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia !!coli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: ! ! D 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: ! ! Understanding
9. Which !!of !!the !!following !!has !!been !!used !!as !!a !!tool !!for !!gene !!therapy?
a. viruses c. protozoa
b. archaea d. ! ! fungi
ANS: ! ! A 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: ! ! Understanding
10. Which !!of !!the !!following !!would !!you !!not !!expect !!to !!find !!in !!the !!human !!digestive !!tract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d. ! ! intestinal !!viruses
ANS: ! ! B 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: ! ! Understanding
11. Antibiotics !!are !!chemotherapeutic !!drugs !!that !! function !!by !!inhibiting !!an !!important !!cellular !!structure
!!or !!process !!of !!an !!organism !!that !!is !!causing !!an !!infection. !!Which !!of !!the !!following !!would !!not !!be
!!affected !!by!an !!antibiotic !!that !!targets !!cellular !!metabolic !!enzymes?
a. Streptococcus !!pyogenes !!bacteria c. ameba
b. Herpes !!virus d. ! ! bread !!mold
ANS: ! ! B DIF: Moderate REF: ! ! 1.1
OBJ: ! ! 1.1c !!Define !!viruses, !!and !!explain !!how !!they !!relate !!to !!living
!!cells.!MSC: ! ! Analyzing
12. Which !!scientist !!is !! credited !!with !!constructing !!the !! first !!microscope?
a. Antonie !!van !!Leeuwenhoek c. Robert !!Hooke
b. Catherine !!of !!Siena d. !! !! ! ! Louis !!Pasteur
ANS: ! ! C DIF: Easy REF: ! ! 1.2
OBJ: ! ! 1.2a !!Explain !!how !!microbial !!diseases !!have !!changed !!human
!!history.!MSC: ! ! Remembering
13. Which !!of !!the !!following !!was !!an !!unexpected !!benefit !!of !!the !!bubonic !!plague?
a. There !!was !!no !!benefit !!to !!the !!bubonic !!plague.
b. The !!population !!of !!Europe !!experienced !!a !!baby !!boom.
c. It !!resulted !!in !!a !!better !!understanding !!of !! aseptic !!practices !!and !!how !!to !!prevent !!the
!!spread !!of!infection.
d. The !!population !!decline !!enabled !!the !!cultural !! advancement !!of !!the !!Renaissance.
ANS: ! ! D DIF: Easy REF: ! ! 1.2
OBJ: ! ! 1.2a !!Explain !!how !!microbial !!diseases !!have !!changed !!human
!!history.!MSC: ! ! Understanding
14. Which !!of !!the !!following !!organisms !!would !!you !!NOT !!be !!able !!to !!see !!using !!Robert !!Hooke’s !!microscope?
a. vinegar !!eels c. mold !!filaments
b. dust !!mites d. Mycobacterium !!tuberculosis
ANS: ! ! D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2
