Test Bank for Microbiology The Human Experience (Second Edition) By John W. Foster Zarrintaj Aliabadi Joan L. Slonczewski ALL CHAPTERS

Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience
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2nd Edition
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By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; 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
|two|closely |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