Prescott's Microbiology
Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman and Dorothy Wood
12th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01. The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology 1
Chapter 02. Microscopy 40
Chapter 03. Bacterial Cell Structure 75
Chapter 04. Archaeal Cell Structure 130
Chapter 05. Eukaryotic Cell Structure 152
Chapter 06. Viruses and Other Acellular Infectious Agents 191
Chapter 07. Bacterial and Archaeal Growth 229
Chapter 08. Control of Microorganisms in the Environment 286
Chapter 09. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 321
Chapter 10. Introduction to Metabolism 360
Chapter 11. Catabolism: Energy Release and Conservation 409
Chapter 12. Anabolism: The Use of Energy in Biosynthesis 472
Chapter 13. Bacterial Genome Replication and Expression 512
Chapter 14. Regulation of Cellular Processes 569
Chapter 15. Eukaryotic and Archaeal Genome Replication and Expression 611
Chapter 16. Mechanisms of Genetic Variation 641
Chapter 17. Microbial DNA Technologies 696
Chapter 18. Microbial Genomics 742
Chapter 19. Archaea 774
Chapter 20. Nonproteobacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria 805
Chapter 21. Proteobacteria 852
Chapter 22. Gram-Positive Bacteria 889
Chapter 23. Protists 955
Chapter 24. Fungi 998
Chapter 25. Viruses 1035
Chapter 26. Exploring Microbes in Ecosystems 1077
Chapter 27. Microbial Interactions 1106
Chapter 28. Biogeochemical Cycling and Global Climate Change 1126
Chapter 29. Microorganisms in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 1148
Chapter 30. Microorganisms in Terrestrial Ecosystems 1170
Chapter 31. Innate Host Resistance 1200
Chapter 32. Adaptive Immunity 1240
Chapter 33. The Microbe-Human Ecosystem 1293
Chapter 34. Infection and Pathogenicity 1327
Chapter 35. Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology 1349
Chapter 36. Clinical Microbiology and Immunology 1387
Chapter 37. Human Diseases Caused by Viruses and Prions 1413
Chapter 38. Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria 1450
Chapter 39. Human Diseases Caused by Fungi and Protists 1499
Chapter 40. Microbiology of Food 1539
,Chapter 41. Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology 1570
Chapter 42. Applied Environmental Microbiology 1590
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
Chapter 01. The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on
Earth today.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Section : 01.02
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic tre
Learning Outcome : 01.02a Explain the RNA world hypothesis and the evidence that supports it
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
2) Microbiologists study a variety of organisms, but all are considered either Bacteria or
Archaea.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Section : 01.01
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.01a Define the term microbiology
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
3) All eukaryotes have a membrane-delimited nucleus.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Section : 01.01
ASM Objective : 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa and algae) carry out
Learning Outcome : 01.01c Determine the type of microbe (bacterium, fungus, etc.) when given a descri
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
4) Viruses are not generally studied by microbiologists because they are not classified as
living organisms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Section : 01.01
ASM Objective : 02.05 The replication cycles of viruses (lytic and lysogenic) differ among viruses an
Learning Outcome : 01.01a Define the term microbiology
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
5) Viruses constitute the fourth domain of life in current biological classification schemes.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Section : 01.01
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic tre
Learning Outcome : 01.01b Explain Carl Woese's contributions in establishing the three-domain system
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Gradable : automatic
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
6) The earliest microbial fossils that have been found are dated from approximately 4.5
million years ago.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Topic : Bacteria
Section : 01.01
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic tre
Learning Outcome : 01.01b Explain Carl Woese's contributions in establishing the three-domain system
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
7) Fanny Hesse first suggested that agar be used to solidify microbiological media.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical, chemical, mechanica
Learning Outcome : 01.03c Predict the difficulties that might arise when using Koch's postulates to d
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
8) M. J. Berkeley demonstrated that the great potato blight of Ireland was caused by a water
mold (then thought to be a fungus).
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
9) Invisible living creatures were thought to exist and cause disease long before they were
ever observed.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
10) Koch's postulates were instrumental in establishing that the intracellular parasite
Mycobacterium leprae is the causative organism of leprosy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03c Predict the difficulties that might arise when using Koch's postulates to d
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
11) Edward Jenner's work in preventing rabies led to the use of the term vaccination to
describe a type of procedure used in the prevention of disease.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical, chemical, mechanica
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
12) Although developed over 100 years ago, Koch's postulates continue to be used to find the
causative organism for all known human infectious diseases.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03c Predict the difficulties that might arise when using Koch's postulates to d
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
13) Viruses and bacteria were first cultured in the laboratory at about the same time.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
Question Details
Bloom's : 2. Understand
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
14) Charles Chamberland developed porcelain filters that allowed other scientists to
demonstrate that viruses are smaller than bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 07 Scientific Thinking
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 07.01b Ability to apply the process of science: Analyze and interpret results from a
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
15) The first disease to be identified as being caused by a virus was tobacco mosaic disease.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03b Outline a set of experiments that might be used to decide if a particular m
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
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Test Bank - Prescott's Microbiology, 12th Edition (Willey, 2022)
16) John Tyndall demonstrated that microorganisms present in the air are carried on dust
particles.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic ecosystems.
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
17) Agostino Bassi demonstrated that a type of silkworm disease was caused by a fungus and
proposed that many diseases are caused by microorganisms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Topic : Module 05 Microbial Systems
Topic : History of Microbiology
Section : 01.03
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
Learning Outcome : 01.03a Evaluate the importance of the contributions to microbiology made by Hooke,
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Gradable : automatic
18) The usefulness of agar in solidifying microbiological growth media is limited because it
does not remain solid at temperatures above 28oC.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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