Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
Brock Biology Of Microorganisms, 11e A) Ancestral System.
(Madigan/Martinko) B) Dynamic Entity.
Chapter 1: Microorganisms And Microbiology
1) Which Statement Is Not True As A
General Rule?
A) Microbial Cells Exist As Single Cells Or In
Cell Clusters.
B) Microbial Cells Carry Out Their Life
Processes Independently.
C) Microbial Cells Include Both Bacteria
And Viruses.
D) Microbial Cells Exclude The Cells Of Plants
And Animals.
Answer: C
2) Basic Microbiology Can Be Used To
A) Probe The Nature Of Life Processes.
B) Study Biochemical Properties Common To
All Cells.
C) Model Our Understanding Of Cell
Function In Higher Organisms.
D) All Of The
Above. Answer: D
3) Applied Microbiology Deals With Problems
In
A) Medicine.
B) Agriculture.
C) Industry.
D) All Of The
Above. Answer: D
4) The Greatest Source Of Biomass On
Earth Comes From
A) Prokaryotic Cells.
B) Plants.
C) Animals.
D) Plants And Animals
Together. Answer: A
5) The Cell's Genetic Information Is Found In
The
A) Cell Membrane.
B) Nucleus Or Nucleoid.
C) Cytoplasm.
D) None Of The
Above. Answer: B
6) Because The Cell Communicates,
Exchanges Materials With Its Environment,
And Undergoes Change, It Is Called A(N)
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
C) Closed System. B) Van Leeuwenhoek.
D) Nucleoid C) Pasteur.
System. Answer: D) Cohn.
B Answer: B
7) Changes In Cellular Characteristics Are 12) Fannie Hesse Is Credited With Giving
Transmitted To Offspring Through The The Ideas For Using Agar
Process Of As A Solidifying Agent.
A) Chemical Signaling. A) Pasteur
B) Reproductive Initiative.
C) Evolution.
D) None Of The
Above. Answer: C
8) Catalysts Involved In The Acceleration
Of The Rate Of Chemical Reactions Are
Called
A) Catalytic Converters.
B) Growth Agents.
C) Evolutionary Molecules.
D) Enzym
es.
Answer:
D
9) Regarding Early Life On Earth:
A) Microbial Life Existed On Earth For
Billions Of Years Before Plant And Animal
Life.
B) Microbial Life Existed On Earth Long
Before Animals But Has Been Around For
About The Same Amount Of Time As Plants.
C) Microbial Life, Plant Life, And Animal
Life All Appeared At About The Same
Time.
D) It Is Impossible To Determine Which Type
Of Life First Appeared On Earth.
Answer: A
10) Most Prokaryotic Cells Reside
A) On The Earth's Surface.
B) In The Earth's Lakes, Rivers, And Oceans.
C) In And On Non-Prokaryotic
Organisms (Including Humans And
Other Animals).
D) In The Oceanic And Terrestrial
Subsurfaces. Answer: D
11) The Person Who Described The
"Wee Animalcules" Was
A) Hooke.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
B) Cohn B) Agricultural Microbiology.
C) Koch C) Marine Microbiology.
D) Winogradsky
Answer: C
13) Which Of The Following Is/Are
Characteristic Of Cellular Organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All Of The
Above Answer: D
14) Which Of The Following Is Not A
Major Ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher Organisms, Both Plant And
Animal Answer: C
15) Which Statement Is True?
A) Populations Are Assemblages Of
Microbial Communities.
B) Microbial Communities Are Assemblages
Of Populations.
C) Habitats Are Assemblages Of
Microbial Communities.
D) Populations Are Assemblages Of
Habitats. Answer: B
16) The Export Of U.S. Beef To Foreign
Markets Was Shut Down In 2003 Due To
A) AIDS.
B) Smallpox.
C) Tuberculosis.
D) Mad Cow
Disease. Answer: D
17) During A Very Scientifically Productive
Period In His Life, Pasteur Developed Vaccines
For
A) Anthrax.
B) Fowl Cholera.
C) Rabies.
D) All Of The
Above. Answer: D
18) The Discovery Of Antibiotics And
Other Important Chemicals Led To The
Field Of
A) Industrial Microbiology.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
D) Aquatic ek. Answer: A
Microbiology. 24) A Pasteur Flask Has A(N)
Answer: A A) Swan Neck To Prevent Air Particles From
19) Microbial Sterilization Is Used To Getting Into The Main Body Of The Flask.
A) Decrease The Possibility Of
Contaminants Growing In A Culture.
B) Kill Bacteria But Not Necessarily Viruses
Or Other Microbes.
C) Kill All Microbes In Or On Objects.
D) Clean A Work
Area. Answer: C
20) Flat Covered Dishes Used For
Growing Microbes Are Most
Commonly Called
A) Petri Dishes.
B) Baker Dishes.
C) Sterilization Plates.
D) Culture Medium
Plates. Answer: A
21) Microbes Playing A Role In Nitrogen
Fixation In Plants Live In While Those
Playing A Role In The Digestive Tract Of
Certain Herbivores Live In .
A) Rumens / Nodules
B) Nodules / Rumens
C) Nodules / Fortrans
D) Fortrans /
Rumens Answer:
B
22) Genetic Engineering Could Best Be
Described As
A) The Creating Of Life From Non-Life.
B) The Artificial Manipulation Of Genes
And Their Products.
C) The Treating Of Diseases With Synthetic
Drugs.
D) The Expansion Of The Biomass To Meet
Specific Needs.
Answer: B
23) The Ultimate Downfall Of The Theory
Of Spontaneous Generation Was The Result
Of Work By
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
Brock Biology Of Microorganisms, 11e A) Ancestral System.
(Madigan/Martinko) B) Dynamic Entity.
Chapter 1: Microorganisms And Microbiology
1) Which Statement Is Not True As A
General Rule?
A) Microbial Cells Exist As Single Cells Or In
Cell Clusters.
B) Microbial Cells Carry Out Their Life
Processes Independently.
C) Microbial Cells Include Both Bacteria
And Viruses.
D) Microbial Cells Exclude The Cells Of Plants
And Animals.
Answer: C
2) Basic Microbiology Can Be Used To
A) Probe The Nature Of Life Processes.
B) Study Biochemical Properties Common To
All Cells.
C) Model Our Understanding Of Cell
Function In Higher Organisms.
D) All Of The
Above. Answer: D
3) Applied Microbiology Deals With Problems
In
A) Medicine.
B) Agriculture.
C) Industry.
D) All Of The
Above. Answer: D
4) The Greatest Source Of Biomass On
Earth Comes From
A) Prokaryotic Cells.
B) Plants.
C) Animals.
D) Plants And Animals
Together. Answer: A
5) The Cell's Genetic Information Is Found In
The
A) Cell Membrane.
B) Nucleus Or Nucleoid.
C) Cytoplasm.
D) None Of The
Above. Answer: B
6) Because The Cell Communicates,
Exchanges Materials With Its Environment,
And Undergoes Change, It Is Called A(N)
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
C) Closed System. B) Van Leeuwenhoek.
D) Nucleoid C) Pasteur.
System. Answer: D) Cohn.
B Answer: B
7) Changes In Cellular Characteristics Are 12) Fannie Hesse Is Credited With Giving
Transmitted To Offspring Through The The Ideas For Using Agar
Process Of As A Solidifying Agent.
A) Chemical Signaling. A) Pasteur
B) Reproductive Initiative.
C) Evolution.
D) None Of The
Above. Answer: C
8) Catalysts Involved In The Acceleration
Of The Rate Of Chemical Reactions Are
Called
A) Catalytic Converters.
B) Growth Agents.
C) Evolutionary Molecules.
D) Enzym
es.
Answer:
D
9) Regarding Early Life On Earth:
A) Microbial Life Existed On Earth For
Billions Of Years Before Plant And Animal
Life.
B) Microbial Life Existed On Earth Long
Before Animals But Has Been Around For
About The Same Amount Of Time As Plants.
C) Microbial Life, Plant Life, And Animal
Life All Appeared At About The Same
Time.
D) It Is Impossible To Determine Which Type
Of Life First Appeared On Earth.
Answer: A
10) Most Prokaryotic Cells Reside
A) On The Earth's Surface.
B) In The Earth's Lakes, Rivers, And Oceans.
C) In And On Non-Prokaryotic
Organisms (Including Humans And
Other Animals).
D) In The Oceanic And Terrestrial
Subsurfaces. Answer: D
11) The Person Who Described The
"Wee Animalcules" Was
A) Hooke.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
B) Cohn B) Agricultural Microbiology.
C) Koch C) Marine Microbiology.
D) Winogradsky
Answer: C
13) Which Of The Following Is/Are
Characteristic Of Cellular Organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All Of The
Above Answer: D
14) Which Of The Following Is Not A
Major Ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher Organisms, Both Plant And
Animal Answer: C
15) Which Statement Is True?
A) Populations Are Assemblages Of
Microbial Communities.
B) Microbial Communities Are Assemblages
Of Populations.
C) Habitats Are Assemblages Of
Microbial Communities.
D) Populations Are Assemblages Of
Habitats. Answer: B
16) The Export Of U.S. Beef To Foreign
Markets Was Shut Down In 2003 Due To
A) AIDS.
B) Smallpox.
C) Tuberculosis.
D) Mad Cow
Disease. Answer: D
17) During A Very Scientifically Productive
Period In His Life, Pasteur Developed Vaccines
For
A) Anthrax.
B) Fowl Cholera.
C) Rabies.
D) All Of The
Above. Answer: D
18) The Discovery Of Antibiotics And
Other Important Chemicals Led To The
Field Of
A) Industrial Microbiology.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
D) Aquatic ek. Answer: A
Microbiology. 24) A Pasteur Flask Has A(N)
Answer: A A) Swan Neck To Prevent Air Particles From
19) Microbial Sterilization Is Used To Getting Into The Main Body Of The Flask.
A) Decrease The Possibility Of
Contaminants Growing In A Culture.
B) Kill Bacteria But Not Necessarily Viruses
Or Other Microbes.
C) Kill All Microbes In Or On Objects.
D) Clean A Work
Area. Answer: C
20) Flat Covered Dishes Used For
Growing Microbes Are Most
Commonly Called
A) Petri Dishes.
B) Baker Dishes.
C) Sterilization Plates.
D) Culture Medium
Plates. Answer: A
21) Microbes Playing A Role In Nitrogen
Fixation In Plants Live In While Those
Playing A Role In The Digestive Tract Of
Certain Herbivores Live In .
A) Rumens / Nodules
B) Nodules / Rumens
C) Nodules / Fortrans
D) Fortrans /
Rumens Answer:
B
22) Genetic Engineering Could Best Be
Described As
A) The Creating Of Life From Non-Life.
B) The Artificial Manipulation Of Genes
And Their Products.
C) The Treating Of Diseases With Synthetic
Drugs.
D) The Expansion Of The Biomass To Meet
Specific Needs.
Answer: B
23) The Ultimate Downfall Of The Theory
Of Spontaneous Generation Was The Result
Of Work By
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
