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, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 15e (Madigan/Martinko)
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Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mmmmm




1) Which statement is not true as a general rule?
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A) Microbial cells exist as single cells or in cell clusters.
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B) Microbial cells carry out their life processes independently.
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C) Microbial cells include both bacteria and viruses. mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm m mm m m




D) Microbial cells exclude the cells of plants and mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm




animals. Answer: C
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2) Basic microbiology can be used to mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm




A) probe the nature of life processes.
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B) study biochemical properties common to all cells.
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C) model our understanding of cell function in higher organisms.
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D) all of the mmmmm mmmmm




above. Answer:
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D
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3) Applied microbiology deals with problems in mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm m mm mm




A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all of the mmmmm mmmmm




mmmmm above. Answer: mmmmm




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4) The greatest source of biomass on Earth comes from
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A) prokaryotic cells. mmmmm




B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants and animals mmmmm mmmmm




together. Answer: A
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5) The cell's genetic information is found in the
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A) cell membrane. mmmmm




B) nucleus or nucleoid. mmmmm mmmmm




C) cytoplasm.
D) none of the mmmmm mmmmm




above. Answer: B
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6) Because the cell communicates, exchanges materials with its environment, and undergoes
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change, it is
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called a(n) mmmmm




A) ancestral system. mm m mm




B) dynamic entity. mmmmm




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, C) closed system. mmmmm




D) nucleoid
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B
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7) Changes in cellular characteristics are transmitted to offspring through the process of
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A) chemical signaling. mmmmm




B) reproductive initiative. m mm mm




C) evolution.
D) none of the mmmmm mmmmm




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8) Catalysts involved in the acceleration of the rate of chemical reactions are called
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A) catalytic converters. mmmmm




B) growth agents. mmmmm




C) evolutionary molecules. mmmmm




D) enzymes.
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9) Regarding early life on Earth: mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm




A) Microbial life existed on Earth for billions of years before plant and animal life.
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B) Microbial life existed on Earth long before animals but has been around for about the
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same amount of time as plants.
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C) Microbial life, plant life, and animal life all appeared at about the same time.
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D) It is impossible to determine which type of life first appeared
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on Earth. Answer: A
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10) Most prokaryotic cells reside mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm




A) on the Earth's surface.
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B) in the Earth's lakes, rivers, and oceans.
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C) in and on non-prokaryotic organisms (including humans and other animals).
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D) in the oceanic and terrestrial
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subsurfaces. Answer: D
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11) The person who described the "wee animalcules" was
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A) Hooke.
B) van Leeuwenhoek. mmmmm




C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:
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B
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12) Fannie Hesse is credited with giving mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm




the ideas for using agar as a solidifying agent. mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm




A) Pasteur




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