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Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE |
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
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4) The |greatest |source |of |biomass |on |Earth |comes |from
A) prokaryotic |cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants |and |animals |together.
Answer: |A
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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
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6) Because |the |cell |communicates, |exchanges |materials |with |its |environment, |and |undergoes |change, |it |is
called |a(n)
A) ancestral |system.
B) dynamic |entity.
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, C) closed |system.
D) nucleoid|system.
Answer: |B
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7) Changes |in |cellular |characteristics |are |transmitted |to |offspring |through |the |process |of
A) chemical |signaling.
B) reproductive |initiative.
C) evolution.
D) none |of |the |above.
Answer: |C
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8) Catalysts |involved |in |the |acceleration |of |the |rate |of |chemical |reactions |are |called
A) catalytic |converters.
B) growth |agents.
C) evolutionary |molecules.
D) enzymes.
Answer: |D
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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.
B) van |Leeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
|Answer: |B
12) Fannie |Hesse |is |credited |with |giving
the |ideas |for |using |agar |as |a |solidifying |agent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
Answer: |C
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13) Which |of |the |following |is/are |characteristic |of |cellular |organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All |of |the|above
Answer: |D
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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
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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
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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
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18) The|discovery |of |antibiotics |and |other |important |chemicals |led |to |the |field |of
A) industrial |microbiology.
B) agricultural |microbiology.
C) marine |microbiology.
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, BrockBiology ofMicroorganisms, 15e(Madigan/Martinko)
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Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiology
| | | | |
MULTIPLE CHOICE |
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
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4) The |greatest |source |of |biomass |on |Earth |comes |from
A) prokaryotic |cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants |and |animals |together.
Answer: |A
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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
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6) Because |the |cell |communicates, |exchanges |materials |with |its |environment, |and |undergoes |change, |it |is
called |a(n)
A) ancestral |system.
B) dynamic |entity.
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, C) closed |system.
D) nucleoid|system.
Answer: |B
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7) Changes |in |cellular |characteristics |are |transmitted |to |offspring |through |the |process |of
A) chemical |signaling.
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) enzymes.
Answer: |D
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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.
B) van |Leeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
|Answer: |B
12) Fannie |Hesse |is |credited |with |giving
the |ideas |for |using |agar |as |a |solidifying |agent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
Answer: |C
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13) Which |of |the |following |is/are |characteristic |of |cellular |organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All |of |the|above
Answer: |D
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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
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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
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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
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18) The|discovery |of |antibiotics |and |other |important |chemicals |led |to |the |field |of
A) industrial |microbiology.
B) agricultural |microbiology.
C) marine |microbiology.
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