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, BrockjBiologyjofjMicroorganisms,j16thj(Madigan/Ma
rtinko)Chapterj1:jMicroorganismsjandjMicrobiology
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1) Whichjstatementjisjnotjtruejasjajgeneraljrule?
A) Microbialjcellsjexistjasjsinglejcellsjorjinjcelljclusters.
B) Microbialjcellsjcarryjoutjtheirjlifejprocessesjindependently.
C) Microbialjcellsjincludejbothjbacteriajandj viruses.
D) Microbialjcellsjexcludejthejcellsjofjplantsjandjanimals.j
Answer:jC
2) Basicjmicrobiologyjcanjbejusedjto
A) probejthejnaturejofjlifejprocesses.
B) studyjbiochemicaljpropertiesjcommonjtojallj cells.
C) modeljourjunderstandingjofjcelljfunctionjinjhigherjorganisms.
D) alljofjthejabove.j
Answer:jD
3) Appliedjmicrobiologyjdealsjwithjproblemsjin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) alljofjthejabove.j
Answer:jD
4) ThejgreatestjsourcejofjbiomassjonjEarthjcomesjfrom
A) prokaryoticj cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsjandjanimalsjtogether.j
Answer:jA
5) Thejcell'sjgeneticjinformationjisjfoundjinjthe
A) celljmembrane.
B) nucleusjorjnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonejofjthejabove.j
Answer:jB
6) Becausejthejcelljcommunicates,jexchangesj materialsjwithj itsj environment,j andjundergoesjchange,jitj is
calledja(n)
A) ancestraljsystem.
B) dynamicjentity.
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, C) closedjsystem.
D) nucleoidjsystem.j
Answer:jB
7) Changesjinjcellularjcharacteristicsjarejtransmittedjtojoffspringjthroughjthejprocessjof
A) chemicaljsignaling.
B) reproductivejinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonejofjthejabove.j
Answer:jC
8) Catalystsjinvolvedjinjthejaccelerationjofjthejratejofjchemicaljreactionsjarejcalled
A) catalyticjconverters.
B) growthjagents.
C) evolutionaryjmolecules.
D) enzymes.
jAnswer:jD
9) RegardingjearlyjlifejonjEarth:
A) MicrobialjlifejexistedjonjEarthjforjbillionsjofjyearsjbeforejplantjandjanimaljlife.
B) MicrobialjlifejexistedjonjEarthjlongjbeforejanimalsjbutjhasjbeenjaroundjforjaboutjthejsamejamountjofjti
mejasjplants.
C) Microbialjlife,jplantjlife,jandjanimaljlifejalljappearedjatjaboutjthejsamejtime.
D) ItjisjimpossiblejtojdeterminejwhichjtypejofjlifejfirstjappearedjonjEarth.jA
nswer:jA
10) Mostjprokaryoticjcellsjreside
A) onjthejEarth'sjsurface.
B) injthejEarth'sjlakes,jrivers,jandjoceans.
C) injandjonjnon-prokaryoticjorganismsj(includingjhumansjandjotherjanimals).
D) injthejoceanicjandjterrestrialjsubsurfaces.j
Answer:jD
11) Thejpersonjwhojdescribedjthej"weejanimalcules"jwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanjLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:jB
12) FanniejHessejisjcreditedjwithjgiving
thejideasjforjusingjagarjasjajsolidifyingjagent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
jAnswer:jC
13) Whichjofjthejfollowingjis/arejcharacteristicjofjcellularjorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Alljofjthejabovej
Answer:jD
14) Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjnotjajmajorjecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherjorganisms,jbothjplantjandjanimalj
Answer:jC
15) Whichjstatementjisjtrue?
A) Populationsjarejassemblagesjofjmicrobialjcommunities.
B) Microbialjcommunitiesjarejassemblagesjofj populations.
C) Habitatsjarejassemblagesjofjmicrobialj communities.
D) Populationsjarejassemblagesjofjhabitats.j
Answer:jB
16) ThejexportjofjU.S.jbeefjtojforeignjmarketsjwasjshutjdownjinj2003jduejto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madjcowjdisease.
Answer:jD
17) Duringjajveryjscientificallyjproductivejperiodjinjhisjlife,jPasteurjdevelopedjvaccinesjfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowljcholera.
C) rabies.
D) alljofjthejabove.j
Answer:jD
18) Thejdiscoveryjofjantibioticsjandjotherjimportantjchemicalsjledjtojthejfieldjof
A) industrialjmicrobiology.
B) agriculturaljmicrobiology.
C) marinejmicrobiology.
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, BrockjBiologyjofjMicroorganisms,j16thj(Madigan/Ma
rtinko)Chapterj1:jMicroorganismsjandjMicrobiology
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1) Whichjstatementjisjnotjtruejasjajgeneraljrule?
A) Microbialjcellsjexistjasjsinglejcellsjorjinjcelljclusters.
B) Microbialjcellsjcarryjoutjtheirjlifejprocessesjindependently.
C) Microbialjcellsjincludejbothjbacteriajandj viruses.
D) Microbialjcellsjexcludejthejcellsjofjplantsjandjanimals.j
Answer:jC
2) Basicjmicrobiologyjcanjbejusedjto
A) probejthejnaturejofjlifejprocesses.
B) studyjbiochemicaljpropertiesjcommonjtojallj cells.
C) modeljourjunderstandingjofjcelljfunctionjinjhigherjorganisms.
D) alljofjthejabove.j
Answer:jD
3) Appliedjmicrobiologyjdealsjwithjproblemsjin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) alljofjthejabove.j
Answer:jD
4) ThejgreatestjsourcejofjbiomassjonjEarthjcomesjfrom
A) prokaryoticj cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsjandjanimalsjtogether.j
Answer:jA
5) Thejcell'sjgeneticjinformationjisjfoundjinjthe
A) celljmembrane.
B) nucleusjorjnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonejofjthejabove.j
Answer:jB
6) Becausejthejcelljcommunicates,jexchangesj materialsjwithj itsj environment,j andjundergoesjchange,jitj is
calledja(n)
A) ancestraljsystem.
B) dynamicjentity.
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, C) closedjsystem.
D) nucleoidjsystem.j
Answer:jB
7) Changesjinjcellularjcharacteristicsjarejtransmittedjtojoffspringjthroughjthejprocessjof
A) chemicaljsignaling.
B) reproductivejinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonejofjthejabove.j
Answer:jC
8) Catalystsjinvolvedjinjthejaccelerationjofjthejratejofjchemicaljreactionsjarejcalled
A) catalyticjconverters.
B) growthjagents.
C) evolutionaryjmolecules.
D) enzymes.
jAnswer:jD
9) RegardingjearlyjlifejonjEarth:
A) MicrobialjlifejexistedjonjEarthjforjbillionsjofjyearsjbeforejplantjandjanimaljlife.
B) MicrobialjlifejexistedjonjEarthjlongjbeforejanimalsjbutjhasjbeenjaroundjforjaboutjthejsamejamountjofjti
mejasjplants.
C) Microbialjlife,jplantjlife,jandjanimaljlifejalljappearedjatjaboutjthejsamejtime.
D) ItjisjimpossiblejtojdeterminejwhichjtypejofjlifejfirstjappearedjonjEarth.jA
nswer:jA
10) Mostjprokaryoticjcellsjreside
A) onjthejEarth'sjsurface.
B) injthejEarth'sjlakes,jrivers,jandjoceans.
C) injandjonjnon-prokaryoticjorganismsj(includingjhumansjandjotherjanimals).
D) injthejoceanicjandjterrestrialjsubsurfaces.j
Answer:jD
11) Thejpersonjwhojdescribedjthej"weejanimalcules"jwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanjLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:jB
12) FanniejHessejisjcreditedjwithjgiving
thejideasjforjusingjagarjasjajsolidifyingjagent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
jAnswer:jC
13) Whichjofjthejfollowingjis/arejcharacteristicjofjcellularjorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Alljofjthejabovej
Answer:jD
14) Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjnotjajmajorjecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherjorganisms,jbothjplantjandjanimalj
Answer:jC
15) Whichjstatementjisjtrue?
A) Populationsjarejassemblagesjofjmicrobialjcommunities.
B) Microbialjcommunitiesjarejassemblagesjofj populations.
C) Habitatsjarejassemblagesjofjmicrobialj communities.
D) Populationsjarejassemblagesjofjhabitats.j
Answer:jB
16) ThejexportjofjU.S.jbeefjtojforeignjmarketsjwasjshutjdownjinj2003jduejto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madjcowjdisease.
Answer:jD
17) Duringjajveryjscientificallyjproductivejperiodjinjhisjlife,jPasteurjdevelopedjvaccinesjfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowljcholera.
C) rabies.
D) alljofjthejabove.j
Answer:jD
18) Thejdiscoveryjofjantibioticsjandjotherjimportantjchemicalsjledjtojthejfieldjof
A) industrialjmicrobiology.
B) agriculturaljmicrobiology.
C) marinejmicrobiology.
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