Brock Biology of Microorganisms 15th Edition Madigan Test Bank: Ultimate Q&A for Microbiology Mastery

BrockLBiologyLofLMicroorganisms,L15eL(Madigan/Martinko
)LChapterL1:LMicroorganismsLandLMicrobiology
MULTIPLELCHOICE
1) WhichLstatementLisLnotLtrueLasLaLgeneralLrule?
A) MicrobialLcellsLexistLasLsingleLcellsLorLinLcellLclusters.
B) MicrobialLcellsLcarryLoutLtheirLlifeLprocessesLindependently.
C) MicrobialLcellsLincludeLbothLbacteriaLandLviruses.
D) MicrobialLcellsLexcludeLtheLcellsLofLplantsLandLanim
als.LAnswer:LC
2) BasicLmicrobiologyLcanLbeLusedLto
A) probeLtheLnatureLofLlifeLprocesses.
B) studyLbiochemicalLpropertiesLcommonLtoLallLcells.
C) modelLourLunderstandingLofLcellLfunctionLinLhigherLorganisms.
D) allLofLtheLabov
e.
Answer:LD
3) AppliedLmicrobiologyLdealsLwithLproblemsLin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allLofLtheLabov
e.
Answer:LD
4) TheLgreatestLsourceLofLbiomassLonLEarthLcomesLfrom
A) prokaryoticLcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsLandLanimalsLtogethe
r.LAnswer:LA
5) TheLcell'sLgeneticLinformationLisLfoundLinLthe
A) cellLmembrane.
B) nucleusLorLnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) noneLofLtheLabov
e.
Answer:LB
6) BecauseLtheLcellLcommunicates,LexchangesLmaterialsLwithLitsLenvironment,LandLundergoesLchange,LitL
is
calledLa(n)
A) ancestralLsystem.
B) dynamicLentity.


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, C) closedLsystem.
D) nucleoidLsystem
.LAnswer:LB
7) ChangesLinLcellularLcharacteristicsLareLtransmittedLtoLoffspringLthroughLtheLprocessLof
A) chemicalLsignaling.
B) reproductiveLinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) noneLofLtheLabov
e.
Answer:LC
8) CatalystsLinvolvedLinLtheLaccelerationLofLtheLrateLofLchemicalLreactionsLareLcalled
A) catalyticLconverters.
B) growthLagents.
C) evolutionaryLmolecules.
D) enzymes.
LAnswer:LD

9) RegardingLearlyLlifeLonLEarth:
A) MicrobialLlifeLexistedLonLEarthLforLbillionsLofLyearsLbeforeLplantLandLanimalLlife.
B) MicrobialLlifeLexistedLonLEarthLlongLbeforeLanimalsLbutLhasLbeenLaroundLforLaboutLtheLsameLa
mountLofLtimeLasLplants.
C) MicrobialLlife,LplantLlife,LandLanimalLlifeLallLappearedLatLaboutLtheLsameLtime.
D) ItLisLimpossibleLtoLdetermineLwhichLtypeLofLlifeLfirstLappearedLonL
Earth.LAnswer:LA
10) MostLprokaryoticLcellsLreside
A) onLtheLEarth'sLsurface.
B) inLtheLEarth'sLlakes,Lrivers,LandLoceans.
C) inLandLonLnon-prokaryoticLorganismsL(includingLhumansLandLotherLanimals).
D) inLtheLoceanicLandLterrestrialLsubsurfac
es.LAnswer:LD
11) TheLpersonLwhoLdescribedLtheL"weeLanimalcules"Lwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanLLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.L
Answer:L
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12) FannieLHesseLisLcreditedLwithLgiving
theLideasLforLusingLagarLasLaLsolidifyingLagent.
A) Pasteur




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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
LAnswer:LC

13) WhichLofLtheLfollowingLis/areLcharacteristicLofLcellularLorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) AllLofLtheLabo
veLAnswer:LD
14) WhichLofLtheLfollowingLisLnotLaLmajorLecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) HigherLorganisms,LbothLplantLandLani
malLAnswer:LC
15) WhichLstatementLisLtrue?
A) PopulationsLareLassemblagesLofLmicrobialLcommunities.
B) MicrobialLcommunitiesLareLassemblagesLofLpopulations.
C) HabitatsLareLassemblagesLofLmicrobialLcommunities.
D) PopulationsLareLassemblagesLofLhabita
ts.LAnswer:LB
16) TheLexportLofLU.S.LbeefLtoLforeignLmarketsLwasLshutLdownLinL2003LdueLto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madLcowLdiseas
e.
Answer:LD
17) DuringLaLveryLscientificallyLproductiveLperiodLinLhisLlife,LPasteurLdevelopedLvaccinesLfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlLcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allLofLtheLabov
e.
Answer:LD
18) TheLdiscoveryLofLantibioticsLandLotherLimportantLchemicalsLledLtoLtheLfieldLof
A) industrialLmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalL microbiology.
C) marineLmicrobiology.




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, D) aquaticLmicrobiology.
Answer:LA
19) MicrobialLsterilizationLisLusedLto
A) decreaseLtheLpossibilityLofLcontaminantsLgrowingLinLaLculture.
B) killLbacteriaLbutLnotLnecessarilyLvirusesLorLotherLmicrobes.
C) killLallLmicrobesLinLorLonLobjects.
D) cleanLaLworkLare
a.LAnswer:LC
20) FlatLcoveredLdishesLusedLforLgrowingLmicrobesLareLmostLcommonlyLcalled
A) PetriLdishes.
B) bakerLdishes.
C) sterilizationLplates.
D) cultureLmediumLplates
.LAnswer:LA
21) MicrobesLplayingLaLroleLinLnitrogenLfixationL inLplantsLliveLinL whileLthoseLplayingLaLroleLinLthe
digestiveLtractLofLcertainLherbivoresLliveLinL .
A) rumensL/Lnodules
B) nodulesL/Lrumens
C) nodulesL/Lfortrans
D) fortransL/Lrumen
sLAnswer:LB
22) GeneticLengineeringLcouldLbestLbeLdescribedLas
A) theLcreatingLofLlifeLfromLnon-life.
B) theLartificialLmanipulationLofLgenesLandLtheirLproducts.
C) theLtreatingLofLdiseasesLwithLsyntheticLdrugs.
D) theLexpansionLofLtheLbiomassLtoLmeetLspecificLne
eds.LAnswer:LB
23) TheLultimateLdownfallLofLtheLtheoryLofLspontaneousLgenerationLwasLtheLresultLofLworkLby
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenhoek.
LAnswer:LA

24) ALPasteurLflaskLhasLa(n)
A) swanLneckLtoLpreventLairLparticlesLfromLgettingLintoLtheLmainLbodyLofLtheLflask.




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