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, BrockmBiologymofmMicroorganisms,m15em(Madigan/Martink
o)mChapterm1:mMicroorganismsmandmMicrobiology
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1) Whichmstatementmismnotmtruemasmamgeneralmrule?
A) Microbialmcellsmexistmasmsinglemcellsmorminmcellmclusters.
B) Microbialmcellsmcarrymoutmtheirmlifemprocessesmindependently.
C) Microbialmcellsmincludembothmbacteriamandm viruses.
D) Microbialmcellsmexcludemthemcellsmofmplantsmandman
imals.mAnswer:mC
2) Basicmmicrobiologymcanmbemusedmto
A) probemthemnaturemofmlifemprocesses.
B) studymbiochemicalmpropertiesmcommonmtomallm cells.
C) modelmourmunderstandingmofmcellmfunctionminmhighermorganisms.
D) allmofmthemabo
ve.mAnswer:mD
3) Appliedmmicrobiologymdealsmwithmproblemsmin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allmofmthemabo
ve.mAnswer:mD
4) ThemgreatestmsourcemofmbiomassmonmEarthmcomesmfrom
A) prokaryoticm cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsmandmanimalsmtogeth
er.mAnswer:mA
5) Themcell'smgeneticminformationmismfoundminmthe
A) cellmmembrane.
B) nucleusmormnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonemofmthemabo
ve.mAnswer:mB
6) Becausemthemcellmcommunicates,mexchangesmmaterialsmwithmitsmenvironment,mandmundergoesmchange,
mitmis
calledma(n)
A) ancestralmsystem.
B) dynamicmentity.




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, C) closedmsystem.
D) nucleoidmsystem
.mAnswer:mB
7) Changesminmcellularmcharacteristicsmaremtransmittedmtomoffspringmthroughmthemprocessmof
A) chemicalmsignaling.
B) reproductivem initiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonemofmthemabo
ve.mAnswer:mC
8) Catalystsminvolvedminmthemaccelerationmofmthemratemofmchemicalmreactionsmaremcalled
A) catalyticmconverters.
B) growthmagents.
C) evolutionarym molecules.
D) enzymes.
mAnswer:m

D
9) RegardingmearlymlifemonmEarth:
A) MicrobialmlifemexistedmonmEarthmformbillionsmofmyearsmbeforemplantmandmanimalmlife.
B) MicrobialmlifemexistedmonmEarthmlongmbeforemanimalsmbutmhasmbeenmaroundmformaboutmthemsam
emamountmofmtimemasmplants.
C) Microbialmlife,mplantmlife,mandmanimalmlifemallmappearedmatmaboutmthemsamemtime.
D) Itmismimpossiblemtomdeterminemwhichmtypemofmlifemfirstmappearedm
onmEarth.mAnswer:mA
10) Mostmprokaryoticmcellsmreside
A) onmthemEarth'smsurface.
B) inmthemEarth'smlakes,mrivers,mandmoceans.
C) inmandmonmnon-prokaryoticmorganismsm(includingmhumansmandmothermanimals).
D) inmthemoceanicmandmterrestrialmsubsurfa
ces.mAnswer:mD
11) Thempersonmwhomdescribedmthem"weemanimalcules"mwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanmLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.m
Answer:m
B
12) FanniemHessemismcreditedmwithmgiving
themideasmformusingmagarmasmamsolidifyingmagent.
A) Pasteur




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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
mAnswer:mC

13) Whichmofmthemfollowingmis/aremcharacteristicm ofmcellularmorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allmofmthemabo
vemAnswer:mD
14) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmammajormecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Highermorganisms,mbothmplantmandmani
malmAnswer:mC
15) Whichmstatementmismtrue?
A) Populationsmaremassemblagesmofmmicrobialmcommunities.
B) Microbialmcommunitiesmaremassemblagesmofmpopulations.
C) Habitatsmaremassemblagesmofmmicrobialmcommunities.
D) Populationsmaremassemblagesmofmhabit
ats.mAnswer:mB
16) ThemexportmofmU.S.mbeefmtomforeignmmarketsmwasmshutmdownminm2003mduemto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madmcowmdiseas
e.mAnswer:mD
17) Duringmamverymscientificallymproductivemperiodminmhismlife,mPasteurmdevelopedmvaccinesmfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlmcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allmofmthemabo
ve.mAnswer:mD
18) Themdiscoverymofmantibioticsmandmothermimportantmchemicalsmledmtomthemfieldmof
A) industrialm microbiology.
B) agriculturalmmicrobiology.
C) marinemmicrobiology.




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