OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity Page 1 of 17 Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Which is the best example of a population? A. all the microbes living in a particular area B. all the microbes of a particular domain living in a particular area C. all the microbes of a single species living in a particular area* D. all the microbes living within the same host Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 20 2. Microbial ecology is defined as the study of which of the following? A. competitive interactions between microbes B. cooperative interactions between microbes C. interactions between individuals of a single species D. interactions between microbial populations and their environment* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 20 3. Which term best describes the relationship between pathogenic bacteria and humans? A. amensalism B. commensalism C. parasitism* D. predation Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 4. Which of the following is not a class within the phylum Proteobacteria? A. Alphaproteobacteria B. Betaproteobacteria C. Deltaproteobacteria D. Omegaproteobacteria* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 5. Which of the following correctly characterizes Epsilonproteobacteria? A. They are atypical (not gram positive or gram negative). B. They are gram negative.* C. They are gram positive. TESTBANKSELLER.COM TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER T E S T B A N K S E L L E R . C O M OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity Page 2 of 17 D. They are gram variable. Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 34 6. Which describes bacteria that require low concentrations of oxygen to survive (less than that in the current atmosphere)? A. facultative anaerobes B. microaerophiles* C. obligate aerobes D. obligate anaerobes Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 11, 22 7. Cyanobacteria produce which of the following? A. hydrogen sulfide gas B. large quantities of ammonia C. oxygen* D. sulfuric acid Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 11, 22 8. Which of the following bacterial groups is thought to be most closely related to the last universal common ancestor? A. Alphaproteobacteria B. cyanobacteria C. deeply branching bacteria* D. green filamentous bacteria Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 5 9. Which of the following is a phylum in Domain Archaea? A. Crenarchaeotae* B. Deinococcus C. Mycoplasma D. Thermotogae Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 5 10. Which genus contains the nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in legume nodules? A. Bacillus B. Escherichia TESTBANKSELLER.COM TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER T E S T B A N K S E L L E R . C O M OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity Page 3 of 17 C. Rhizobium* D. Vibrio Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 11, 24 11. Approximately what percentage of prokaryotes are thought to be pathogens? A. 1%* B. 12% C. 26% D. 48% Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 12. Two species of bacteria live in near each other and use similar food resources. Which type of biological interaction does this describe? A. a competitive interaction* B. a cooperative interaction C. a mutualistic interaction D. a parasitic interaction Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 13. Which of the following is a source of vitamin K for humans? A. Bacteroides thetaiotetraiotamicron digests foods, which release vitamin K. B. Escherichia coli in their digestive tract produces vitamin K.* C. S. epidermidis releases vitamin K from dead cells. D. their diet only Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23, 24 14. The human microbiome consists of which of the following? A. all microbes present on or in the body* B. pathogenic microbes only C. resident microbes only D. transient microbes only Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 15. The most common bacterial genus found in plaque on teeth is which of the following? A. Fusobacterium* B. Haemophilus TESTBANKSELLER.COM TESTBANKSELLER.COM #1 TEST BANKS WHOLESALER T E S T B A N K S E L L E R . C O M OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity Page 4 of 17 C. Lactobacillus D. Streptococcus Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 23 16. Who authored A Manual in Determinative Bacteriology, published in 1923? A. David Bergey* B. Robert Koch C. Barry Marshall and Robin Warren D. Louis Pasteur Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 17. Which of the following cannot be classified as either gram positive or gram negative on the basis of the Gram staining protocol? A. Bacillus B. Escherichia C. Mycoplasma* D. Vibrio