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Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) Which of the following is not a microorganism? 1)
A) archaea B) helminth C) fungi D) mosquito E) bacteria
2) When do opportunistic pathogens tend to cause disease? 2)
A) when the host didn't wash with soap
B) when the host is young
C) when the host is weakened
D) when the host is old
E) after the host is already infected with a different pathogen
3) Which of the following could be used as evidence for spontaneous generation? 3)
A) Shaking Pasteur's S-necked flasks did spoil the broth.
B) Uncovered meat will give rise to maggots.
C) The broth in Pasteur's S-necked flasks did not spoil.
D) Gauze-covered meat will not give rise to maggots.
E) Flies lay eggs that develop into maggots.
4) ________ showed that biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life. 4)
A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B) Robert Hooke
C) Joseph Lister
D) Louis Pasteur
E) Carl Linnaeus
5) Robert Koch helped establish the germ theory of disease by discovering that anthrax was caused 5)
by a disease. After he isolated and purified the same bacteria from several diseased animals, what
would be the next step in order to show that this bacteria caused anthrax?
A) visualize the bacteria with an electron microscope
B) culture the bacteria on Petri dishes
C) perform physiological testing
D) find out if antibiotics treat the diseased animals
E) introduce the bacteria into a new mouse to see if it established the same infection
6) How many principles are there in Koch's postulates of disease? 6)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
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7) Aseptic technique can be used for all of the following except 7)
A) sterilizing working surfaces.
B) limiting the spread of diseases.
C) safely studying microbes in the laboratory.
D) preventing healthcare-acquired infections.
E) keeping samples pure for studying.
8) Which of the following individuals does not correctly match with their contribution to 8)
microbiology.
A) Robert Koch: Developed criteria for determining the causative agent of an infectious disease
B) Florence Nightingale: Established the use of aseptic techniques in nursing practices
C) Ignaz Semmelweis: First developed aseptic techniques to decrease mortality rates from
childbed fever
D) Joseph Lister: Developed the first anesthetic solution for use in surgeries
E) Louis Pasteur: Showed that biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life
9) The scientific method starts with a(n) 9)
A) question.
B) hypothesis.
C) prediction.
D) proposal.
E) observation.
10) Inference-observation confusion occurs when someone 10)
A) remembers events wrong.
B) cannot understand your accent.
C) incorrectly assesses a patient.
D) jumps to a conclusion.
E) lies about what happened.
11) ________ predict what happens, while ________ explain how and why something occurs. 11)
A) Laws; theories
B) Hypotheses; conclusions
C) Observations; conclusions
D) Observations; hypotheses
E) Theories; laws
12) Which of the following is the correct way to type a scientific name? 12)
A) Escherichia coli
B) Escherichia Coli
C) escherichia coli
D) Escherichia coli
E) escherichia coli
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13) What is the order of the taxonomic hierarchy from least specific to most specific? 13)
A) domain, phylum, order, kingdom, class, family, genus, species
B) class, order, phylum, kingdom, domain, genus, family, species
C) domain, order, class, kingdom, phylum, species, family, genus
D) species, genus, order, family, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
E) domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
14) All of the following are reasons to classify a new strain of bacteria except 14)
A) genetic variant.
B) gene transfers.
C) take up genetic material from their environment.
D) mutations.
E) 50% different genetic material.
15) Why can't prokaryotic species be defined as a group of similar organisms that could sexually 15)
reproduce together?
A) Bacteria reproduce asexually.
B) We can't see them in enough detail to tell how similar they really are yet.
C) The mating rituals of bacteria have not been studied enough.
D) They can be.
E) Bacteria are all too different to be considered similar.
16) Normal microbiota are responsible for all of the following except 16)
A) producing vitamins for us.
B) impacting our moods and brain functions.
C) training our immune system.
D) controlling epigenetic expression.
E) helping us digest foods.
17) Which of the following does not contribute to shifts in our normal microbiota? 17)
A) our general environment
B) age
C) proper hand-washing technique
D) hormonal changes
E) diet
18) Microbes and humans have evolved a variety of ________ relationships, including ________ 18)
where microbes help the host.
A) commensal; mutualism
B) dynamic; commensalism
C) symbiotic; parasitism
D) symbiotic; mutualism
E) symbiotic; commensalism
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19) Carriers of the sickle-cell gene 19)
A) are often found in high concentrations in U.S. cities.
B) are more susceptible to contracting malaria.
C) have a survival advantage in areas where malaria is common.
D) are more likely to die from a malaria infection.
E) experience painful changes in nerve cell shape.
20) Which of the following is true about bioremediation? 20)
A) Coagulators are used to condense the spill.
B) Nitrogen, sulfur, phosphate, and sometimes iron supplements are added to the spill zone to
encourage microbial growth.
C) A mix of bacteria, archaea, and fungi species is used to seed the spill zone.
D) Bioremediation never harms the environment.
E) The Environmental Protection Agency documents a handful of chemical spills per year in
the United States alone.
21) All of the following are or can be produced by microbes except 21)
A) food like chocolate.
B) biofuels like diesel.
C) drugs like penicillin.
D) electronics like computer memory.
E) consumer products like biodegradable plastics.
22) All of the following involve biofilms except 22)
A) endocarditis.
B) conjunctivitis.
C) kidney stones.
D) atherosclerosis.
E) inner ear infections.
23) ________ bacteria can create sticky communities called ________, which are made up of single or 23)
diverse microbial species.
A) Infectious; flora
B) Matrix; cavities
C) Planktonic; biofilms
D) Pathogenic; quorums
E) Plaque; hangouts
24) Which of the following statements is true? 24)
A) Media for bacterial growth only comes in a few varieties.
B) Agar is used as a solidifying agent for bacterial culture.
C) Scientists were not able to grow bacteria in the lab until the creation of the Petri dish.
D) Picking which type of media to use depends on how much money you willing to spend.
E) Picking which type of media format to use depends only on the space available.
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Exam
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) Which of the following is not a microorganism? 1)
A) archaea B) helminth C) fungi D) mosquito E) bacteria
2) When do opportunistic pathogens tend to cause disease? 2)
A) when the host didn't wash with soap
B) when the host is young
C) when the host is weakened
D) when the host is old
E) after the host is already infected with a different pathogen
3) Which of the following could be used as evidence for spontaneous generation? 3)
A) Shaking Pasteur's S-necked flasks did spoil the broth.
B) Uncovered meat will give rise to maggots.
C) The broth in Pasteur's S-necked flasks did not spoil.
D) Gauze-covered meat will not give rise to maggots.
E) Flies lay eggs that develop into maggots.
4) ________ showed that biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life. 4)
A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B) Robert Hooke
C) Joseph Lister
D) Louis Pasteur
E) Carl Linnaeus
5) Robert Koch helped establish the germ theory of disease by discovering that anthrax was caused 5)
by a disease. After he isolated and purified the same bacteria from several diseased animals, what
would be the next step in order to show that this bacteria caused anthrax?
A) visualize the bacteria with an electron microscope
B) culture the bacteria on Petri dishes
C) perform physiological testing
D) find out if antibiotics treat the diseased animals
E) introduce the bacteria into a new mouse to see if it established the same infection
6) How many principles are there in Koch's postulates of disease? 6)
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
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7) Aseptic technique can be used for all of the following except 7)
A) sterilizing working surfaces.
B) limiting the spread of diseases.
C) safely studying microbes in the laboratory.
D) preventing healthcare-acquired infections.
E) keeping samples pure for studying.
8) Which of the following individuals does not correctly match with their contribution to 8)
microbiology.
A) Robert Koch: Developed criteria for determining the causative agent of an infectious disease
B) Florence Nightingale: Established the use of aseptic techniques in nursing practices
C) Ignaz Semmelweis: First developed aseptic techniques to decrease mortality rates from
childbed fever
D) Joseph Lister: Developed the first anesthetic solution for use in surgeries
E) Louis Pasteur: Showed that biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life
9) The scientific method starts with a(n) 9)
A) question.
B) hypothesis.
C) prediction.
D) proposal.
E) observation.
10) Inference-observation confusion occurs when someone 10)
A) remembers events wrong.
B) cannot understand your accent.
C) incorrectly assesses a patient.
D) jumps to a conclusion.
E) lies about what happened.
11) ________ predict what happens, while ________ explain how and why something occurs. 11)
A) Laws; theories
B) Hypotheses; conclusions
C) Observations; conclusions
D) Observations; hypotheses
E) Theories; laws
12) Which of the following is the correct way to type a scientific name? 12)
A) Escherichia coli
B) Escherichia Coli
C) escherichia coli
D) Escherichia coli
E) escherichia coli
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13) What is the order of the taxonomic hierarchy from least specific to most specific? 13)
A) domain, phylum, order, kingdom, class, family, genus, species
B) class, order, phylum, kingdom, domain, genus, family, species
C) domain, order, class, kingdom, phylum, species, family, genus
D) species, genus, order, family, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
E) domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
14) All of the following are reasons to classify a new strain of bacteria except 14)
A) genetic variant.
B) gene transfers.
C) take up genetic material from their environment.
D) mutations.
E) 50% different genetic material.
15) Why can't prokaryotic species be defined as a group of similar organisms that could sexually 15)
reproduce together?
A) Bacteria reproduce asexually.
B) We can't see them in enough detail to tell how similar they really are yet.
C) The mating rituals of bacteria have not been studied enough.
D) They can be.
E) Bacteria are all too different to be considered similar.
16) Normal microbiota are responsible for all of the following except 16)
A) producing vitamins for us.
B) impacting our moods and brain functions.
C) training our immune system.
D) controlling epigenetic expression.
E) helping us digest foods.
17) Which of the following does not contribute to shifts in our normal microbiota? 17)
A) our general environment
B) age
C) proper hand-washing technique
D) hormonal changes
E) diet
18) Microbes and humans have evolved a variety of ________ relationships, including ________ 18)
where microbes help the host.
A) commensal; mutualism
B) dynamic; commensalism
C) symbiotic; parasitism
D) symbiotic; mutualism
E) symbiotic; commensalism
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19) Carriers of the sickle-cell gene 19)
A) are often found in high concentrations in U.S. cities.
B) are more susceptible to contracting malaria.
C) have a survival advantage in areas where malaria is common.
D) are more likely to die from a malaria infection.
E) experience painful changes in nerve cell shape.
20) Which of the following is true about bioremediation? 20)
A) Coagulators are used to condense the spill.
B) Nitrogen, sulfur, phosphate, and sometimes iron supplements are added to the spill zone to
encourage microbial growth.
C) A mix of bacteria, archaea, and fungi species is used to seed the spill zone.
D) Bioremediation never harms the environment.
E) The Environmental Protection Agency documents a handful of chemical spills per year in
the United States alone.
21) All of the following are or can be produced by microbes except 21)
A) food like chocolate.
B) biofuels like diesel.
C) drugs like penicillin.
D) electronics like computer memory.
E) consumer products like biodegradable plastics.
22) All of the following involve biofilms except 22)
A) endocarditis.
B) conjunctivitis.
C) kidney stones.
D) atherosclerosis.
E) inner ear infections.
23) ________ bacteria can create sticky communities called ________, which are made up of single or 23)
diverse microbial species.
A) Infectious; flora
B) Matrix; cavities
C) Planktonic; biofilms
D) Pathogenic; quorums
E) Plaque; hangouts
24) Which of the following statements is true? 24)
A) Media for bacterial growth only comes in a few varieties.
B) Agar is used as a solidifying agent for bacterial culture.
C) Scientists were not able to grow bacteria in the lab until the creation of the Petri dish.
D) Picking which type of media to use depends on how much money you willing to spend.
E) Picking which type of media format to use depends only on the space available.
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