Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
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BrockkBiologykofkMicroorganisms,k11ek(Madigan/ A) ancestralksystem.
Martinko) B) dynamickentity.
Chapterk1:kMicroorganismskandkMicrobiology
1) Whichkstatementkisknotktruekaskakgeneralk
rule?
A) Microbialkcellskexistkasksinglekcellskorkinkcellk
clusters.
B) Microbialkcellskcarrykoutktheirklifekprocessesk
independently.
C) Microbialkcellskincludekbothkbacteriakandk
viruses.
D) Microbialkcellskexcludekthekcellskofkplantskandk
animals.
Answer:kC
2) Basickmicrobiologykcankbekusedkto
A) probektheknaturekofklifekprocesses.
B) studykbiochemicalkpropertieskcommonktokallk
cells.
C) modelkourkunderstandingkofkcellkfunctionkink
higherkorganisms.
D) allkofkthekabove.k
Answer:kD
3) Appliedkmicrobiologykdealskwithkproblemskin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allkofkthekabove.k
Answer:kD
4) ThekgreatestksourcekofkbiomasskonkEarthk
comeskfrom
A) prokaryotickcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantskandkanimalsktogether.k
Answer:kA
5) Thekcell'skgenetickinformationkiskfoundkinkthe
A) cellkmembrane.
B) nucleuskorknucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonekofkthekabove.k
Answer:kB
6) Becausekthekcellkcommunicates,kexchangesk
materialskwithkitskenvironment,kandkundergoesk
change,kitkiskcalledka(n)
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C) closedksystem. Answer:kB
D) nucleoidksyste 12) FanniekHessekiskcreditedkwithkgiving
kthekideaskforkusingkagarkaskak
m.kAnswer:kB
7) Changeskinkcellularkcharacteristicskarektr solidifyingkagent.
ansmittedktokoffspringkthroughkthekprocesskof A) Pasteur
A) chemicalksignaling.
B) reproductivekinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonekofkthekabov
e.kAnswer:kC
8) Catalystskinvolvedkinkthekaccelerationkofkt
hekratekofkchemicalkreactionskarekcalled
A) catalytickconverters.
B) growthkagents.
C) evolutionarykmolecules.
D) enzym
es.kAnswe
r:kD
9) RegardingkearlyklifekonkEarth:
A) MicrobialklifekexistedkonkEarthkforkbillionsk
ofkyearskbeforekplantkandkanimalklife.
B) MicrobialklifekexistedkonkEarthklongkbefore
kanimalskbutkhaskbeenkaroundkforkaboutktheksa
mekamountkofktimekaskplants.
C) Microbialklife,kplantklife,kandkanimalklifeka
llkappearedkatkaboutktheksamektime.
D) Itkiskimpossiblektokdeterminekwhichktypekofklif
ekfirstkappearedkonkEarth.
Answer:kA
10) Mostkprokaryotickcellskreside
A) onkthekEarth'sksurface.
B) inkthekEarth'sklakes,krivers,kandkoceans.
C) inkandkonknon-
prokaryotickorganismsk(includingkhu
manskandkotherkanimals).
D) inkthekoceanickandkterrestrialksubsurface
s.kAnswer:kD
11) Thekpersonkwhokdescribedkthek"w
eekanimalcules"kwas
A) Hooke.
B) vankLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn
.
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B) Cohn B) agriculturalkmicrobiology.
C) Koch C) marinekmicrobiology.
D) Winogradsky
kAnswer:kC
13) Whichkofkthekfollowingkis/arekcharacteristick
ofkcellularkorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allkofkthekabovek
Answer:kD
14) Whichkofkthekfollowingkisknotkakmajork
ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherkorganisms,kbothkplantkandkanimalk
Answer:kC
15) Whichkstatementkisktrue?
A) Populationskarekassemblageskofkmicrobialk
communities.
B) Microbialkcommunitieskarekassemblageskofk
populations.
C) Habitatskarekassemblageskofkmicrobialk
communities.
D) Populationskarekassemblageskofkhabitats.k
Answer:kB
16) ThekexportkofkU.S.kbeefktokforeignkmarketsk
waskshutkdownkink2003kduekto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madkcowkdisease.
kAnswer:kD
17) Duringkakverykscientificallykproductivekperi
odkinkhisklife,kPasteurkdevelopedkvaccineskfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlkcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allkofkthekabove.k
Answer:kD
18) Thekdiscoverykofkantibioticskandkotherk
importantkchemicalskledktokthekfieldkof
A) industrialkmicrobiology.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
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D) aquatickmicrobiolo ngkintokthekmainkbodykofkthekflask.
gy.kAnswer:kA
19) Microbialksterilizationkiskusedkto
A) decreasekthekpossibilitykofkcontamina
ntskgrowingkinkakculture.
B) killkbacteriakbutknotknecessarilykviruseskorkoth
erkmicrobes.
C) killkallkmicrobeskinkorkonkobjects.
D) cleankakworkkar
ea.kAnswer:kC
20) Flatkcoveredkdisheskusedkforkgrowi
ngkmicrobeskarekmostkcommonlykcalled
A) Petrikdishes.
B) bakerkdishes.
C) sterilizationkplates.
D) culturekmediumkplat
es.kAnswer:kA
21) Microbeskplayingkakrolekinknitrogenkfixatio
nk inkplantsklivekink
kwhilekthosekplayingkakrolekinkthekdigestivekt
ractkofkcertainkherbivoresklivekink .
A) rumensk/knodules
B) nodulesk/krumens
C) nodulesk/kfortrans
D) fortransk/krum
enskAnswer:kB
22) Genetickengineeringkcouldkbestkbekdescrib
edkas
A) thekcreatingkofklifekfromknon-life.
B) thekartificialkmanipulationkofkgeneskandkth
eirkproducts.
C) thektreatingkofkdiseaseskwithksynthetickdrugs.
D) thekexpansionkofkthekbiomassktokmeetkspeci
fickneeds.
Answer:kB
23) Thekultimatekdownfallkofkthektheorykofksp
ontaneouskgenerationkwaskthekresultkofkworkkby
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
ek.kAnswer:kA
24) AkPasteurkflaskkhaska(n)
A) swankneckktokpreventkairkparticleskfromkgetti
k k k k k k k
BrockkBiologykofkMicroorganisms,k11ek(Madigan/ A) ancestralksystem.
Martinko) B) dynamickentity.
Chapterk1:kMicroorganismskandkMicrobiology
1) Whichkstatementkisknotktruekaskakgeneralk
rule?
A) Microbialkcellskexistkasksinglekcellskorkinkcellk
clusters.
B) Microbialkcellskcarrykoutktheirklifekprocessesk
independently.
C) Microbialkcellskincludekbothkbacteriakandk
viruses.
D) Microbialkcellskexcludekthekcellskofkplantskandk
animals.
Answer:kC
2) Basickmicrobiologykcankbekusedkto
A) probektheknaturekofklifekprocesses.
B) studykbiochemicalkpropertieskcommonktokallk
cells.
C) modelkourkunderstandingkofkcellkfunctionkink
higherkorganisms.
D) allkofkthekabove.k
Answer:kD
3) Appliedkmicrobiologykdealskwithkproblemskin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allkofkthekabove.k
Answer:kD
4) ThekgreatestksourcekofkbiomasskonkEarthk
comeskfrom
A) prokaryotickcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantskandkanimalsktogether.k
Answer:kA
5) Thekcell'skgenetickinformationkiskfoundkinkthe
A) cellkmembrane.
B) nucleuskorknucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonekofkthekabove.k
Answer:kB
6) Becausekthekcellkcommunicates,kexchangesk
materialskwithkitskenvironment,kandkundergoesk
change,kitkiskcalledka(n)
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
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C) closedksystem. Answer:kB
D) nucleoidksyste 12) FanniekHessekiskcreditedkwithkgiving
kthekideaskforkusingkagarkaskak
m.kAnswer:kB
7) Changeskinkcellularkcharacteristicskarektr solidifyingkagent.
ansmittedktokoffspringkthroughkthekprocesskof A) Pasteur
A) chemicalksignaling.
B) reproductivekinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonekofkthekabov
e.kAnswer:kC
8) Catalystskinvolvedkinkthekaccelerationkofkt
hekratekofkchemicalkreactionskarekcalled
A) catalytickconverters.
B) growthkagents.
C) evolutionarykmolecules.
D) enzym
es.kAnswe
r:kD
9) RegardingkearlyklifekonkEarth:
A) MicrobialklifekexistedkonkEarthkforkbillionsk
ofkyearskbeforekplantkandkanimalklife.
B) MicrobialklifekexistedkonkEarthklongkbefore
kanimalskbutkhaskbeenkaroundkforkaboutktheksa
mekamountkofktimekaskplants.
C) Microbialklife,kplantklife,kandkanimalklifeka
llkappearedkatkaboutktheksamektime.
D) Itkiskimpossiblektokdeterminekwhichktypekofklif
ekfirstkappearedkonkEarth.
Answer:kA
10) Mostkprokaryotickcellskreside
A) onkthekEarth'sksurface.
B) inkthekEarth'sklakes,krivers,kandkoceans.
C) inkandkonknon-
prokaryotickorganismsk(includingkhu
manskandkotherkanimals).
D) inkthekoceanickandkterrestrialksubsurface
s.kAnswer:kD
11) Thekpersonkwhokdescribedkthek"w
eekanimalcules"kwas
A) Hooke.
B) vankLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn
.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
k k k k k k k
B) Cohn B) agriculturalkmicrobiology.
C) Koch C) marinekmicrobiology.
D) Winogradsky
kAnswer:kC
13) Whichkofkthekfollowingkis/arekcharacteristick
ofkcellularkorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allkofkthekabovek
Answer:kD
14) Whichkofkthekfollowingkisknotkakmajork
ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherkorganisms,kbothkplantkandkanimalk
Answer:kC
15) Whichkstatementkisktrue?
A) Populationskarekassemblageskofkmicrobialk
communities.
B) Microbialkcommunitieskarekassemblageskofk
populations.
C) Habitatskarekassemblageskofkmicrobialk
communities.
D) Populationskarekassemblageskofkhabitats.k
Answer:kB
16) ThekexportkofkU.S.kbeefktokforeignkmarketsk
waskshutkdownkink2003kduekto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madkcowkdisease.
kAnswer:kD
17) Duringkakverykscientificallykproductivekperi
odkinkhisklife,kPasteurkdevelopedkvaccineskfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlkcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allkofkthekabove.k
Answer:kD
18) Thekdiscoverykofkantibioticskandkotherk
importantkchemicalskledktokthekfieldkof
A) industrialkmicrobiology.
, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11e (Madigan/Martinko) Test bank
k k k k k k k
D) aquatickmicrobiolo ngkintokthekmainkbodykofkthekflask.
gy.kAnswer:kA
19) Microbialksterilizationkiskusedkto
A) decreasekthekpossibilitykofkcontamina
ntskgrowingkinkakculture.
B) killkbacteriakbutknotknecessarilykviruseskorkoth
erkmicrobes.
C) killkallkmicrobeskinkorkonkobjects.
D) cleankakworkkar
ea.kAnswer:kC
20) Flatkcoveredkdisheskusedkforkgrowi
ngkmicrobeskarekmostkcommonlykcalled
A) Petrikdishes.
B) bakerkdishes.
C) sterilizationkplates.
D) culturekmediumkplat
es.kAnswer:kA
21) Microbeskplayingkakrolekinknitrogenkfixatio
nk inkplantsklivekink
kwhilekthosekplayingkakrolekinkthekdigestivekt
ractkofkcertainkherbivoresklivekink .
A) rumensk/knodules
B) nodulesk/krumens
C) nodulesk/kfortrans
D) fortransk/krum
enskAnswer:kB
22) Genetickengineeringkcouldkbestkbekdescrib
edkas
A) thekcreatingkofklifekfromknon-life.
B) thekartificialkmanipulationkofkgeneskandkth
eirkproducts.
C) thektreatingkofkdiseaseskwithksynthetickdrugs.
D) thekexpansionkofkthekbiomassktokmeetkspeci
fickneeds.
Answer:kB
23) Thekultimatekdownfallkofkthektheorykofksp
ontaneouskgenerationkwaskthekresultkofkworkkby
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
ek.kAnswer:kA
24) AkPasteurkflaskkhaska(n)
A) swankneckktokpreventkairkparticleskfromkgetti
