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,CHAPTERG1:GMicrobialGLife:GOriginGandGDiscovery


MULTIPLEGCHOICE

1. VirusesGare:
a. infectiousGagentsGthatGinfectGmulti-cellularGorganisms
b. noncellularGparticlesGthatGtakeGoverGtheGmetabolismGofGaGcellGtoGgenerat
eGmoreGvirusGparticles
c. pathogensGthatGreplicateGinGcomplexGgrowthGmedia
d. cellularGparticlesGthatGbelongGtoGtheGarchaeaGdomain
e. microbesGthatGconsistGofGlipidGmembraneGenclosedGgenomes
ANS:G B DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.AG|GI.B
MSC:G Remembering

2. AnalysisGofGDNAGsequencesGreveals:
a. theGancientGconvergenceGofGtwoGcellGtypes,Gi.e.,GprokaryotesGandG
eukaryotes
b. prokaryotesGandGeukaryotesGevolvedGfromGaGcommonGancestralGcel
l
c. thatGbacteriaGshareGcommonGancestorGwithGarchaea,GbutGnotGwithG
eukarya
d. prokaryotesGareGcellsGwithGaGnucleus
e. theGgenomeGofGHaemophilusGinfluenzaeGhasGaboutG2GbillionGbaseGp
airs
ANS:G B DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.AG|GI.B
MSC:G Remembering

3. WhichGofGtheseGgroupsGareGconsideredGtoGbeGmicrobesGbutGNOTGconsideredGtoGbeGcells?
a. viruses d. protists
b. bacteria e. filamentousGfungi
c. archaea
ANS:G A DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.A.i
MSC:G Remembering

4. AGmicrobeGisGcommonlyGdefinedGas:
a. aGvirusGthatGrequiresGaGmicroscopeGtoGbeGseen
b. aGbacteriumGthatGrequiresGaGmicroscopeGtoGbeGseen
c. aGsingle-
cellularGprokaryoteGthatGrequiresGaGmicroscopeGtoGbeGseen
d. aGmulticellularGeukaryoteGthatGrequiresGaGmicroscopeGtoGb
eGseen
e. aGlivingGorganismGthatGrequiresGaGmicroscopeGtoGbeGseen
ANS:G E DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.A.iG|GI.A.ii
MSC:G Remembering

5. WhichGoneGofGtheGfollowingGstatementsGregardingGmicrobialGcellsGisGNOTGtrue?
a. MicrobialGcellsGacquireGfood,GgainGenergyGtoGbuildGthemselves,GandGr
espondGto
environmentalGchange.

, b. MostGsingle-
celledGorganismsGrequireGaGmicroscopeGtoGrenderGthemGvisible,GbutGsome
bacterialGcellsGareGlargeGenoughGtoGbeGseenGwithGnakedGeyes.
c. MicrobesGfunctionGasGindividualGentities.
d. ManyGmicrobesGformGcomplexGmulticellularGassemblages.
e. VirusesGareGnotGconsideredGasGmicrobialGcells.
ANS:G C DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.A.iG|GI.A.ii
MSC:G Remembering

6. WhichGofGtheGfollowingGstatementsGisGFALSE?
a. AGgenomeGisGtheGtotalGgeneticGinformationGcontainedGinGanGorganism’sGchromos
omalGDNA.
b. IfGaGmicrobe’sGgenomeGincludesGgenesGforGnitrogenase,GthatGmicrobeGprobablyGc
anGfixGnitrogen.
c. ByGcomparingGDNAGsequencesGofGdifferentGorganisms,GweGcanGfigureGoutGhowGcl
osely
relatedGtheyGare.
d. FredGSangerGdevelopedGtheGfirstGapplicableGDNAGsequencingGmethod.
e. FredGSangerGcompletedGtheGsequencesGofGHaemophilusGinfluenzae.
ANS:G E DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.B
MSC:G Remembering

7. TheGfirstGcellularGgenomesGtoGbeGsequencedGwereGthoseGof:
a. humans d. prions
b. bacteria e. fungi
c. viruses
ANS:G B DIF: Easy REF:GGG1.1 TOP:G I.B.i
MSC:G Remembering

8. TheGenvironmentGofGearlyGEarthGmayGhaveGcontainedGallGofGtheGfollowingGEXCEPT:
a. ferrousGiron d. oxygen
b. methane e. hydrogenGgas
c. ammonia
ANS:G D DIF: Easy
REF:GSpecialGTopicG1.1GTOP:G II.D
MSC:G Remembering

9. TheGdevelopmentGofGtheGtheoryGofGtheG―RNAGworld‖GresultedGfromGtheGdiscoveryGof:
a. archaea d. ribozymes
b. prions e. endosymbionts
c. bacteria
ANS:G D DIF: Medium
REF:GSpecialGTopicG1.1GTOP:G II.D
MSC:G Remembering

10. WhichGmicrobesGmayGresembleGthoseGofGtheGearliestGlifeGforms?
a. archaea d. cyanobacteria
b. photosyntheticGalgae e. protists
c. viruses
ANS:G A DIF: Medium
REF:GSpecialGTopicG1.1GTOP:G II.D
MSC:G Remembering

11. EarlyGmetabolismGmayGhaveGbeenGcatalyzedGby:
a. DNA d. aminoGacids