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, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 16th (Madigan/Ma
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rtinko)Chapter 1: Microorganisms andMicrobiology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE p
1) Whichpstatementpispnotptruepaspapgeneralprule?
A) Microbialpcellspexistpaspsinglepcellsporpinpcellpclusters.
B) Microbialpcellspcarrypoutptheirplifepprocessespindependently.
C) Microbialpcellspincludepbothpbacteriapandpviruses.
D) Microbialpcellspexcludepthepcellspofpplantspandpanimals.p
Answer:pC
2) Basicpmicrobiologypcanpbepusedpto
A) probepthepnaturepofplifepprocesses.
B) studypbiochemicalppropertiespcommonptopallpcells.
C) modelpourpunderstandingpofpcellpfunctionpinphigherporganisms.
D) allpofpthepabove.p
Answer:pD
3) Appliedpmicrobiologypdealspwithpproblemspin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allpofpthepabove.p
Answer:pD
4) ThepgreatestpsourcepofpbiomassponpEarthpcomespfrom
A) prokaryoticpcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantspandpanimalsptogether.p
Answer:pA
5) Thepcell'spgeneticpinformationpispfoundpinpthe
A) cellpmembrane.
B) nucleusporpnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonepofpthepabove.p
Answer:pB
6) Becausepthepcellpcommunicates,pexchangesp materialsp withpitsp environment,p andp undergoesp change,p itp is
calledpa(n)
A) ancestralpsystem.
B) dynamicpentity.
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, C) closedpsystem.
D) nucleoidpsystem.p
Answer:pB
7) Changespinpcellularpcharacteristicspareptransmittedptopoffspringpthroughpthepprocesspof
A) chemicalpsignaling.
B) reproductivepinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonepofpthepabove.p
Answer:pC
8) Catalystspinvolvedpinpthepaccelerationpofpthepratepofpchemicalpreactionsparepcalled
A) catalyticpconverters.
B) growthpagents.
C) evolutionarypmolecules.
D) enzymes.p
Answer:pD
9) RegardingpearlyplifeponpEarth:
A) MicrobialplifepexistedponpEarthpforpbillionspofpyearspbeforepplantpandpanimalplife.
B) MicrobialplifepexistedponpEarthplongpbeforepanimalspbutphaspbeenparoundpforpaboutpthepsamepamountpofpt
imepaspplants.
C) Microbialplife,pplantplife,pandpanimalplifepallpappearedpatpaboutpthepsameptime.
D) ItpispimpossibleptopdeterminepwhichptypepofplifepfirstpappearedponpEarth.p
Answer:pA
10) Mostpprokaryoticpcellspreside
A) onpthepEarth'spsurface.
B) inpthepEarth'splakes,privers,pandpoceans.
C) inpandponpnon-prokaryoticporganismsp(includingphumanspandpotherpanimals).
D) inpthepoceanicpandpterrestrialpsubsurfaces.p
Answer:pD
11) Theppersonpwhopdescribedpthep"weepanimalcules"pwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanpLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:pB
12) FanniepHessepispcreditedpwithpgiving
p thepideaspforpusingpagarpaspapsolidifyingpagent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradskyp
Answer:pC
13) Whichpofpthepfollowingpis/arepcharacteristicpofpcellularporganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allpofpthepabovep
Answer:pD
14) Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapmajorpecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherporganisms,pbothpplantpandpanimalp
Answer:pC
15) Whichpstatementpisptrue?
A) Populationsparepassemblagespofpmicrobialpcommunities.
B) Microbialpcommunitiesparepassemblagespofppopulations.
C) Habitatsparepassemblagespofpmicrobialpcommunities.
D) Populationsparepassemblagespofphabitats.p
Answer:pB
16) ThepexportpofpU.S.pbeefptopforeignpmarketspwaspshutpdownpinp2003pduepto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madpcowpdisease.
Answer:pD
17) Duringpapverypscientificallypproductivepperiodpinphisplife,pPasteurpdevelopedpvaccinespfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlpcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allpofpthepabove.p
Answer:pD
18) Thepdiscoverypofpantibioticspandpotherpimportantpchemicalspledptopthepfieldpof
A) industrialpmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalpmicrobiology.
C) marinepmicrobiology.
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, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 16th (Madigan/Ma
p p p p p
rtinko)Chapter 1: Microorganisms andMicrobiology
p p p p
MULTIPLE CHOICE p
1) Whichpstatementpispnotptruepaspapgeneralprule?
A) Microbialpcellspexistpaspsinglepcellsporpinpcellpclusters.
B) Microbialpcellspcarrypoutptheirplifepprocessespindependently.
C) Microbialpcellspincludepbothpbacteriapandpviruses.
D) Microbialpcellspexcludepthepcellspofpplantspandpanimals.p
Answer:pC
2) Basicpmicrobiologypcanpbepusedpto
A) probepthepnaturepofplifepprocesses.
B) studypbiochemicalppropertiespcommonptopallpcells.
C) modelpourpunderstandingpofpcellpfunctionpinphigherporganisms.
D) allpofpthepabove.p
Answer:pD
3) Appliedpmicrobiologypdealspwithpproblemspin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allpofpthepabove.p
Answer:pD
4) ThepgreatestpsourcepofpbiomassponpEarthpcomespfrom
A) prokaryoticpcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantspandpanimalsptogether.p
Answer:pA
5) Thepcell'spgeneticpinformationpispfoundpinpthe
A) cellpmembrane.
B) nucleusporpnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonepofpthepabove.p
Answer:pB
6) Becausepthepcellpcommunicates,pexchangesp materialsp withpitsp environment,p andp undergoesp change,p itp is
calledpa(n)
A) ancestralpsystem.
B) dynamicpentity.
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, C) closedpsystem.
D) nucleoidpsystem.p
Answer:pB
7) Changespinpcellularpcharacteristicspareptransmittedptopoffspringpthroughpthepprocesspof
A) chemicalpsignaling.
B) reproductivepinitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonepofpthepabove.p
Answer:pC
8) Catalystspinvolvedpinpthepaccelerationpofpthepratepofpchemicalpreactionsparepcalled
A) catalyticpconverters.
B) growthpagents.
C) evolutionarypmolecules.
D) enzymes.p
Answer:pD
9) RegardingpearlyplifeponpEarth:
A) MicrobialplifepexistedponpEarthpforpbillionspofpyearspbeforepplantpandpanimalplife.
B) MicrobialplifepexistedponpEarthplongpbeforepanimalspbutphaspbeenparoundpforpaboutpthepsamepamountpofpt
imepaspplants.
C) Microbialplife,pplantplife,pandpanimalplifepallpappearedpatpaboutpthepsameptime.
D) ItpispimpossibleptopdeterminepwhichptypepofplifepfirstpappearedponpEarth.p
Answer:pA
10) Mostpprokaryoticpcellspreside
A) onpthepEarth'spsurface.
B) inpthepEarth'splakes,privers,pandpoceans.
C) inpandponpnon-prokaryoticporganismsp(includingphumanspandpotherpanimals).
D) inpthepoceanicpandpterrestrialpsubsurfaces.p
Answer:pD
11) Theppersonpwhopdescribedpthep"weepanimalcules"pwas
A) Hooke.
B) vanpLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:pB
12) FanniepHessepispcreditedpwithpgiving
p thepideaspforpusingpagarpaspapsolidifyingpagent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradskyp
Answer:pC
13) Whichpofpthepfollowingpis/arepcharacteristicpofpcellularporganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allpofpthepabovep
Answer:pD
14) Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapmajorpecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higherporganisms,pbothpplantpandpanimalp
Answer:pC
15) Whichpstatementpisptrue?
A) Populationsparepassemblagespofpmicrobialpcommunities.
B) Microbialpcommunitiesparepassemblagespofppopulations.
C) Habitatsparepassemblagespofpmicrobialpcommunities.
D) Populationsparepassemblagespofphabitats.p
Answer:pB
16) ThepexportpofpU.S.pbeefptopforeignpmarketspwaspshutpdownpinp2003pduepto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) madpcowpdisease.
Answer:pD
17) Duringpapverypscientificallypproductivepperiodpinphisplife,pPasteurpdevelopedpvaccinespfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlpcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allpofpthepabove.p
Answer:pD
18) Thepdiscoverypofpantibioticspandpotherpimportantpchemicalspledptopthepfieldpof
A) industrialpmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalpmicrobiology.
C) marinepmicrobiology.
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