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MULTIPLE CHOICE m
1) Which mstatementmismnotmtruemasmamgeneralmrule?
A) Microbialmcellsmexistmasmsinglemcellsmormin mcellmclusters.
B) Microbialmcellsmcarry moutmtheirmlifemprocessesmindependently.
C) Microbialmcellsminclude mboth mbacteriamand mviruses.
D) Microbialmcellsmexcludemthemcellsmofmplantsmand manima
ls.mAnswer:mC
2) Basicmmicrobiology mcan mbemused mto
A) probemthemnature mof mlifemprocesses.
B) study mbiochemicalmpropertiesmcommon mto mallm cells.
C) modelmourmunderstandingmof mcellmfunction min mhighermorganisms.
D) allmof mthemabove
.mAnswer:mD
3) Applied mmicrobiology mdealsmwith mproblemsmin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allmof mthemabove
.mAnswer:mD
4) Themgreatestmsourcemof mbiomassmon mEarth mcomesmfrom
A) prokaryotic mcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsmandmanimalsmtogether
.mAnswer:mA
5) Themcell'smgeneticminformation mismfound min mthe
A) cellmmembrane.
B) nucleusmormnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonemofmthemabove
.mAnswer:mB
6) Because mthemcellmcommunicates, mexchangesm materialsmwith mitsmenvironment, mand mundergoesmchange,mitm is
called ma(n)
A) ancestralmsystem.
B) dynamic mentity.
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, C) closed msystem.
D) nucleoidmsystem.
mAnswer:mB
7) Changesmin mcellularmcharacteristicsmaremtransmitted mto moffspringmthrough mthemprocessmof
A) chemicalmsignaling.
B) reproductive minitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonemofmthemabove
.mAnswer:mC
8) Catalystsminvolved min mthemacceleration mof mthemratemof mchemicalmreactionsmaremcalled
A) catalyticmconverters.
B) growth magents.
C) evolutionary mmolecules.
D) enzymes.
mAnswer:mD
9) Regardingmearly mlifemon mEarth:
A) Microbialmlifemexisted mon mEarth mformbillionsmof myearsmbeforemplantmand manimalmlife.
B) Microbialmlifemexisted monmEarthmlongmbeforemanimalsmbutmhasmbeen maround mformaboutmthemsamemamou
ntmof mtimemasmplants.
C) Microbialmlife,mplantmlife,mand manimalmlifemallmappeared matmaboutmthemsamemtime.
D) Itmismimpossible mto mdeterminemwhich mtypemofmlifemfirstmappearedmon mEa
rth.mAnswer:mA
10) Mostmprokaryotic mcellsmreside
A) on mthemEarth'smsurface.
B) in mthemEarth'smlakes,mrivers,mand moceans.
C) in mand mon mnon-prokaryotic morganismsm(includingmhumansmand mothermanimals).
D) in mthemoceanicmandmterrestrialmsubsurface
s.mAnswer:mD
11) Themperson mwho mdescribed mthem"weemanimalcules"mwas
A) Hooke.
B) van mLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:m
B
12) Fannie mHessemismcredited mwith mgiving
themideasmformusingmagarmasmamsolidifyingmagent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
mAnswer:mC
13) Which mof mthemfollowingmis/aremcharacteristic mof mcellularmorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allmof mthemabov
emAnswer:mD
14) Which mof mthemfollowingmismnotmammajormecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Highermorganisms,mbothmplantmandmanim
almAnswer:mC
15) Which mstatementmismtrue?
A) Populationsmaremassemblagesmof mmicrobialmcommunities.
B) Microbialmcommunitiesmaremassemblagesmof m populations.
C) Habitatsmaremassemblagesmof mmicrobialmcommunities.
D) Populationsmaremassemblagesmofmhabitats
.mAnswer:mB
16) Themexportmof mU.S.mbeef mto mforeign mmarketsmwasmshutmdown min m2003 mduemto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad mcowmdisease
.
Answer:mD
17) Duringmamvery mscientifically mproductive mperiod min mhismlife,mPasteurmdeveloped mvaccinesmfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlmcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allmof mthemabove
.mAnswer:mD
18) Themdiscovery mof mantibioticsmand mothermimportantmchemicalsmled mto mthemfield mof
A) industrialmmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalmmicrobiology.
C) marinemmicrobiology.
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, Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 16th (Madigan/M
m m m m m
artinko)Chapter 1: Microorganisms and Microbiolog
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m
1) Which mstatementmismnotmtruemasmamgeneralmrule?
A) Microbialmcellsmexistmasmsinglemcellsmormin mcellmclusters.
B) Microbialmcellsmcarry moutmtheirmlifemprocessesmindependently.
C) Microbialmcellsminclude mboth mbacteriamand mviruses.
D) Microbialmcellsmexcludemthemcellsmofmplantsmand manima
ls.mAnswer:mC
2) Basicmmicrobiology mcan mbemused mto
A) probemthemnature mof mlifemprocesses.
B) study mbiochemicalmpropertiesmcommon mto mallm cells.
C) modelmourmunderstandingmof mcellmfunction min mhighermorganisms.
D) allmof mthemabove
.mAnswer:mD
3) Applied mmicrobiology mdealsmwith mproblemsmin
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) allmof mthemabove
.mAnswer:mD
4) Themgreatestmsourcemof mbiomassmon mEarth mcomesmfrom
A) prokaryotic mcells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plantsmandmanimalsmtogether
.mAnswer:mA
5) Themcell'smgeneticminformation mismfound min mthe
A) cellmmembrane.
B) nucleusmormnucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) nonemofmthemabove
.mAnswer:mB
6) Because mthemcellmcommunicates, mexchangesm materialsmwith mitsmenvironment, mand mundergoesmchange,mitm is
called ma(n)
A) ancestralmsystem.
B) dynamic mentity.
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, C) closed msystem.
D) nucleoidmsystem.
mAnswer:mB
7) Changesmin mcellularmcharacteristicsmaremtransmitted mto moffspringmthrough mthemprocessmof
A) chemicalmsignaling.
B) reproductive minitiative.
C) evolution.
D) nonemofmthemabove
.mAnswer:mC
8) Catalystsminvolved min mthemacceleration mof mthemratemof mchemicalmreactionsmaremcalled
A) catalyticmconverters.
B) growth magents.
C) evolutionary mmolecules.
D) enzymes.
mAnswer:mD
9) Regardingmearly mlifemon mEarth:
A) Microbialmlifemexisted mon mEarth mformbillionsmof myearsmbeforemplantmand manimalmlife.
B) Microbialmlifemexisted monmEarthmlongmbeforemanimalsmbutmhasmbeen maround mformaboutmthemsamemamou
ntmof mtimemasmplants.
C) Microbialmlife,mplantmlife,mand manimalmlifemallmappeared matmaboutmthemsamemtime.
D) Itmismimpossible mto mdeterminemwhich mtypemofmlifemfirstmappearedmon mEa
rth.mAnswer:mA
10) Mostmprokaryotic mcellsmreside
A) on mthemEarth'smsurface.
B) in mthemEarth'smlakes,mrivers,mand moceans.
C) in mand mon mnon-prokaryotic morganismsm(includingmhumansmand mothermanimals).
D) in mthemoceanicmandmterrestrialmsubsurface
s.mAnswer:mD
11) Themperson mwho mdescribed mthem"weemanimalcules"mwas
A) Hooke.
B) van mLeeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn.
Answer:m
B
12) Fannie mHessemismcredited mwith mgiving
themideasmformusingmagarmasmamsolidifyingmagent.
A) Pasteur
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, B) Cohn
C) Koch
D) Winogradsky
mAnswer:mC
13) Which mof mthemfollowingmis/aremcharacteristic mof mcellularmorganisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) Allmof mthemabov
emAnswer:mD
14) Which mof mthemfollowingmismnotmammajormecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Highermorganisms,mbothmplantmandmanim
almAnswer:mC
15) Which mstatementmismtrue?
A) Populationsmaremassemblagesmof mmicrobialmcommunities.
B) Microbialmcommunitiesmaremassemblagesmof m populations.
C) Habitatsmaremassemblagesmof mmicrobialmcommunities.
D) Populationsmaremassemblagesmofmhabitats
.mAnswer:mB
16) Themexportmof mU.S.mbeef mto mforeign mmarketsmwasmshutmdown min m2003 mduemto
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad mcowmdisease
.
Answer:mD
17) Duringmamvery mscientifically mproductive mperiod min mhismlife,mPasteurmdeveloped mvaccinesmfor
A) anthrax.
B) fowlmcholera.
C) rabies.
D) allmof mthemabove
.mAnswer:mD
18) Themdiscovery mof mantibioticsmand mothermimportantmchemicalsmled mto mthemfield mof
A) industrialmmicrobiology.
B) agriculturalmmicrobiology.
C) marinemmicrobiology.
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