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ChaptercNumber:c1cThecMicrobialcWorldc
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QuestioncType:cMultiplecChoicec
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1)cWhichcofctheseciscconsideredctocbecthecsmallestcunitcofclife?c
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a)cAcnucleusc
b)cAcmitochondrionc
c)cAcplasmidc
d)cAccellc
e)cAcprionc
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Answer:cdc
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Difficulty:cEasyc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
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2)cThecstudycofcmicrobiologycincludescallcofcthecfollowingcEXCEPTc________.c
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a)cplantsc
b)cvirusesc
c)cbacteriac
d)cfungic
e)calgaec
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Answer:cac
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Difficulty:cEasyc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
biologicalcsciences.c
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3)cWhatcpercentcofcthecdrycweightcofctheccellcisccomposedcofcDNA?c
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a)c2–5c
b)c12–15c
c)c25–30c
d)c35–40c
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e)c50–55c
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Answer:cac
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Difficulty:cMediumc
,SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
biologicalcsciences.c
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4)cWhatcarecthecthreecdomainscofclife?c
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a)cMonera,cAnimals,candcPlantsc
b)cBacteria,cArchaea,candcEukaryac
c)cProkaryote,cEukaryote,candcFungic
d)cAnimals,cPlants,candcBacteriac
e)cProkaryote,cEukaryote,candcArchaeac
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Answer:cbc
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Difficulty:cMediumc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
biologicalcsciences.c
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5)cWhichcofctheccharacteristicscofclifeciscNOTcdisplayedcbycanycindividualcorganism?c
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a)cMetabolismc
b)cGrowthc
c)cReproductionc
d)cEvolutionc
e)cResponsec
f)cHomeostasisc
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Answer:cdc
Difficulty:cMediumc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
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6)cVirusescarecconsideredc"nonliving"cforcallcofcthecfollowingcreasonscEXCEPTcthatctheyc
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a)cneedcachostccellcforcreplication.c
b)carecmetabolicallycinert.c
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c)cpossesscacgenomecthatccancchangecoverctime.c
d)cdocnotcmaintaincinternalchomeostasis.c
e)carecnotcresponsivectocenvironmentalcchanges.c
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Answer:ccc
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Difficulty:cMediumc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
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biologicalcsciences.c
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7)cWhichciscacmacromolecularcdifferencecbetweencthecdomainscBacteriacandcArchaea?c
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a)cArchaeaccontaincacnucleus,cbutcBacteriacdocnot.c
b)cBacteriaccontaincDNA,cbutcArchaeacdocnot.c
c)cBacteriaccontaincacplasmacmembrane,cbutcArchaeacdocnot.c
d)cBacteriaccellcwallccontainscpeptidoglycan,cbutcthecArchaeaccellcwallcdoescnot.c
e)cArchaeaccontaincmultiplectypescofcRNAcpolymerase,cbutcBacteriachasconlyconectype.c
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Answer:cdc
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Difficulty:cHardc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
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8)cThecsizecandcshapescofcarchaealccellscsuggestcrelatednessctoc
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a)cbacteria.c
b)cprokaryotes.c
c)ceukarya.c
d)callcotherclifecforms.c
e)cnocotherclifecforms;ctheircsizescandcshapescarecunique.c
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Answer:cac
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Difficulty:cMediumc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
biologicalcsciences.c
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9)cWhyciscthectermcmicrobescmorecgeneralcthancthectermcmicroorganisms?c
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a)cThereciscnocdifferencecbetweencthesectwocterms.c
b)cThectermcmicrobesciscjustcacmoreccasualcwaycofcsayingcmicroorganisms.c
c)cItcincludescviruses.c
d)cItcincludescfungus.c
e)cItcincludescarchaea.c
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Answer:ccc
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Difficulty:cMediumc
SectioncReference:cSectionc1.1cThecMicrobesc
LearningcObjective:cLOc1.1cDiscusscwhatcmicrobiologyciscandcwhatcseparatescitcfromcotherc
biologicalcsciences.c