Biology of Microorganism

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 29.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. A disease that is present in unusually high numbers throughout the world is called a(n) A) endemic. B) epidemic. C) sporadic. D) pandemic. 2. A _________ is a disease that primarily infects animals but can be transmitted to humans. A) nosocomial infection B) zoonosis C) vector infection D) mudurane 3. Which of the following emergence factors has contrib...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 22.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which statement BEST describes sewage and wastewater? A) Wastewater is a subset of sewage. B) Sewage is a subset of wastewater. C) Wastewater and sewage are virtually synonymous. D) Wastewater and sewage are both subsets of all liquid effluents from domestic and industrial 2. What chemical initiates the formation of acid mine drainage when pyrite is not disposed of p...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 24.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. What is TRUE about stomach microbiota? A) Few microbes can survive because it is so acidic. B) The alkaline environment supports a wide variety of species. C) Despite the acidic of the stomach, diverse phylotypes of resident microbes thrive in the stomach. D) There is a rich diversity of transient microbes, but few resident microbes. 2. Which of the following is a b...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 23.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Two organisms that both benefit from each other are in a symbiotic relationship called A) ammensalism. B) commensalism. C) mutualism. D) parasitism. 2. The insect symbiont Wolbachia can be used to suppress disease transmission by mosquitoes because A) Wolbachia supplies essential nutrients to the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. B) only Wolbachia-infected mosqu...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 19.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. The science of microbial ecology deals with A) how microbial communities interact with each other and their environment. B) microbial activity and biodiversity. C) microbial gene regulation mechanisms in response to environmental change. D) how the activity and biodiversity of microbial communities affect microbial interactions with each other and the environment. ...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 21.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. ________ is a term used to describe dead organic matter. A) Humus B) Loam C) Pyrite D) Xenocompost 2. Which of the following is/are NOT a degradation product of organic material? A) carbon dioxide B) methane C) oxygen D) All of these answer choices are degradation products of organic material. 3. Which organisms form the foundation of the carbon cycle? ...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 20.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which metric describes the proportion of EACH species present in a community? A) species abundance B) species diversity C) species evenness D) species richness 2. Which of the following represents increasing microbial diversity? A) guild-community-population B) population-guild-community C) cell-community-population D) community-guild-population 3. Biof...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 16.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which phylum harbors the most functional diversity observed and also has the most cultured representatives? A) Actinobacteria B) Bacteroidetes C) Firmicutes D) Proteobacteria 2. Isolating a bacterium of the _______ class would be of high impact due to it only having one cultured representative. A) Alphaproteobacteria B) Betaproteobacteria C) Epsilonproteobact...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 18.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Primary endosymbioses gave rise to _______ and secondary endosymbioses gave rise to ______. A) chloroplasts in algae / chloroplasts in plants B) mitochondria in eukaryotes / chloroplasts in eukaryotes C) chloroplasts and mitochondria in plants and red and green algae / chloroplasts in other eukaryotes D) chloroplasts and mitochondria in green and red algae / chloroplas...

Test Bank for Brock Biology of Microorganism 16th Edition by Michael T. Madigan 17.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1. The microorganisms that are thought to resemble the first cellular forms of life on Earth are A) H2-oxidizing hyperthermophiles. B) acidophilic C) the Nanoarchaeota. D) fermentative thermophiles. 2. Which of the following types of metabolisms is NOT found in Archaea? A) photosynthesis B) chemolithotrophy C) chemoorganotrophy D) aerobic respiration 3. Mo...