TEST BANK FOR BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISM 16
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Chapter010The0Microbial0World
1.1 Multiple0Choice0Questions
1) Which0of0the0following0statements0is0FALSE?
A) Microbial0cells0can0exist0as0single0cells.
B) Microbial0cells0carry0out0their0life0processes0of0growth0independently.
C) Microbial0cells0include0both0bacteria0and0viruses.
D) Microbial0cells0are0surrounded0by0a0plasma0membrane.
2) Which0of0the0following0statements0is0correct?
A) Microorganisms0are0significant0contributors0to0the0total0biomass0on0Earth.
B) Microorganisms0represent0a0much0smaller0amount0of0Earth’s0biomass0than0plants.
C) Microorganisms0represent0a0much0smaller0amount0of0Earth’s0biomass0than0animals.
D) Microorganisms0are0significant0in0number,0but0not0in0overall0biomass.
3) Differential0selection0and0reproduction0of0phenotypes0occurs0during0a0process0called
A) cellular0differentiation.
B) evolution.
C) growth.
D) transformation.
A) Archaea
B) Bacteria
C) Eukarya
D) Archaea,0Bacteria,0and0Eukarya
5)
Biological0catalysts0involved0in0the0acceleration0of0the0rate0of0chemical0reactions0are0calle
d
A) catalytic0converters.
B) growth0agents.
C) evolutionary0molecules.
D) enzymes.
6) Regarding0early0life0on0Earth
A) microbial0life0existed0for0billions0of0years0before0plant0and0animal0life.
B)
microbial0life0existed0long0before0animals0but0has0been0around0for0about0the0same0amount
0of0time0as0plants.
C) microbial0life,0plant0life,0and0animal0life0all0appeared0at0about0the0same0time.
D) it0is0impossible0to0determine0which0type0of0life0first0appeared.
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7) The0person0who0described0the0“wee0animalcules”0was
A) Robert0Hooke.
B) Antoni0van0Leeuwenhoek.
C) Louis0Pasteur.
D) Ferdinand0Cohn.
Chapter0Section:01.5
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8) Walther0Hesse0and0 pioneered0the0use0of0agar0as0a0solidifying0agent.
A) Louis0Pasteur
B) Ferdinand0Cohn
C) Robert0Koch
D) Sergei0Winogradsky
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9) Which0of0the0following0is/are0characteristic0of0all0cellular0organisms?
A) communication
B) evolution
C) motility
D) communication,0evolution,0and0motility
10) Deduce0why0viruses0are0excluded0from0the0ribosomal0RNA—based0tree0of0life.
A) Some0viruses0contain0multiple0strands0of0RNA.
B) Their0genetic0elements0cannot0be0sequenced.
C) They0can0infect0other0organisms,0which0complicates0the0genetic0comparisons.
D) They0lack0ribosomal0RNA0(rRNA).
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11) Louis0Pasteur0developed0the0vaccine(s)0for
A) anthrax0only.
B) fowl0cholera0only.
C) rabies0only.
D) anthrax,0fowl0cholera,0and0rabies.
A) industrial0microbiology.
B) agricultural0microbiology.
C) marine0microbiology.
D) aquatic0microbiology.
13) Microbial0sterilization0is0used0to
A) decrease0the0possibility0of0contaminants0growing0in0a0culture.
B) kill0bacteria0but0not0necessarily0viruses0or0other0microbes.
C) kill0all0microbes0in0or0on0objects.
D) clean0a0work0area.
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Chapter0Section:01.9
14) Transparent0double-sided0dishes0used0for0growing0microbes0are0most0commonly0called
A) Petri0dishes.
B) baker0dishes.
C) sterilization0plates.
D) culture0medium0plates.
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15) Microbes0playing0a0role0in0nitrogen0fixation0in0plants0live0in0
,0while0those0playing0a0role0in0the0digestive0tract0of0certain0herbivores0live0in0 .
A) rumens0/0nodules
B) nodules0/0rumens
C) nodules0/0fortrans
D) fortrans0/0rumens
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