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Brock0Biology0of0Microorganisms,011e0(Madigan/Martinko)0Test0bankBrock0Biology0of0Microorganisms,011e0(Madigan A) ancestral0system.
/Martinko) B) dynamic0entity.
Chapter01:0Microorganisms0and0Microbiology
1) Which0statement0is0not0true0as0a0general
0rule?
A) Microbial0cells0exist0as0single0cells0or0in0cell
0clusters.
B) Microbial0cells0carry0out0their0life0processes
0independently.
C) Microbial0cells0include0both0bacteria0and
0viruses.
D) Microbial0cells0exclude0the0cells0of0plants0and
0animals.
Answer:0C
2) Basic0microbiology0can0be0used0to
A) probe0the0nature0of0life0processes.
B) study0biochemical0properties0common0to0all
0cells.
C) model0our0understanding0of0cell0function0in
0higher0organisms.
D) all0of0the0above.
0Answer:0D
3) Applied0microbiology0deals0with0problems0in
A) medicine.
B) agriculture.
C) industry.
D) all0of0the0above.
0Answer:0D
4) The0greatest0source0of0biomass0on0Earth
0comes0from
A) prokaryotic0cells.
B) plants.
C) animals.
D) plants0and0animals0together.
0Answer:0A
5) The0cell's0genetic0information0is0found0in0the
A) cell0membrane.
B) nucleus0or0nucleoid.
C) cytoplasm.
D) none0of0the0above.
0Answer:0B
6) Because0the0cell0communicates,0exchanges
0materials0with0its0environment,0and0undergoe
s0change,0it0is0called0a(n)
, Brock0Biology0of0Microorganisms,011e0(Madigan/Martinko)0Test0bank
C) closed0system. .
D) nucleoid0syste Answer:0B
m.0Answer:0B 12) Fannie0Hesse0is0credited0with0giving
0the0ideas0for0using0agar0as0a
7) Changes0in0cellular0characteristics0are0tr
0solidifying0agent.
ansmitted0to0offspring0through0the0process0o
f A) Pasteur
A) chemical0signaling.
B) reproductive0initiative.
C) evolution.
D) none0of0the0abov
e.0Answer:0C
8) Catalysts0involved0in0the0acceleration0of0t
he0rate0of0chemical0reactions0are0called
A) catalytic0converters.
B) growth0agents.
C) evolutionary0molecules.
D) enzym
es.0Answe
r:0D
9) Regarding0early0life0on0Earth:
A) Microbial0life0existed0on0Earth0for0billions0
of0years0before0plant0and0animal0life.
B) Microbial0life0existed0on0Earth0long0befor
e0animals0but0has0been0around0for0about0the0s
ame0amount0of0time0as0plants.
C) Microbial0life,0plant0life,0and0animal0life0
all0appeared0at0about0the0same0time.
D) It0is0impossible0to0determine0which0type0of0l
ife0first0appeared0on0Earth.
Answer:0A
10) Most0prokaryotic0cells0reside
A) on0the0Earth's0surface.
B) in0the0Earth's0lakes,0rivers,0and0oceans.
C) in0and0on0non-
prokaryotic0organisms0(including0hu
mans0and0other0animals).
D) in0the0oceanic0and0terrestrial0subsurfac
es.0Answer:0D
11) The0person0who0described0the0"w
ee0animalcules"0was
A) Hooke.
B) van0Leeuwenhoek.
C) Pasteur.
D) Cohn
, Brock0Biology0of0Microorganisms,011e0(Madigan/Martinko)0Test0bank
B) Cohn B) agricultural0microbiology.
C) Koch C) marine0microbiology.
D) Winogradsky
0Answer:0C
13) Which0of0the0following0is/are0characteristic
0of0cellular0organisms?
A) Metabolism
B) Reproduction
C) Communication
D) All0of0the0above
0Answer:0D
14) Which0of0the0following0is0not0a0major
0ecosystem?
A) Aquatic
B) Terrestrial
C) Atmospheric
D) Higher0organisms,0both0plant0and0animal
0Answer:0C
15) Which0statement0is0true?
A) Populations0are0assemblages0of0microbial
0communities.
B) Microbial0communities0are0assemblages0of
0populations.
C) Habitats0are0assemblages0of0microbial
0communities.
D) Populations0are0assemblages0of0habitats.
0Answer:0B
16) The0export0of0U.S.0beef0to0foreign0markets
0was0shut0down0in020030due0to
A) AIDS.
B) smallpox.
C) tuberculosis.
D) mad0cow0disease.
0Answer:0D
17) During0a0very0scientifically0productive0per
iod0in0his0life,0Pasteur0developed0vaccines0for
A) anthrax.
B) fowl0cholera.
C) rabies.
D) all0of0the0above.
0Answer:0D
18) The0discovery0of0antibiotics0and0other
0important0chemicals0led0to0the0field0of
A) industrial0microbiology.
, Brock0Biology0of0Microorganisms,011e0(Madigan/Martinko)0Test0bank
D) aquatic0microbiolo 24) A0Pasteur0flask0has0a(n)
gy.0Answer:0A A) swan0neck0to0prevent0air0particles0from0getting
0into0the0main0body0of0the0flask.
19) Microbial0sterilization0is0used0to
A) decrease0the0possibility0of0contamina
nts0growing0in0a0culture.
B) kill0bacteria0but0not0necessarily0viruses0or0ot
her0microbes.
C) kill0all0microbes0in0or0on0objects.
D) clean0a0work0ar
ea.0Answer:0C
20) Flat0covered0dishes0used0for0grow
ing0microbes0are0most0commonly0calle
d
A) Petri0dishes.
B) baker0dishes.
C) sterilization0plates.
D) culture0medium0plat
es.0Answer:0A
21) Microbes0playing0a0role0in0nitrogen0fixatio
n0 in0plants0live0in0
0while0those0playing0a0role0in0the0digestive0
tract0of0certain0herbivores0live0in0 .
A) rumens0/0nodules
B) nodules0/0rumens
C) nodules0/0fortrans
D) fortrans0/0rum
ens0Answer:0B
22) Genetic0engineering0could0best0be0descri
bed0as
A) the0creating0of0life0from0non-life.
B) the0artificial0manipulation0of0genes0and0th
eir0products.
C) the0treating0of0diseases0with0synthetic0drugs.
D) the0expansion0of0the0biomass0to0meet0speci
fic0needs.
Answer:0B
23) The0ultimate0downfall0of0the0theory0of0s
pontaneous0generation0was0the0result0of0work0
by
A) Pasteur.
B) Koch.
C) Hooke.
D) Leeuwenho
ek.0Answer:0A
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