(Test Bank) Talaro’s Foundations in Microbiology

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Version 1 1 CHAPTER 1 TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 1) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those shared by members of the same kingdom. ⊚ true ⊚ false 2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's five kingdoms. ⊚ true ⊚ false 3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic. ⊚ true ⊚ false 4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria. ⊚ true ⊚ false 5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for approximately two billion years before eukaryotes evolved. ⊚ true ⊚ false 6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world. ⊚ true ⊚ false 7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.Version 1 2 ⊚ true ⊚ false 8) All microorganisms are parasites. ⊚ true ⊚ false 9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or measure the consequences of a variable in the study. ⊚ true ⊚ false 10) The scientific method involves formulating a tentative explanation, called the hypothesis, to account for what has been observed or measured. ⊚ true ⊚ false 11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is permanent and cannot be revised. ⊚ true ⊚ false 12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can now be considered a theory. ⊚ true ⊚ false 13) The names of the three proposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya. ⊚ true ⊚ false Version 1 3 14) One distinguishing characteristic of archaeais that they live in extreme environments. ⊚ true ⊚ false 15) Some microorganisms can photosynthesize, but their overall contribution to Earth's atmospheric oxygen is very small in comparison to plant photosynthesis. ⊚ true ⊚ false 16) Any microorganism on or in the human body is considered a pathogen. ⊚ true ⊚ false 17) Theories are supported by more evidence than hypotheses. ⊚ true ⊚ false MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 18) Disease-causing microorganisms are called A) decomposers. B) prokaryotes. C) pathogens. D) eukaryotes. E) fermenters. 19) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are calledVersion 1 4 A) decomposers. B) prokaryotes. C) pathogens. D) eukaryotes. E) fermenters. 20) The microorganisms that do not have a nucleus in their cells are called A) decomposers. B) prokaryotes. C) pathogens. D) eukaryotes. E) fermenters. 21) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called A) bioremediation. B) geneticengineering. C) epidemiology. D) immunology. E) taxonomy. 22) Which of the following are not considered microorganisms? A) Mosquitoes B) Protozoa C) Bacteria D) Viruses E) Fungi 23) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms thatVersion 1 5 A) cause humandisease. B) lack a cellnucleus. C) are infectiousparticles. D) are too small tobe seen with the unaided eye. E) can only be found growing inlaboratories. 24) Which activity is an example of biotechnology? A) Bacteria in the soil secrete an antibiotic to kill competitors. B) A microbiologist uses a microscope to study bacteria. C) Humans use yeast to make beer and wine. D) Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes tuberculosis in the lungs. E) Public health officials monitor diseases in a community. 25) Which of the following is a unique characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them from the other major groups of microorganisms? A) Viruses cause human disease. B) Virusesare composed of cells that lack nuclei. C) Viruses cannot be seen without an electron microscope. D) Viruses contain genetic material. E) Viruses lack ribosomes. 26) Who was the Dutch merchant that made and used quality magnifying lenses to see and record microorganisms? A) Francesco Redi B) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek C) Louis Pasteur D) Joseph Lister E) Robert Koch Version 1 6 27) Pasteur used swan-neck flasks in his experiments to prove that A) air had "vitalforces" capable of spontaneous generation. B) microbialfermentation could be used to make wine. C) dust in air was asource of living microorganisms. D) microorganismscould cause disease. E) microorganisms could be grown inlaboratory infusions. 28) Which of the following is not a process in the scientific method? A) Belief in a preconceived idea B) Formulation of a hypothesis C) Systematic observation D) Laboratory experimentation E) Development of a theory 29) Spontaneous generation is the idea that A) germs cause infectious diseases. B) microbes arediverse and ubiquitous. C) microbes placedin an infusion can grow in it. D) aseptictechniques reduce microbes in medical settings. E) living things arise from nonlivingmatter. 30) Koch's postulates are criteria used to establish that A) microbes arefound on dust particles. B) a specificmicrobe is the cause of a specific disease. C) life-forms can only arise from preexisting life-forms. D) a specificmicrobe should be classified in a specific kingdom. E) microbes can be used to clean up toxicspills. Version 1 7 31) Which of the following is a taxon that contains all the other taxa listed? A) Species B) Phylum C) Kingdom D) Genus E) Family 32) Which of the following is a scientific name? A) Bacteria B) Protista C) Species D) Bacillussubtilis E) Bacilli 33) Taxonomy does not involve A) nomenclature. B) classification. C) taxa. D) identification. E) Koch's postulates. 34) The smallest taxon is A) genus. B) species. C) kingdom. D) family. E) phylum. Version 1 8 35) The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called A) biotechnology. B) genetics. C) recombinantDNA. D) phylogeny. E) taxonomy. 36) A scientist studying similarities in the sequence of nucleotides in rRNA of two bacterial species is working on A) determiningevolutionary relatedness. B) bioremediation. C) recombinantDNA. D) nomenclature. E) determining if that species is thecause of a new disease. 37) A scientist discovers a new microbial species. It is a single-celled eukaryote without cell walls. In which kingdom will it likely be classified? A) Monera B) Protista C) Fungi D) Animalia E) Plantae 38) A scientist collecting grass clippings to find the source of an outbreak of tularemia is an example of working in the field ofVersion 1 9 A) foodmicrobiology. B) epidemiology. C) agriculturalmicrobiology. D) geneticengineering. E) biotechnology. 39) Helminths are A) bacteria. B) protozoa. C) molds. D) parasiticworms. E) infectious particles. 40) All of the following pertain to photosynthesis, except A) it occurs only inmembers of the kingdom Plantae . B) carbon dioxide isconverted to organic material. C) it contributes tothe oxygen content in the atmosphere. D) it is fueled bylight. E) it is important to each ecosystem'sflow of energy and food. 41) Organisms called parasites are A) always classifiedin the kingdom Monera. B) always harmful totheir host. C) the decomposersin ecosystems. D) alwaysviruses. E) free-living. Version 1 10 42) Who was the surgeon that advocated using disinfectants on hands and in the air prior to surgery? A) Joseph Lister B) Ignaz Semmelweis C) Robert Koch D) Louis Pasteur E) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 43) Which scientist showed that anthrax was caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis? A) Joseph Lister B) IgnazSemmelweis C) Robert Koch D) Louis Pasteur E) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 44) Which of the following lists the correct descending taxonomic hierarchy (left to right)? A) Family, Order, Class B) Family, Genus, Species C) Genus, Species, Family D) Class, Phylum, Order E) Kingdom, Domain, Phylum 45) When assigning a scientific name to an organism, A) the species nameis capitalized. B) the species nameis placed first. C) the species namecan be abbreviated. D) both genus andspecies names are capitalized. E) both genus and species names areitalicized or underlined. Version 1 11 46) In Whittaker's system, the protozoa and algae are classified in the kingdom A) Monera. B) Protista. C) Mycetae. D) Plantae. E) Animalia. 47) The scientist(s) that proposed assigning organisms to one of three domains is/are A) Robert Koch andLouis Pasteur. B) Antonie vanLeeuwenhoek. C) Carl Woese andGeorge Fox. D) RobertWhittaker. E) Francesco Redi. 48) Which kingdom does not contain any eukaryotes? A) Monera B) Protista C) Mycetae D) Plantae E) Animalia 49) Which of the following are the main decomposers of the Earth?Version 1 12 A) Bacteria and fungi B) Bacteria and viruses C) Algae and viruses D) Protists and fungi E) All organisms are decomposers. 50) The most common infectious cause of death worldwide is A) HIV/AIDS. B) stroke. C) heart disease. D) cancer. E) malaria. 51) Which of the following diseases is transmitted by mosquitoes? A) Diarrheal diseases B) Tuberculosis C) Malaria D) Septicemia E) Influenza 52) All of the following are correct about prokaryotes, except A) they are smallerthan eukaryotes. B) they lack anucleus. C) they are lesscomplex than eukaryotes. D) they haveorganelles. E) they are found nearly everywhere. 53) All of the following contribute to the rise of emerging diseases, exceptVersion 1 13 A) the decrease in drug-resistant bacteria. B) human encroachmenton wild habitats. C) changes inagricultural practices. D) human populations are more mobile. 54) Which scientist discovered heat-resistant bacterial spores? A) Joseph Lister B) IgnazSemmelweis C) Robert Koch D) Ferdinand Cohn E) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 55) Which of the following is the correct way to write the scientific name of this bacterium? A) Staph Aureus B) StaphylococcusAureus C) Staphylococcusaureus D) StaphylococcusAureus E) S. Aureus 56) Where are you most likely to find prokaryotes belonging to the domain Archaea? A) A human's large intestine B) A hot spring C) A pond D) A sewage treatment plant E) A beer production facility Version 1 14 57) When microbes are introduced into the environment to restore stability, the process is called A) bioremediation. B) geneticengineering. C) epidemiology. D) immunology. E) taxonomy. 58) In which of the following conditions is/are microbial infection often implicated as a cause? A) Gastric ulcers B) Female infertility C) Coronary artery disease D) Cervical cancer E) All of the choices are correct. 59) Cyanide is a chemical used to dissolve gold and is harmful to the environment and organisms living there. A couple of biochemists came up with the idea of using the bacteria in the genus Pseudomonas to break down the cyanide used by a gold mining company. Which term refers to this use of bacteria? A) Bioremediation B) Immunoextraction C) Decomposition D) Bioextraction E) Biosynthesis 60) Which of the following branches of Microbiology is utilized in diagnosing or treating someone who has broken out in hives and is experiencing respiratory distress due to an exposure to a microbial toxin?