Question 1

Who proved that microorganisms cause disease?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pasteur
B)   Koch
C)   van Leeuwenhoek
D)   Hooke
E)   None of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following is not part of the study of microbiology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Insects
B)   Fungi
C)   Viruses
D)   Bacteria
E)   HelminthsF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Bacteria differ from viruses because bacteria

Accepted Answer

A)   Can live without a host.
B)   Have DNA and RNA.
C)   Have cells.
D)   All of the above.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is true about viruses?

Accepted Answer

A)   They cannot reproduce themselves.
B)   They cannot metabolize nutrients.
C)   They have DNA or RNA.
D)   They are not composed of cells.
E)   All of the above.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E) E

Question 5

Which of the following findings was essential for Jenner's vaccination process?

Accepted Answer

A)   Disease is caused by viruses.
B)   Vaccination provides immunity.
C)   A weakened microorganism may produce immunity.
D)   Someone who recovers from a disease will not acquire that disease again.
E)   A weakened microorganism will not cause disease.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Which of the following requirements was necessary for Pasteur to disprove spontaneous generation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Removing microorganisms that were initially present
B)   Providing a food source that would support growth
C)   Keeping microorganisms out
D)   Supplying air
E)   All of the aboveF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Recombinant DNA technology can be used to make all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)   Vaccines.
B)   Life.
C)   Drugs.
D)   Human hormones.
E)   None of the above.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

All members of the following groups contain DNA except

Accepted Answer

A)   Protozoa.
B)   Helminths.
C)   Fungi.
D)   Viruses.
E)   Bacteria.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

A multicellular organism that has a mouth and lives in an animal host is a(n)  _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fungus
B)   Bacterium
C)   Helminth
D)   Virus
E)   AlgaF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

A nucleated, green cell that moves by means of flagella is a(n)  ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Fungus
B)   Virus
C)   Alga
D)   Bacterium
E)   HelminthF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lancefield - immunology
B)   Winogradsky - microbial ecology
C)   Jenner - immunology
D)   Jacob and Monod - microbial genetics
E)   Weizmann - virologyF) A) and D)
G) B) and D) E

Question 12

Which one of the following does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cellulose
B)   Peptidoglycan
C)   Nucleus
D)   ChitinE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The best definition of biotechnology is

Accepted Answer

A)   The use of living organisms to make desired products.
B)   The use of microorganisms in sewage treatment.
C)   Curing diseases.
D)   The development of recombinant DNA technology.
E)   All of the above.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following does not belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

A)   Human diseases
B)   Insect control
C)   Recycling elements
D)   Sewage treatment
E)   BioremediationF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

A multicellular organism that has chitin cell walls and absorbs organic material is a(n)  .

Accepted Answer

A)   Alga
B)   Bacterium
C)   Helminth
D)   Fungus
E)   VirusF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 16

You are observing a cell through a microscope and note that it has no apparent nucleus. You conclude that it most likely

Accepted Answer

A)   Is part of a multicellular animal.
B)   Moves by pseudopods.
C)   Has a peptidoglycan cell wall.
D)   Has a cellulose cell wall.
E)   None of the above.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

All of the following have cell walls except

Accepted Answer

A)   Bacteria.
B)   Plantae.
C)   Animalia.
D)   Fungi.
E)   None of the above.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following is not a domain in the three- domain system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Archaea
B)   Eukarya
C)   Animalia
D)   BacteriaE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Regarding Pasteur's experiments with the S- neck flask, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   All microorganisms were killed before beginning.
B)   Any possibility of contamination was removed.
C)   There was a food source involved.
D)   There was air involved.
E)   All of the above.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is not an example of biotechnology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bacterial production of vinegar
B)   Bacterial production of yogurt
C)   Bacterial production of French bread
D)   Bacterial degradation of a dead animal
E)   None of the aboveF) All of the above
G) A) and C) E

Exam 1: The Microbial World and You

Who proved that microorganisms cause disease?

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Which of the following is not part of the study of microbiology?

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Bacteria differ from viruses because bacteria

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Which of the following is true about viruses?

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Which of the following findings was essential for Jenner's vaccination process?

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Which of the following requirements was necessary for Pasteur to disprove spontaneous generation?

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Recombinant DNA technology can be used to make all of the following except

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All members of the following groups contain DNA except

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A multicellular organism that has a mouth and lives in an animal host is a(n) _____.

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A nucleated, green cell that moves by means of flagella is a(n) ______.

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Which of the following pairs is mismatched?

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Which one of the following does not belong with the others?

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The best definition of biotechnology is

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Which of the following does not belong with the others?

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A multicellular organism that has chitin cell walls and absorbs organic material is a(n) .

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You are observing a cell through a microscope and note that it has no apparent nucleus. You conclude that it most likely

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All of the following have cell walls except

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Which of the following is not a domain in the three- domain system?

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Regarding Pasteur's experiments with the S- neck flask, which of the following statements is true?

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Which of the following is not an example of biotechnology?

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