2024/2025 MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK
BY OPENSTAX 978-1938168147
CHAPTER 1-26 COMPLETE GUIDE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Diatoms are classified within which of the following domains?
A. Archaea
B. Bacteria
C. Eukarya
D. Prokaryota - C. Eukarya
which indiv. first observed unicellular organisms, which he
called 'animalcules' using a microscope he developed? -
antonie van leewenhoek
to reduce risk of open flame from Bunsen burners,
microbiologists are increasingly using which of the following
devices for easy, rapid bench top sterilization of small pieces of
equipment?
a. autoclaves
b. ethylene oxide
c. incubators
d. micro-incinerators - d. micro-incinerators
the swedish botanist known for having developed an important
biological classification system is which of the following people?
a. Ernst Haeckel
b. Carolus Linnaeus
c. Louis Pasteur
,d. Robert Whittaker - b. linnaeus
which of the following is true of the microbial world?
a. all microbes are harmful.
b. humans could survive without microbes.
c. many microbes are helpful.
d. most microbes are pathogenic. - c. many microbes are
helpful.
when did humans first suspect the existence of microbes? - in
prehistoric times
, which kingdom was the only one found in empire prokaryota?
a. Animalia
b. Fungi
c. Monera
d. Protista - c. monera
which are the three currently accepted domains?
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya - a. archaea, bacteria,
eukarya
Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an
organism when using binomial nomenclature?
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species
D. phylum and class - C. genus and species
Which of the following is not true about the process of
fermentation?
A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such
as carbon dioxide.
C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as
yeast.
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