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Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful.
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B. Humans could survive without microbes. j j j j
C. Many microbes are helpful.* j j j
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. j j j
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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution j j j
B. in prehistoric times*
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C. in the last century
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called
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“animalcules,” using a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch j
B. Louis Pasteur j
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* j j
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are
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increasingly using which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop
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sterilization of small pieces of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide j
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
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,5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological
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classification system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel j
B. Carolus Linnaeus* j
C. Louis Pasteur j
D. Robert Whittaker j
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6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* j j j
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota j j j
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista j j j
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya j j j
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
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binomial nomenclature?
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B. genus and family j j
C. genus and species* j j
D. phylum and class j j
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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
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B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
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C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
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D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
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Difficulty: Moderate j
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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, 10. The Romans may have reduced their risk of waterborne infectious diseases by using
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jwhich of the following?j j j
A. a variety of pharmaceutical products
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B. aqueducts and a sewer system* j j j j
C. prophylactic antibiotics j
D. quarantine of people with leprosy j j j j
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ASM Standard: 23
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11. For which of the following is Thucydides known?
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A. developing an effective sewer system in ancient Greece, helping to reduce j j j j j j j j j j
jlevels of disease in cities
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B. observing microbes, using a microscope, for the first time, even distinguishing j j j j j j j j j j
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C. proposing that disease was caused by microorganisms j j j j j j
D. realizing that people who had been infected by the Athenian plague had j j j j j j j j j j j
jimmunity to reinfection* j j
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12. Ernst Haeckel proposed a classification system consisting of which of the
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A. five kingdoms j
B. four kingdoms* j
C. two domains and three kingdoms
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D. two domains and five kingdoms
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13. Viruses not included in phylogenetic trees for which of the following reasons?
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A. It is too difficult to observe their characteristics.
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B. They are acellular and nonliving.* j j j j
C. They do not have any genes, which prevents genetic analysis.
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D. They lack a nucleus. j j j
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ASM Standard: 5
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14. Which is the best description of the primary purpose of a phylogeny?
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A. Phylogenies show all the alterative names for each species. j j j j j j j j
B. Phylogenies show all the common names for each species. j j j j j j j j
C. Phylogenies show evolutionary relatedness between organisms.* j j j j j
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