Question 1

Which of the following is a taxon that contains all the other taxa listed?

Accepted Answer

A) species 
B) phylum 
C) kingdom 
D) genus 
E) family 
A) species 
B) phylum 
C) kingdom 
D) genus 
E) family C

Question 2

Spontaneous generation is the belief that

Accepted Answer

A) germs cause infectious diseases. 
B) microbes are diverse and ubiquitous. 
C) microbes placed in an infusion can grow in it. 
D) aseptic techniques reduce microbes in medical settings. 
E) living things arise from nonliving matter. 
A) germs cause infectious diseases. 
B) microbes are diverse and ubiquitous. 
C) microbes placed in an infusion can grow in it. 
D) aseptic techniques reduce microbes in medical settings. 
E) living things arise from nonliving matter. E

Question 3

Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

A scientist discovers a new microbial species.It is a single-celled eukaryote without cell walls.In which kingdom will it likely be classified?

Accepted Answer

A) Monera 
B) Protista 
C) Fungi 
D) Animalia 
E) Plantae 
A) Monera 
B) Protista 
C) Fungi 
D) Animalia 
E) Plantae

Question 5

Which activity is an example of biotechnology?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 6

All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that

Accepted Answer

A) cause human disease. 
B) lack a cell nucleus. 
C) are infectious particles. 
D) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye. 
E) can only be found growing in laboratories. 
A) cause human disease. 
B) lack a cell nucleus. 
C) are infectious particles. 
D) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye. 
E) can only be found growing in laboratories.

Question 7

A scientist that constructs a hypothesis and then tests its validity by outlining predicted events of the hypothesis followed by experiments to test for those events is using the _____ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) inductive 
B) deductive 
C) instructive 
D) trial-and-error 
A) inductive 
B) deductive 
C) instructive 
D) trial-and-error

Question 8

Numerous cases of microcephaly have been observed in the newborn babies of women who were infected with Zika virus during pregnancy.This led to the proposed hypothesis that Zika virus was causing the birth defects.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) hypothesis testing. 
B) deductive reasoning. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) theory development. 
A) hypothesis testing. 
B) deductive reasoning. 
C) inductive reasoning. 
D) theory development.

Question 9

When microbes are introduced into the environment to restore stability, the process is called

Accepted Answer

A) bioremediation. 
B) genetic engineering. 
C) epidemiology. 
D) immunology. 
E) taxonomy. 
A) bioremediation. 
B) genetic engineering. 
C) epidemiology. 
D) immunology. 
E) taxonomy.

Question 10

The smallest and most significant taxon is

Accepted Answer

A) genus. 
B) species. 
C) kingdom. 
D) family. 
E) phylum. 
A) genus. 
B) species. 
C) kingdom. 
D) family. 
E) phylum.

Question 11

Which of the following is a scientific name?

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria 
B) Protista 
C) species 
D) Bacillus subtilis 
E) bacilli 
A) bacteria 
B) Protista 
C) species 
D) Bacillus subtilis 
E) bacilli

Question 12

A scientist studying the sequence of nucleotides in the rRNA of a bacterial species is working on

Accepted Answer

A) determining evolutionary relatedness. 
B) bioremediation. 
C) recombinant DNA. 
D) nomenclature. 
E) determining if that species is the cause of a new disease. 
A) determining evolutionary relatedness. 
B) bioremediation. 
C) recombinant DNA. 
D) nomenclature. 
E) determining if that species is the cause of a new disease.

Question 13

Where are you most likely to find bacteria belonging to the domain Archaea?

Accepted Answer

A) a human's large intestine 
B) in a hot spring 
C) a pond 
D) a sewage treatment plant 
E) a beer production facility 
A) a human's large intestine 
B) in a hot spring 
C) a pond 
D) a sewage treatment plant 
E) a beer production facility

Question 14

The term sterile means free of all life-forms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called

Accepted Answer

A) biotechnology. 
B) genetics. 
C) recombinant DNA. 
D) phylogeny. 
E) taxonomy. 
A) biotechnology. 
B) genetics. 
C) recombinant DNA. 
D) phylogeny. 
E) taxonomy.

Question 16

Taxonomy does not involve

Accepted Answer

A) nomenclature. 
B) classification. 
C) taxa. 
D) identification. 
E) Koch's postulates. 
A) nomenclature. 
B) classification. 
C) taxa. 
D) identification. 
E) Koch's postulates.

Question 17

Which scientist discovered heat-resistant bacterial spores?

Accepted Answer

A) Joseph Lister 
B) Ignaz Semmelweis 
C) Robert Koch 
D) Ferdinand Cohn 
E) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 
A) Joseph Lister 
B) Ignaz Semmelweis 
C) Robert Koch 
D) Ferdinand Cohn 
E) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Question 18

Describe the experiment that Louis Pasteur did with swan-necked-shaped tubes to disprove spontaneous generation.

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur conducted an experiment wi

Question 19

Which kingdom does not contain any eukaryotes?

Accepted Answer

A) Monera 
B) Protista 
C) Mycetae 
D) Plantae 
E) Animalia 
A) Monera 
B) Protista 
C) Mycetae 
D) Plantae 
E) Animalia

Question 20

Organisms called parasites are

Accepted Answer

A) always classified in the kingdom Monera. 
B) always harmful to their host. 
C) the decomposers in ecosystems. 
D) always viruses. 
E) free-living. 
A) always classified in the kingdom Monera. 
B) always harmful to their host. 
C) the decomposers in ecosystems. 
D) always viruses. 
E) free-living.

Exam 1: The Main Themes of Microbiology

Which of the following is a taxon that contains all the other taxa listed?

Spontaneous generation is the belief that

Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.

A scientist discovers a new microbial species.It is a single-celled eukaryote without cell walls.In which kingdom will it likely be classified?

Which activity is an example of biotechnology?

All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that

A scientist that constructs a hypothesis and then tests its validity by outlining predicted events of the hypothesis followed by experiments to test for those events is using the _____ approach.

Numerous cases of microcephaly have been observed in the newborn babies of women who were infected with Zika virus during pregnancy.This led to the proposed hypothesis that Zika virus was causing the birth defects.This is an example of

When microbes are introduced into the environment to restore stability, the process is called

The smallest and most significant taxon is

Which of the following is a scientific name?

A scientist studying the sequence of nucleotides in the rRNA of a bacterial species is working on

Where are you most likely to find bacteria belonging to the domain Archaea?

The term sterile means free of all life-forms.

The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called

Taxonomy does not involve

Which scientist discovered heat-resistant bacterial spores?

Describe the experiment that Louis Pasteur did with swan-necked-shaped tubes to disprove spontaneous generation.

Which kingdom does not contain any eukaryotes?

Organisms called parasites are

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