Chapter 19: The Hidden World of Microbes
Multiple Choice



1.  

Which of these is a viral disease? (Level 1)

Botulism
Pneumonia
Syphilis
Herpes
Plague
Lyme disease


2.  

Which of these is a bacterial disease? (Level 1)

Influenza
Common cold
AIDS
Genital warts
Tetanus


3.  

What are viruses that attack bacteria called? (Level 1)

Prions
Bacteriophages
Herpes viruses
Mosaic viruses
Viroids


4.  

Which protists are entirely parasitic and have no means of locomotion? (Level 1)

Cellular slime molds
Ciliates
Sarcodines
Sporozoans
Zooflagellates


5.  

Bacteria whose cell walls are covered by a plasma membrane-like structure are classified as __________. (Level 1)

gram-negative
gram-positive
endospores
spirilla


6.  

Trypanosoma is a unicellular, eukaryotic blood parasite that causes African sleeping sickness. It belongs to which kingdom? (Level 1)

Animalia
Fungi
Monera
Plantae
Protista


7.  

Which of these processes are involved in prokaryotic reproduction? (Level 2)

Binary fission
Bacterial conjugation
Endospores
Mitosis
Both binary fission and bacterial conjugation


8.  

Classification of prokaryotes may use many kinds of traits. Which of these are not used in prokaryotic classification? (Level 2)

Cell shape
Means of locomotion
Nutrient sources
Staining properties
Type of nucleic acid


9.  

Which protists use flagella for locomotion? (Level 2)

Cellular slime molds
Ciliates
Diatoms
Euglenophytes
Zooflagellates
Both euglenophytes and zooflagellates


10.  

Viruses are not cellular and are often considered to be nonliving. Which of the following characteristics supports this conclusion? (Level 3)

Viruses contain DNA or RNA as genetic material.
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own.
Viruses are unable to grow or divide.
Viruses have no membranes of their own.
Viruses have no ribosomes for protein synthesis.
All except the first choice above support this conclusion.


11.  

What are viruses, viroids, and prions?

Nonliving, infectious agents or pathogens that can cause disease in organisms
Small sequences of nucleotide, or amino acids, that are devoid of their own cell membrane
Substances that can cause disease only after entering a host cell and taking over the nuclear machinery
All of the above


12.  

What kind of taxis is it if the organism behaviorally responds to substances in a crust of bread?

Phototaxis
Magnetotaxis
Chemotaxis
Thermotaxis


13.  

What type of bacteria are photosynthetic?

Prokaryotic methanogens
Cyanobacteria
Sulfur bacteria
Both the first and third answers above are correct.
Both the second and third answers above are correct.


14.  

For plants to survive and thrive they depend upon what kinds of bacteria?

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Legumes
Decomposing bacteria
Ruminants


15.  

What phytoplankton group can reproduce so prodigiously that they can cause "red tides," killing large numbers of fish because the gills are clogged?

Red algae
Brown algae
Diatoms
Dinoflagellates


16.  

All species of what nonmotile group of protozoans must obtain their dietary needs while they are living inside another organism.

Zooflagellates
Sarcodines
Sporozoans
Ciliates


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