Question 1

Robert Koch's postulates have not been used to prove HIV as the causative agent of AIDS. Why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary, but a major

Question 2

The X-ray diffraction studies by which of the following scientists concluded that DNA was a double helix?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Watson 
B)  Rosalind Franklin 
C)  Francis Crick 
D)  Maurice Wilkins 
E)  Kary Mullis 
A)  James Watson 
B)  Rosalind Franklin 
C)  Francis Crick 
D)  Maurice Wilkins 
E)  Kary Mullis

Question 3

What is the evidence that living cells existed on Earth up to 3.8 billion years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  microfossils 
B)  16S ribosomal RNA 
C)  Miller and Urey's experiments 
D)  Martian folded rock formations 
E)  diatom shells 
A)  microfossils 
B)  16S ribosomal RNA 
C)  Miller and Urey's experiments 
D)  Martian folded rock formations 
E)  diatom shells

Question 4

The discovery of microbes occurred in the ________ century?

Accepted Answer

A)  seventeenth 
B)  eighteenth 
C)  nineteenth 
D)  twentieth 
E)  twenty-first 
A)  seventeenth 
B)  eighteenth 
C)  nineteenth 
D)  twentieth 
E)  twenty-first

Question 5

Explain why the organisms that were studied by Sergei Winogradsky could not be grown on Robert Koch's plate media containing agar or gelatin.

Accepted Answer

The organisms studied by Winogradsky wer

Question 6

The study of and cause of disease in humans, animals, and plants is called

Accepted Answer

A)  microbiology. 
B)  phylogeny. 
C)  genomics. 
D)  epidemiology. 
E)  forensics. 
A)  microbiology. 
B)  phylogeny. 
C)  genomics. 
D)  epidemiology. 
E)  forensics.

Question 7

Analysis of DNA sequences reveals

Accepted Answer

A)  the ancient convergence of two cell types (i.e., prokaryotes and eukaryotes). 
B)  that prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell. 
C)  that bacteria share a common ancestor with archaea but not with eukarya. 
D)  that prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus. 
E)  that the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs. 
A)  the ancient convergence of two cell types (i.e., prokaryotes and eukaryotes). 
B)  that prokaryotes and eukaryotes evolved from a common ancestral cell. 
C)  that bacteria share a common ancestor with archaea but not with eukarya. 
D)  that prokaryotes are cells with a nucleus. 
E)  that the genome of Haemophilus influenzae has about 2 billion base pairs.

Question 8

The word "vaccination" is derived from the Latin word vacca, which means

Accepted Answer

A)  inject. 
B)  smallpox. 
C)  immunize. 
D)  cow. 
E)  pustule. 
A)  inject. 
B)  smallpox. 
C)  immunize. 
D)  cow. 
E)  pustule.

Question 9

Robert Koch won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to medical bacteriology regarding

Accepted Answer

A)  Escherichia coli. 
B)  Bacillus subtilis. 
C)  Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 
D)  rabies. 
E)  smallpox. 
A)  Escherichia coli. 
B)  Bacillus subtilis. 
C)  Mycobacterium tuberculosis. 
D)  rabies. 
E)  smallpox.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an extremophilic condition for bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  high alkalinity 
B)  high salinity 
C)  high acidity 
D)  high nutrients 
E)  high temperature 
A)  high alkalinity 
B)  high salinity 
C)  high acidity 
D)  high nutrients 
E)  high temperature

Robert Koch's postulates have not been used to prove HIV as the causative agent of AIDS. Why not?

The X-ray diffraction studies by which of the following scientists concluded that DNA was a double helix?

What is the evidence that living cells existed on Earth up to 3.8 billion years ago?

The discovery of microbes occurred in the ________ century?

Explain why the organisms that were studied by Sergei Winogradsky could not be grown on Robert Koch's plate media containing agar or gelatin.

The study of and cause of disease in humans, animals, and plants is called

Analysis of DNA sequences reveals

The word "vaccination" is derived from the Latin word vacca, which means

Robert Koch won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to medical bacteriology regarding

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an extremophilic condition for bacteria?

Observing the Microbial Cell

Cell Structure and Function

Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development

Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth

Viruses

Genomes and Chromosomes

Transcription, Translation, and Bioinformatics

Gene Transfer, Mutations, and Genome Evolution

Molecular Regulation

Viral Molecular Biology

Biotechniques and Synthetic Biology

Energetics and Catabolism

Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy

Biosynthesis

Food and Industrial Microbiology

Origins and Evolution

Bacterial Diversity

Archaeal Diversity

Eukaryotic Diversity

Microbial Ecology

Microbes in Global Elemental Cycles

Human Microbiota and Innate Immunity

The Adaptive Immune Response

Microbial Pathogenesis

Microbial Diseases

Antimicrobial Therapy

Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology

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Exam 1: Microbial Life: Origin and Discovery

Robert Koch's postulates have not been used to prove HIV as the causative agent of AIDS. Why not?

The X-ray diffraction studies by which of the following scientists concluded that DNA was a double helix?

What is the evidence that living cells existed on Earth up to 3.8 billion years ago?

The discovery of microbes occurred in the ________ century?

Explain why the organisms that were studied by Sergei Winogradsky could not be grown on Robert Koch's plate media containing agar or gelatin.

The study of and cause of disease in humans, animals, and plants is called

Analysis of DNA sequences reveals

The word "vaccination" is derived from the Latin word vacca, which means

Robert Koch won the Nobel Prize for his contribution to medical bacteriology regarding

Which of the following is NOT considered to be an extremophilic condition for bacteria?

Observing the Microbial Cell

Cell Structure and Function

Bacterial Culture, Growth, and Development

Environmental Influences and Control of Microbial Growth

Viruses

Genomes and Chromosomes

Transcription, Translation, and Bioinformatics

Gene Transfer, Mutations, and Genome Evolution

Molecular Regulation

Viral Molecular Biology

Biotechniques and Synthetic Biology

Energetics and Catabolism

Electron Flow in Organotrophy, Lithotrophy, and Phototrophy

Biosynthesis

Food and Industrial Microbiology

Origins and Evolution

Bacterial Diversity

Archaeal Diversity

Eukaryotic Diversity

Microbial Ecology

Microbes in Global Elemental Cycles

Human Microbiota and Innate Immunity

The Adaptive Immune Response

Microbial Pathogenesis

Microbial Diseases

Antimicrobial Therapy

Clinical Microbiology and Epidemiology

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