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This document provides a test bank of multiple choice and true/false questions about microbiology concepts covered in Chapter 5 of the textbook Microbiology: A Systems Approach, 5th Edition. The questions cover topics related to fungi, protists, the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution, cell structures of eukaryotes and prokaryotes like cell membranes and cell walls, and intracellular structures of eukaryotic cells. There are 30 total multiple choice questions testing knowledge of these microbiology topics from the chapter.
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Test Bank Microbiology a Systems Approach 5th Edition
This document provides a test bank of multiple choice and true/false questions about microbiology concepts covered in Chapter 5 of the textbook Microbiology: A Systems Approach, 5th Edition. The questions cover topics related to fungi, protists, the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution, cell structures of eukaryotes and prokaryotes like cell membranes and cell walls, and intracellular structures of eukaryotic cells. There are 30 total multiple choice questions testing knowledge of these microbiology topics from the chapter.
This document provides a test bank of multiple choice and true/false questions about microbiology concepts covered in Chapter 5 of the textbook Microbiology: A Systems Approach, 5th Edition. The questions cover topics related to fungi, protists, the endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell evolution, cell structures of eukaryotes and prokaryotes like cell membranes and cell walls, and intracellular structures of eukaryotic cells. There are 30 total multiple choice questions testing knowledge of these microbiology topics from the chapter.
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Multiple Choice Questions 1. In the condition called athlete’s foot, the fungus Trichophyton consumes the keratin protein found in hair, nails, and dead skin. Which of the following descriptors does not apply to Trichophyton ? A. Eukaryote B. Parasite C. Saprobe D. Heterotroph 2. Which of the following statements is correct? A. All saprobes are heterotrophic, but only some are parasitic. B. All heterotrophs are fungi, and include both parasites and saprobes. C. All heterotrophs are parasites, but only some are saprobes. D. All fungi, whether parasite or saprobe, are heterotrophs. 3. A saprobe differs from a parasite in that A. a saprobe has the ability to undergo meiosis to produce sexual spores, but a parasite can only perform mitosis to produce asexual spores. B. a saprobe derives nutrients from dead plants and animals, but a parasite derives nutrients from living plants and animals. C. a saprobe has a pseudohyphae morphology, but a parasite has true hyphae. D. a saprobe is a fungus, but a parasite is a protozoan. 4. Most fungi obtain nutrients from dead plants and animals. These fungi are called ______. A. mutualistic B. saprobes C. free-living D. parasites E. antagonists 5. Endosymbiosis of cyanobacteria is widely accepted as an explanation for the development of chloroplasts. The presence of endosymbiotic cyanobacteria provided a cell with the advantage of ______. A. tolerance to oxygen B. photosynthesis C. an electron transport chain D. simple, rapid gene transfer E. a membrane-bound nucleus 6. The endosymbiotic theory says that precursor eukaryotic cells acquired cilia by endosymbiosis with a(n) _____ ancestor and others gained photosynthetic ability from endosymbiosis with a(n) _____ ancestor. A. archaeal, cyanobacterial B. protozoan, algal C. spiral, cyanobacterial D. helminth, algal 7. The endosymbiotic theory has been developed to explain the emergence of ______. A. eukaryotes B. prokaryotes C. viruses D. bacteria E. archaea 8. Biologists have found evidence that eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic organisms by a process of intracellular ______. A. commensalism B. parasitism C. symbiosis D. mutualism 9. Select that statement that reflects evidence that directly supports the endosymbiotic theory. A. The electron transport system is located in the cell membrane in bacteria, while in eukaryotes it is located in the mitochondrial cristae. B. Enzymes for photosynthesis are found embedded in membranes of the Golgi apparatus. C. Lysosomes contain their own DNA in the form of plasmids. D. Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of bacterial cells. 10. Which of the following pairs is mismatched? A. Protozoa; unicellular B. Algae; multicellular C. Fungi; multicellular D. Protozoa; multicellular E. Helminths; multicellular F. Fungi; unicellular 11. Protists include ______. A. yeasts and molds B. algae and protozoa C. helminths D. viruses E. bacteria 12. Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but not in bacterial cells? A. Nucleus B. Mitochondria C. Endoplasmic reticulum D. Lysosomes E. All of the choices are correct. 13. You are observing an organism under the microscope and you note that it has a cell wall, no chloroplasts, and a nucleus. Your prediction would be that this organism is a(n) ______. A. alga B. protozoan C. bacterium D. fungus E. virus 14. You are observing an organism under the microscope, and it is clearly multicellular with no cell walls. Your prediction is that this organism is a(n) ______. A. alga B. fungus C. helminth D. protozoan E. bacterium 15. Eukaryotic flagella differ from bacterial flagella because only eukaryotic flagella A. facilitate chemotaxis. B. are used for cell motility. C. are long, whip-like structures. D. contain microtubules. E. facilitate phototaxis. 16. Cilia are exhibited by certain ______. A. fungi B. protozoa C. algae D. viruses E. bacteria 17. There are nine peripheral pairs and one central pair of _____ found inside eukaryotic flagella and cilia. A. microtubules B. active proteins C. cilia D. endoflagella E. filaments 18. As part of their reproductive cycle, helminths produce egg and sperm cells. Both of these eukaryotic cell types have an outer surface composed of polysaccharides known as the ______. A. cell wall B. microtubule C. cell membrane D. cyst E. glycocalyx 19. The glycocalyx of a eukaryotic cell is A. mostly polysaccharides. B. also called the cell wall. C. composed of many diverse proteins. D. a protective mechanism against osmotic lysis. E. the site where many metabolic reactions occur. 20. Which of the following is not a function of the eukaryotic glycocalyx? A. Protection B. Reception of chemical signals C. Adherence D. Movement 21. Which of the following organisms has a cell wall? A. Candida albicans B. Entamoeba histolytica C. Enterobius vermicularis D. Trypanosoma cruzi 22. Cell walls are not typically possessed by ______. A. algae B. protozoa C. fungi D. bacteria 23. Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of ______. A. helminths B. protozoa C. algae D. fungi E. bacteria 24. The cell membranes of bacteria and eukaryotes are quite similar, differing only in A. the presence of phospholipids. B. being selectively permeable. C. the ability to transport wastes out of the cell. D. the presence of sterols. E. the presence of proteins in the bilayer. 25. The eukaryotic cell membrane is composed of ______. A. sterols B. proteins C. phospholipids D. sterols, proteins, and phospholipids E. sterols and phospholipids only True / False Questions 26. The eukaryotic cell membrane is a bilayer of sterols. True False 27. The cell walls of fungi and algae are chemically identical to the bacterial cell wall. True False Multiple Choice Questions 28. The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis is the ______. A. Golgi apparatus B. nucleus C. ribosome D. lysosome E. nucleolus 29. When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible, thread-like mass called ______. A. nucleoplasm B. the nuclear envelope C. chromatin D. the nucleolus E. the nucleosome 30. Histones are A. on the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum. B. found in polyribosomes. C. enzymes found in lysosomes. D. proteins of the cytoskeleton. E. proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus.