Foundations in Microbiology 10th Edition By Barry Chess – Test Bank

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Chapter 05 Testbank

Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

Protists include

yeasts and molds.

algae and protozoa.

helminths.

All of these choices are correct.

The eukaryotic cell organelle that most resembles a bacterial cell is the

nucleus.

Golgi apparatus.

mitochondria.

lysosome.

ribosome.

Eukaryotic flagella differ from prokaryotic flagella because only eukaryotic flagella

are used for cell motility.

facilitate chemotaxis.

facilitate phototaxis.

are long whip-like structures.

contain microtubules.

Cilia are found in certain

protozoa.

algae.

fungi.

bacteria.

All of these choices are correct.

Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of

protozoa.

algae.

fungi.

bacteria.

All of these choices are correct.

Cell walls are not found on typical cells of

protozoa.

algae.

fungi.

bacteria.

All of these choices are correct.

The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis in eukaryotes is the

ribosome.

nucleolus.

nucleus.

Golgi apparatus.

lysosome.

When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible thread-like mass called the

nuclear envelope.

nucleosome.

nucleolus.

nucleoplasm.

chromatin.

Histones are

found in polyribosomes.

enzymes found in lysosomes.

proteins of the cytoskeleton.

proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus.

on the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum.

The eukaryotic cell’s glycocalyx is

mostly polysaccharide.

the site where many metabolic reactions occur.

also called the cell wall.

composed of many diverse proteins.

protection against osmotic lysis.

Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but not in prokaryotic cells?

nucleus

mitochondria

endoplasmic reticulum

lysosomes

All of these choices are correct.

The endosymbiotic theory says that precursor eukaryotic cells acquired mitochondria by endosymbiosis with a

_____ ancestor, and others gained photosynthetic ability from endosymbiosis with a _____ ancestor.

protozoan, algae

archaea, cyanobacteria

rickettsial, cyanobacteria

helminth, algae

None of the choices are correct.

The cell’s series of tunnel-like membranes functioning in transport and storage are the

mitochondria.

lysosomes.

Golgi apparatus.

chloroplasts.

endoplasmic reticulum.

An organelle that is a stack of flattened, membranous sacs and functions to receive, modify, and package proteins for cell secretion is the

mitochondria.

lysosomes.

Golgi apparatus.

chloroplasts.

endoplasmic reticulum.

Which organelle contains cristae where enzymes and electron carriers for aerobic respiration are found?

mitochondria

lysosomes

Golgi apparatus

chloroplasts

endoplasmic reticulum

Organelles found in algae but not found in protozoa or fungi are the

mitochondria.

lysosomes.

Golgi apparatus.

chloroplasts.

endoplasmic reticulum.

Protists with contractile vacuoles

are algae.

use them to expel excess water from the cell.

typically live in salty seawater.

use them for motility.

All of these choices are correct.

The cytoskeleton

anchors organelles.

provides support.

functions in movements of the cytoplasm.

helps maintain cell shape.

All of these choices are correct.

The size of a eukaryotic cell ribosome is

30S.

40S.

50S.

70S.

80S.

Filamentous fungi are called

pseudohyphae.

septa.

molds.

dimorphic.

mycelium.

When buds remain attached, they form a chain of yeast cells called

pseudohyphae.

septa.

molds.

dimorphic.

mycelium.

Fungi that grow as yeast at one temperature but will grow as mold at another temperature are called

dimorphic.

saprobes.

pseudohyphae.

spores.

Fungi Imperfecti (Deuteromycota).

Fungal spores

are only produced under harmful environmental conditions.

are only asexually produced.

cannot be seen in a light microscope.

are produced by molds but not by yeasts.

are used to identify fungi.

Which of the following spores are produced within a sac?

chlamydospores

sporangiospores

blastospores

arthrospores

zygospores

Which of the following spores are sexually produced?

chlamydospores

sporangiospores

blastospores

arthrospores

zygospores

A mold is observed to have asexual conidia, sexual spores within a sac, and septate hyphae. It is most likely classified in the

Zygomycota.

Ascomycota.

Basidiomycota.

Deuteromycota.

Fungi Imperfecti.

What do zygospores, ascospores, and basidiospores have in common?

They are enclosed in a sac.

They are types of conidia.

They are sexual spores.

They are found only in molds.

All of these choices are correct.

Which is not a characteristic of fungi?

Fungal cells have cell walls.

Fungi are photosynthetic.

Fungi include single-celled and filamentous forms.

Fungi are heterotrophs.

Fungi can use a wide variety of nutrients.

Blooms of certain dinoflagellates are associated with all of the following except

paralytic shellfish poisoning.

red tides.

ciguatera.

Pfiesteria piscicida.

euglenids.

Which is mismatched?

Pyrrophyta – euglenids

Chrysophyta – diatoms

Phaeophyta – brown algae

Rhodophyta – red seaweed

Chlorophyta – green algae

All of the following are found in some or all protozoa except

motility.

ectoplasm and endoplasm.

heterotrophic nutrition.

formation of a cyst stage.

cell wall.

The motile feeding stage of protozoa is called the

trophozoite.

cyst.

sporozoite.

oocyst.

food vacuole.

The group of protozoa that have flagella are the

Sarcodina.

Ciliophora.

Mastigophora.

Apicomplexa.

Which is mismatched?

Giardia – transmitted by feces in drinking water

Histoplasma – causes Ohio Valley fever

Trichomonas – sexually transmitted

Plasmodium – causes Chaga’s disease

Saccharomyces – yeast in making bread and beer

All of the following are helminths except

pinworms.

flukes.

trypanosomes.

roundworms.

tapeworms.

Which of the following does not pertain to helminths?

in kingdom Protista

parasitic worms

eggs and sperm for reproduction

often alternate hosts in complex life cycles

have various organ systems

Larvae and eggs are developmental forms of

protozoa.

algae.

helminths.

fungi.

38.   Both fish and humans develop neurological symptoms and bloody skin lesions due to a sudden “bloom” of this algae.6-2013

Prototheca

Pfiesteria piscicida

diatoms

Phaeophyta

All of these choices are correct.

The stacks of thylakoids in a chloroplast are called

grana.

stroma.

mesosomes.

cristae.

packages.

In order to reproduce sexually, diploid cells must produce _________ gametes through ________.

diploid; mitosis

diploid; meiosis

haploid; mitosis

haploid; meiosis

triploid; mitosis

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum functions in synthesis of ___________.

glycogen

proteins

glucose

nucleic acids

lipids

Which of the following are present in viruses?

Mitochondria

Cytoskeleton

Pigments

Endoplasmic reticulum

None of these choices are correct.

On what basis are fungi classified as Fungi Imperfecti, or Deuteromycota?

based on their ability to cause diseases in animals

based on whether they have a cap containing gills

based on if the fungus lacks a sexual state

based on if they have a special fungal sac

based on if they can grow in acidic soil

Which of the following is the cause of malaria?

Toxoplasma gondii

Plasmodium

Giardia

Leishmania

Trypanosoma

Sources for human infection with worms are all of the following except

infected animals.

contaminated food.

contaminated water.

contaminated soil.

contaminated air.

All of the following are correct about helminths except

they generally make only a few eggs per day.

they are not all parasites, although some are.

as parasites, their reproductive organs are their most developed organs.

their eggs and larvae are vulnerable to heat.

tapeworms and pinworms are two examples.

The organelle involved in intracellular digestion of food particles is the

Golgi apparatus.

lysosome.

mitochondria.

transitional vesicle.

smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

Which of the following is in the correct order?

cytokinesis, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

metaphase, anaphase, cytokinesis, telophase

prophase, cytokinesis, telophase, anaphase

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

All of these choices are correct.

Chromosomes are not visible in the nucleus unless the cell is undergoing nuclear division. 

True False

Eukaryotic mitochondria have their own 70S ribosomes and circular DNA. 

True False

The eukaryotic cell membrane is a bilayer of sterols. 

True False

Infections caused by fungi are called mycoses. 

True False

The only division of Fungi that contains human pathogens is the Deuteromycota. 

True False

All fungi have hyphae. 

True False

All algae have chloroplasts. 

True False

Algae are classified into divisions based principally on their type of motility. 

True False

Plankton are floating communities of helminths. 

True False

Fungi are autotrophic. 

True False

Biologists have found evidence that eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic organisms by a process of intracellular _____.

________________________________________

There are nine peripheral pairs and one central pair of _____ found inside eukaryotic flagella and cilia.

________________________________________

The passageways in the nuclear envelope for movement of substances to and from the nucleus and cytoplasm are called nuclear _____.

________________________________________

Proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells are called _______.

________________________________________

A _____ originates from the Golgi apparatus as one type of vesicle that contains a variety of enzymes for intracellular digestion.

________________________________________

Chloroplasts are composed of membranous sacs called _____ that carry chlorophyll. Surrounding these sacs is a ground substance called the _____.

________________________________________

In eukaryotic cells, ribosomes have two locations: scattered free in the _____, and bound on the surface of the

_____.

________________________________________

The long, thread-like branching cells of molds are called _____.

________________________________________

During unfavorable growth conditions, many protozoa can convert to a resistant, dormant stage called a

_____.

________________________________________

Discuss in detail, at least four reasons why fungi belong in their own kingdom instead of the kingdoms Plantae or Protista.

Compare and contrast the yeasts and molds with regard to: a) microscopic cellular morphology, b) macroscopic colony morphology, and c) reproduction.

Compare and contrast protozoan cysts, fungal spores, and bacterial endospores with regard to: a) the factors that stimulate their formation, b) their structure, and c) their function.

71. Discuss the role of specific algal and fungal toxins in human disease.

Compare and contrast the morphology of cestodes, trematodes, and nematodes.

73. Compare and contrast the physical characteristics of protozoans, yeasts, and algae.

To provide motility, prokaryotic flagella whip back and forth while eukaryotic flagella rotate. True False

In eukaryotic cells, the structure primarily responsible for the adherence of cells to surfaces in the environment and the formation of biofilms is the

glycocalyx.

cell wall.

cell membrane.

cilia.

flagella.

A protein being synthesized by a cell for export would follow which pathway in the cell?

ribosome to cell membrane

ribosome to endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus to cell membrane

ribosome to Golgi apparatus to endoplasmic reticulum to cell membrane

ribosome to lysosome to endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus to cell membrane

The major structural elements of a eukaryotic cytoskeleton include

microfilaments.

microtubules.

collagen fibers.

fimbriae.

calcium carbonate.

Eukaryotic taxonomy includes the study of

protists.

plants.

animals.

viruses.

fungi.

bacteria.

Which organism(s) would be classified as protists?

an endospore-forming bacterial cell

a fungus growing on the peel of an orange

algae in a pond

seaweed growing in the ocean

a parasitic amoeba that can cause meningitis.

Which group of protozoans are generally nonmotile?

Sarcodina

Ciliophora

Mastigophora

Apicomplexa

The sexually mature life cycle stage of helminths occurs in the

transport host.

secondary host.

intermediate host.

definitive host.

The overwhelming majority of helminth infections occur in the developing world, with only a few dozen cases a year occurring in the United States.

True   False

Chapter 05 Testbank Key

Protists include

yeasts and molds.

algae and protozoa.

helminths.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.03 List the eukaryotic groups and their body plans.

Learning Outcome: 05.19 Outline the basics of eukaryotic taxonomy.

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

Section: 05.06

Section: 05.08

Topic: Algae

Topic: Fungi

Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms

The eukaryotic cell organelle that most resembles a bacterial cell is the

nucleus.

Golgi apparatus.

mitochondria.

lysosome.

ribosome.

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.02 Provide a substantial theory regarding how eukaryotic cells originated and how multicellularity came to be.

Learning Outcome: 05.14 Describe the structure of mitochondrion, and explain its importance and functions.

Section: 05.01

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Eukaryotic flagella differ from prokaryotic flagella because only eukaryotic flagella

are used for cell motility.

facilitate chemotaxis.

facilitate phototaxis.

are long whip-like structures.

contain microtubules.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.05 Describe the types of eukaryotic locomotor appendages.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Cilia are found in certain

protozoa.

algae.

fungi.

bacteria.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Learning Outcome: 05.06 Differentiate the structure and functions of flagella and cilia, and the types of cells that possess them.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of

protozoa.

algae.

fungi.

bacteria.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Learning Outcome: 05.08 Characterize the cell wall and membrane of eukaryotic cells.

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and

nutrition.

Section: 05.02

Section: 05.05

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Topic: Fungi

Cell walls are not found on typical cells of

protozoa.

algae.

fungi.

bacteria.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Learning Outcome: 05.08 Characterize the cell wall and membrane of eukaryotic cells.

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Topic: Protozoans

The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis in eukaryotes is the

ribosome.

nucleolus.

nucleus.

Golgi apparatus.

lysosome.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.09 Describe the structure of the nucleus and its outstanding features.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Cellular Organization

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible thread-like mass called the

nuclear envelope.

nucleosome.

nucleolus.

nucleoplasm.

chromatin.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.10 Outline the stages in cell division and mitosis.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Histones are

found in polyribosomes.

enzymes found in lysosomes.

proteins of the cytoskeleton.

proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus.

on the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.09 Describe the structure of the nucleus and its outstanding features.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The eukaryotic cell’s glycocalyx is

mostly polysaccharide.

the site where many metabolic reactions occur.

also called the cell wall.

composed of many diverse proteins.

protection against osmotic lysis.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.07 Define the glycocalyx for eukaryotic cells and list its basic functions.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Which of the following is found in eukaryotic cells but not in prokaryotic cells?

nucleus

mitochondria

endoplasmic reticulum

lysosomes

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.18 Compare and contrast prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, and viruses.

Section: 05.04

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The endosymbiotic theory says that precursor eukaryotic cells acquired mitochondria by endosymbiosis with a

_____ ancestor, and others gained photosynthetic ability from endosymbiosis with a _____ ancestor.

protozoan, algae

archaea, cyanobacteria

rickettsial, cyanobacteria

helminth, algae

None of the choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells. ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.01 Describe the evolutionary history of eukaryotic cells.

Section: 05.01

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The cell’s series of tunnel-like membranes functioning in transport and storage are the

mitochondria.

lysosomes.

Golgi apparatus.

chloroplasts.

endoplasmic reticulum.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.11 Describe the structure of the two types of endoplasmic reticulum and their functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

An organelle that is a stack of flattened, membranous sacs and functions to receive, modify, and package proteins for cell secretion is the

mitochondria.

lysosomes.

Golgi apparatus.

chloroplasts.

endoplasmic reticulum.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.12 Identify the parts of the Golgi apparatus, and explain its basic actions and uses in the cell.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Which organelle contains cristae where enzymes and electron carriers for aerobic respiration are found?

mitochondria

lysosomes

Golgi apparatus

chloroplasts

endoplasmic reticulum

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells. ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.14 Describe the structure of mitochondrion, and explain its importance and functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Organelles found in algae but not found in protozoa or fungi are the

mitochondria.

lysosomes.

Golgi apparatus.

chloroplasts.

endoplasmic reticulum.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Learning Outcome: 05.15 Describe the structure of chloroplasts, and explain their importance and functions.

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Algae

Protists with contractile vacuoles

are algae.

use them to expel excess water from the cell.

typically live in salty seawater.

use them for motility.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found

only in some groups.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Protozoans

The cytoskeleton

anchors organelles.

provides support.

functions in movements of the cytoplasm.

helps maintain cell shape.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Learning Outcome: 05.17 Indicate the basic structure of the cytoskeleton, and explain its main features and functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The size of a eukaryotic cell ribosome is

30S.

40S.

50S.

70S.

80S.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.16 Discuss features of eukaryotic ribosomes.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Filamentous fungi are called

pseudohyphae.

septa.

molds.

dimorphic.

mycelium.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

When buds remain attached, they form a chain of yeast cells called

pseudohyphae.

septa.

molds.

dimorphic.

mycelium.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and nutrition.

Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.25 Explain how fungi are identified.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Fungi that grow as yeast at one temperature but will grow as mold at another temperature are called

dimorphic.

saprobes.

pseudohyphae.

spores.

Fungi Imperfecti (Deuteromycota).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.25 Explain how fungi are identified.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Fungal spores

are only produced under harmful environmental conditions.

are only asexually produced.

cannot be seen in a light microscope.

are produced by molds but not by yeasts.

are used to identify fungi.

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells. ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Copy of Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.23 Classify types of fungal spores and explain their functions.

Learning Outcome: 05.31 Explain how protozoans are identified and classified.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Which of the following spores are produced within a sac?

chlamydospores

sporangiospores

blastospores

arthrospores

zygospores

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.23 Classify types of fungal spores and explain their functions.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Which of the following spores are sexually produced?

chlamydospores

sporangiospores

blastospores

arthrospores

zygospores

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.23 Classify types of fungal spores and explain their functions.

Learning Outcome: 05.24 Discuss the main features of fungal classification and representative examples of each group.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

A mold is observed to have asexual conidia, sexual spores within a sac, and septate hyphae. It is most likely classified in the

Zygomycota.

Ascomycota.

Basidiomycota.

Deuteromycota.

Fungi Imperfecti.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.24 Discuss the main features of fungal classification and representative examples of each group.

Learning Outcome: 05.25 Explain how fungi are identified.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

What do zygospores, ascospores, and basidiospores have in common?

They are enclosed in a sac.

They are types of conidia.

They are sexual spores.

They are found only in molds.

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.23 Classify types of fungal spores and explain their functions.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Which is not a characteristic of fungi?

Fungal cells have cell walls.

Fungi are photosynthetic.

Fungi include single-celled and filamentous forms.

Fungi are heterotrophs.

Fungi can use a wide variety of nutrients.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and

nutrition.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Blooms of certain dinoflagellates are associated with all of the following except

paralytic shellfish poisoning.

red tides.

ciguatera.

Pfiesteria piscicida.

euglenids.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.28 Describe several ways that algae are important microorganisms.

Section: 05.06

Topic: Algae

Which is mismatched?

Pyrrophyta – euglenids

Chrysophyta – diatoms

Phaeophyta – brown algae

Rhodophyta – red seaweed

Chlorophyta – green algae

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Section: 05.06

Topic: Algae

All of the following are found in some or all protozoa except

motility.

ectoplasm and endoplasm.

heterotrophic nutrition.

formation of a cyst stage.

cell wall.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Protozoans

The motile feeding stage of protozoa is called the

trophozoite.

cyst.

sporozoite.

oocyst.

food vacuole.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Protozoans

The group of protozoa that have flagella are the

Sarcodina.

Ciliophora.

Mastigophora.

Apicomplexa.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.31 Explain how protozoans are identified and classified.

Learning Outcome: 05.32 Outline a classification scheme for protozoans, and provide examples of important members of each group.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Protozoans

Which is mismatched?

Giardia – transmitted by feces in drinking water

Histoplasma – causes Ohio Valley fever

Trichomonas – sexually transmitted

Plasmodium – causes Chaga’s disease

Saccharomyces – yeast in making bread and beer

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.26 Discuss the importance of fungi in ecology, agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

Learning Outcome: 05.33 Explain some biological properties of parasites, and list some common protozoan pathogens.

Section: 05.05

Section: 05.07

Topic: Fungi

Topic: Protozoans

All of the following are helminths except

pinworms.

flukes.

trypanosomes.

roundworms.

tapeworms.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.34 Describe the major groups of helminths and their basic morphology and classification.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

Which of the following does not pertain to helminths?

in kingdom Protista

parasitic worms

eggs and sperm for reproduction

often alternate hosts in complex life cycles

have various organ systems

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.34 Describe the major groups of helminths and their basic morphology and classification.

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

Larvae and eggs are developmental forms of

protozoa.

algae.

helminths.

fungi.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.34 Describe the major groups of helminths and their basic morphology and classification.

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

38. Both fish and humans develop neurological symptoms and bloody skin lesions due to a sudden “bloom” of this algae.2013

Prototheca

Pfiesteria piscicida

diatoms

Phaeophyta

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.28 Describe several ways that algae are important microorganisms.

Section: 05.06

Topic: Algae

The stacks of thylakoids in a chloroplast are called

grana.

stroma.

mesosomes.

cristae.

packages.

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase

contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.15 Describe the structure of chloroplasts, and explain their importance and functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

In order to reproduce sexually, diploid cells must produce _________ gametes through ________.

diploid; mitosis

diploid; meiosis

haploid; mitosis

haploid; meiosis

triploid; mitosis

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.10 Outline the stages in cell division and mitosis.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum functions in synthesis of ___________.

glycogen

proteins

glucose

nucleic acids

lipids

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.11 Describe the structure of the two types of endoplasmic reticulum and their functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Which of the following are present in viruses?

Mitochondria

Cytoskeleton

Pigments

Endoplasmic reticulum

None of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.05 The replication cycles of viruses (lytic and lysogenic) differ among viruses and are determined by their unique structures and genomes.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.18 Compare and contrast prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, and viruses.

Section: 05.04

Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms

On what basis are fungi classified as Fungi Imperfecti, or Deuteromycota?

based on their ability to cause diseases in animals

based on whether they have a cap containing gills

based on if the fungus lacks a sexual state

based on if they have a special fungal sac

based on if they can grow in acidic soil

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.24 Discuss the main features of fungal classification and representative examples of each group.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Which of the following is the cause of malaria?

Toxoplasma gondii

Plasmodium

Giardia

Leishmania

Trypanosoma

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.33 Explain some biological properties of parasites, and list some common protozoan pathogens.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Protozoans

Sources for human infection with worms are all of the following except

infected animals.

contaminated food.

contaminated water.

contaminated soil.

contaminated air.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

All of the following are correct about helminths except

they generally make only a few eggs per day.

they are not all parasites, although some are.

as parasites, their reproductive organs are their most developed organs.

their eggs and larvae are vulnerable to heat.

tapeworms and pinworms are two examples.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

The organelle involved in intracellular digestion of food particles is the

Golgi apparatus.

lysosome.

mitochondria.

transitional vesicle.

smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Which of the following is in the correct order?

cytokinesis, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

metaphase, anaphase, cytokinesis, telophase

prophase, cytokinesis, telophase, anaphase

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

All of these choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.10 Outline the stages in cell division and mitosis.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Chromosomes are not visible in the nucleus unless the cell is undergoing nuclear division.

TRUE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.09 Describe the structure of the nucleus and its outstanding features.

Learning Outcome: 05.10 Outline the stages in cell division and mitosis.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Eukaryotic mitochondria have their own 70S ribosomes and circular DNA.

TRUE

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.14 Describe the structure of mitochondrion, and explain its importance and functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The eukaryotic cell membrane is a bilayer of sterols.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.08 Characterize the cell wall and membrane of eukaryotic cells.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Infections caused by fungi are called mycoses.

TRUE

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.26 Discuss the importance of fungi in ecology, agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

The only division of Fungi that contains human pathogens is the Deuteromycota.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.26 Discuss the importance of fungi in ecology, agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

All fungi have hyphae.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Copy of Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

All algae have chloroplasts.

TRUE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.15 Describe the structure of chloroplasts, and explain their importance and functions.

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Section: 05.06

Topic: Algae

Algae are classified into divisions based principally on their type of motility.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Section: 05.06

Topic: Algae

Plankton are floating communities of helminths.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

Section: 05.06

Section: 05.08

Topic: Algae

Topic: Helminths

Fungi are autotrophic.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Objective: 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical, chemical, mechanical, or biological means.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and nutrition.

Learning Outcome: 05.26 Discuss the importance of fungi in ecology, agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Biologists have found evidence that eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic organisms by a process of intracellular _____.

symbiosis

ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolved from early prokaryotic cells.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.01 Describe the evolutionary history of eukaryotic cells.

Learning Outcome: 05.02 Provide a substantial theory regarding how eukaryotic cells originated and how multicellularity came to be.

Section: 05.01

Topic: Cellular Organization

There are nine peripheral pairs and one central pair of _____ found inside eukaryotic flagella and cilia. 

microtubules

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.06 Differentiate the structure and functions of flagella and cilia, and the types of cells that possess them.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The passageways in the nuclear envelope for movement of substances to and from the nucleus and cytoplasm are called nuclear _____.

pores

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.09 Describe the structure of the nucleus and its outstanding features.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells are called _______. 

histones

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.09 Describe the structure of the nucleus and its outstanding features.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

A _____ originates from the Golgi apparatus as one type of vesicle that contains a variety of enzymes for intracellular digestion.

lysosome

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.12 Identify the parts of the Golgi apparatus, and explain its basic actions and uses in the cell.

Learning Outcome: 05.13 Summarize the stages in processing by the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus involved in synthesis,

packaging, and export.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Chloroplasts are composed of membranous sacs called _____ that carry chlorophyll. Surrounding these sacs is a ground substance called the _____.

thylakoids; stroma

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.15 Describe the structure of chloroplasts, and explain their importance and functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

In eukaryotic cells, ribosomes have two locations: scattered free in the _____, and bound on the surface of the

_____.

cytoplasm; rough endoplasmic reticulum

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.16 Discuss features of eukaryotic ribosomes.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The long, thread-like branching cells of molds are called _____. 

hyphae

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Copy of Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and nutrition.

Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

During unfavorable growth conditions, many protozoa can convert to a resistant, dormant stage called a

_____. 

cyst

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

Learning Outcome: 05.30 Describe the general life cycle and mode of reproduction in protozoans.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Protozoans

Discuss in detail, at least four reasons why fungi belong in their own kingdom instead of the kingdoms Plantae or Protista.

ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.01 Describe the evolutionary history of eukaryotic cells.

Learning Outcome: 05.03 List the eukaryotic groups and their body plans.

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and

nutrition.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Compare and contrast the yeasts and molds with regard to: a) microscopic cellular morphology, b) macroscopic colony morphology, and c) reproduction.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Copy of Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.

Learning Outcome: 05.24 Discuss the main features of fungal classification and representative examples of each group.

Learning Outcome: 05.25 Explain how fungi are identified.

Section: 05.05

Topic: Fungi

Compare and contrast protozoan cysts, fungal spores, and bacterial endospores with regard to: a) the factors that stimulate their formation, b) their structure, and c) their function.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g., flagella, endospores, and pili) that often confer critical capabilities.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 04. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 05.23 Classify types of fungal spores and explain their functions.

Learning Outcome: 05.30 Describe the general life cycle and mode of reproduction in protozoans.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Fungi

Topic: Protozoans

Discuss the role of specific algal and fungal toxins in human disease.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.26 Discuss the importance of fungi in ecology, agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

Learning Outcome: 05.28 Describe several ways that algae are important microorganisms.

Section: 05.05

Section: 05.06

Topic: Algae

Topic: Fungi

Compare and contrast the morphology of cestodes, trematodes, and nematodes.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.34 Describe the major groups of helminths and their basic morphology and classification.

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

Compare and contrast the physical characteristics of protozoans, yeasts, and algae.

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.03 List the eukaryotic groups and their body plans.

Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells and organisms, structure, and nutrition.

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

Topic: Algae

Topic: Fungi

Topic: Protozoans

To provide motility, prokaryotic flagella whip back and forth while eukaryotic flagella rotate.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.05 Describe the types of eukaryotic locomotor appendages.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

In eukaryotic cells, the structure primarily responsible for the adherence of cells to surfaces in the environment and the formation of biofilms is the

glycocalyx.

cell wall.

cell membrane.

cilia.

flagella.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.07 Define the glycocalyx for eukaryotic cells and list its basic functions.

Section: 05.02

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

A protein being synthesized by a cell for export would follow which pathway in the cell?

ribosome to cell membrane

ribosome to endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus to cell membrane

ribosome to Golgi apparatus to endoplasmic reticulum to cell membrane

ribosome to lysosome to endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus to cell membrane

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.13 Summarize the stages in processing by the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus involved in synthesis,

packaging, and export.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

The major structural elements of a eukaryotic cytoskeleton include

A.  microfilaments.

B.  microtubules.

C.  collagen fibers.

D.  fimbriae.

E.  calcium carbonate.

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all cells possess and those found only in some groups.

Learning Outcome: 05.17 Indicate the basic structure of the cytoskeleton, and explain its main features and functions.

Section: 05.03

Topic: Cellular Organization

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

Eukaryotic taxonomy includes the study of

A.  protists.

B.  plants.

C.  animals.

D.  viruses.

E.  fungi.

 

F.  bacteria.

ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.19 Outline the basics of eukaryotic taxonomy.

Learning Outcome: 05.20 Explain what is meant by the term protist, and outline the types of organisms belonging to this designation.

Section: 05.04

Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms

Which organism(s) would be classified as protists?

A.   an endospore-forming bacterial cell

B.   a fungus growing on the peel of an orange

C.   algae in a pond

D.   seaweed growing in the ocean

E.   a parasitic amoeba that can cause meningitis.

ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees.

ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution

Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply

Learning Outcome: 05.20 Explain what is meant by the term protist, and outline the types of organisms belonging to this designation.

Section: 05.04

Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms

Which group of protozoans are generally nonmotile?

Sarcodina

Ciliophora

Mastigophora

Apicomplexa

ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).

ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the same processes as bacteria,

many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.

ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.32 Outline a classification scheme for protozoans, and provide examples of important members of each group.

Section: 05.07

Topic: Protozoans

The sexually mature life cycle stage of helminths occurs in the

transport host.

secondary host.

intermediate host.

definitive host.

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember

Learning Outcome: 05.36 Discuss the importance of the helminth parasites.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

The overwhelming majority of helminth infections occur in the developing world, with only a few dozen cases a year occurring in the United States.

FALSE

ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in beneficial, neutral or detrimental ways.

ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems

Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand

Learning Outcome: 05.36 Discuss the importance of the helminth parasites.

Section: 05.08

Topic: Helminths

Chapter 05 Testbank Summary

	Category		# of Questions
ASM Objective: 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g., mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic pathways evolv	7
ed from early prokaryotic cells.
ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees.	3
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of microscopy (in	39
cluding bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g., flagella, endospores, and pili) that ofte	1
n confer critical capabilities.
ASM Objective: 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry out some of the	60
same processes as bacteria, many of the cellular properties are fundamentally different.
ASM Objective: 02.05 The replication cycles of viruses (lytic and lysogenic) differ among viruses and are determined	1
by their unique structures and genomes.
ASM Objective: 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical, chemical, mechanical, or biologic	1
al means.
ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.	4
ASM Objective: 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman hosts in benefi	11
cial, neutral or detrimental ways.
ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution	12
ASM Topic: Module 02 Structure and Function	69
ASM Topic: Module 03 Metabolic Pathways	1
ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems	16
Bloom’s Level: 01. Remember	40
Bloom’s Level: 02. Understand	32
Bloom’s Level: 03. Apply	9
Bloom’s Level: 04. Analyze	1
Copy of Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and molds, and define fungal spore	4
s.
Learning Outcome: 05.01 Describe the evolutionary history of eukaryotic cells.	3
Learning Outcome: 05.02 Provide a substantial theory regarding how eukaryotic cells originated and how multicellula	2
rity came to be.
Learning Outcome: 05.03 List the eukaryotic groups and their body plans.	3
Learning Outcome: 05.04 Describe the plan of a basic eukaryotic cell and organelles, and indicate the structures all c	8
ells possess and those found only in some groups.
Learning Outcome: 05.05 Describe the types of eukaryotic locomotor appendages.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.06 Differentiate the structure and functions of flagella and cilia, and the types of cells that poss	2
ess them.
Learning Outcome: 05.07 Define the glycocalyx for eukaryotic cells and list its basic functions.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.08 Characterize the cell wall and membrane of eukaryotic cells.	3
Learning Outcome: 05.09 Describe the structure of the nucleus and its outstanding features.	5
Learning Outcome: 05.10 Outline the stages in cell division and mitosis.	4
Learning Outcome: 05.11 Describe the structure of the two types of endoplasmic reticulum and their functions.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.12 Identify the parts of the Golgi apparatus, and explain its basic actions and uses in the cell.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.13 Summarize the stages in processing by the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi app	2
aratus involved in synthesis, packaging, and export.
Learning Outcome: 05.14 Describe the structure of mitochondrion, and explain its importance and functions.	3
Learning Outcome: 05.15 Describe the structure of chloroplasts, and explain their importance and functions.	4
Learning Outcome: 05.16 Discuss features of eukaryotic ribosomes.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.17 Indicate the basic structure of the cytoskeleton, and explain its main features and functions	2
.
Learning Outcome: 05.18 Compare and contrast prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, and viruses.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.19 Outline the basics of eukaryotic taxonomy.	2
Learning Outcome: 05.20 Explain what is meant by the term protist, and outline the types of organisms belonging to t	2
his designation.
Learning Outcome: 05.21 Describe the basic characteristics of the Kingdom Fungi in terms of general types of cells a	7
nd organisms, structure, and nutrition.
Learning Outcome: 05.22 Differentiate between characteristics of yeasts and of molds, and define fungal spores.	6

Learning Outcome: 05.23 Classify types of fungal spores and explain their functions.

5

Learning Outcome: 05.24 Discuss the main features of fungal classification and representative examples of each gro

4

up.

Learning Outcome: 05.25 Explain how fungi are identified.

4

Learning Outcome: 05.26 Discuss the importance of fungi in ecology, agriculture, commerce, and medicine.

5

Learning Outcome: 05.27 Discuss the major characteristics of algae, and explain how they are classified.

7

Learning Outcome: 05.28 Describe several ways that algae are important microorganisms.

3

Learning Outcome: 05.29 Summarize the main characteristics of protozoan form, nutrition, and locomotion.

6

Learning Outcome: 05.30 Describe the general life cycle and mode of reproduction in protozoans.

2

Learning Outcome: 05.31 Explain how protozoans are identified and classified.

2

Learning Outcome: 05.32 Outline a classification scheme for protozoans, and provide examples of important member

2

s of each group.

Learning Outcome: 05.33 Explain some biological properties of parasites, and list some common protozoan pathoge

2

ns.

Learning Outcome: 05.34 Describe the major groups of helminths and their basic morphology and classification.

4

Learning Outcome: 05.35 Explain the elements of helminth biology, life cycles, and reproduction.

6

Learning Outcome: 05.36 Discuss the importance of the helminth parasites.

2

Section: 05.01

3

Section: 05.02

8

Section: 05.03

23

Section: 05.04

4

Section: 05.05

21

Section: 05.06

8

Section: 05.07

9

Section: 05.08

10

Topic: Algae

10

Topic: Cellular Organization

3

Topic: Eukaryotic Structure/Function

34

Topic: Fungi

23

Topic: Helminths

9

Topic: Protozoans

11

Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms

4