Chapter 22 The Proteobacteria

Chapter 22 The Proteobacteria

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following genera include bacteria with stalks?
   A. Vibrio
   B.  Campylobacter
   C.  Caulobacter
   D.  Rhizobium

ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g. flagella, endospores, and pili) that often confer critical capabilities.
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metabolic diversity (e.g. nitrogen fixation, methane production, anoxygenic photosynthesis).
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 Cell Structure and Function
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 22.01.05 Digram the life cycles of Hyphomicrobium and Caulobacter spp.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Bacteria

2. An appendage that is an extension of the bacterial cell wall and plasma membrane is a(n) ______.
   A. flagellum
   B.  prostheca
   C.  pilus
   D.  mycelium

ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g. flagella, endospores, and pili) that often confer critical capabilities.
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metabolic diversity (e.g. nitrogen fixation, methane production, anoxygenic photosynthesis).
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 Cell Structure and Function
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 22.01.05 Digram the life cycles of Hyphomicrobium and Caulobacter spp.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Bacteria

3. An organism that uses methane or methanol as its sole carbon and energy source is called a ______.
   A. methanogen
   B.  methylotroph
   C.  methanotroph
   D.  methylogen

ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g. flagella, endospores, and pili) that often confer critical capabilities.
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metabolic diversity (e.g. nitrogen fixation, methane production, anoxygenic photosynthesis).
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 03 Metabolic Pathways
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 22.03.03 Outline the oxidation of methane by methanotrophs
Section: 22.03
Topic: Bacteria

4. Species of the genus Hyphomicrobium are budding bacteria that attach to solid objects and are ______.
   A. found in marine and freshwater environments
   B.  aerobic chemoheterotrophs
   C.  able to reproduce by budding
   D.  All of the choices are correct.

ASM Objective: 02.03 Bacteria and Archaea have specialized structures (e.g. flagella, endospores, and pili) that often confer critical capabilities.
ASM Objective: 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metabolic diversity (e.g. nitrogen fixation, methane production, anoxygenic photosynthesis).
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 Microbial Systems
Blooms Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 22.01.05 Digram the life cycles of Hyphomicrobium and Caulobacter spp.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Bacteria