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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University
Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

T or F Quiz



1

A major challenge in biotechnology is to be able to grow and characterize the observed but uncultured microorganisms in what is called bioprospecting.
A)True
B)False
2

Gene arrays, based on recombinant DNA technology, allow gene expression to be monitored.
A)True
B)False
3

Protoplast fusion only works between closely related organisms as a method to transfer genetic information.
A)True
B)False
4

The term fermentation can be used in a physiological sense and to describe the mass culture of microorganisms.
A)True
B)False
5

Scaleup from a small culture to an extremely large one is a very straightforward process.
A)True
B)False
6

Rapid production of Penicillium cells, which can occur when high levels of glucose are used as a carbon source, leads to maximum antibiotic yields.
A)True
B)False
7

Today, most citric acid is produced by microorganisms.
A)True
B)False
8

Humic acids, brownish polymeric residues of lignin decomposition that accumulate in soils and waters, have been found to play a role in anaerobic biodegradation processes.
A)True
B)False
9

In river sediments, the muds are aerated to promote the complete degradation of the less chlorinated PCB residues produced by the intrinsic bioremediation process.
A)True
B)False
10

It is apparent that nature will assist in bioremediation if given a chance.
A)True
B)False
11

Microarray technology has been suggested to provide the equivalent of the chemist's periodic table.
A)True
B)False
12

Most biological pesticides are effective on both the larval and adult stages of the insect.
A)True
B)False
13

With combinatorial biology it is possible to transfer genes from one organism to another organism and to form new products.
A)True
B)False
14

Growth in controlled environments is expensive and is used primarily for products employed in maintaining animal and human health.
A)True
B)False








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