, One Health: The Interconnected Health of the
Environment,
Humans, and Other Animals
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Using microbes to break down or remove toxic wastes in water and soil is called
A. decomposition.
B. synergism.
C. mineralization.
D. bioremediation.
E. recycling.
ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products. ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
2. The science called studies interactions between microbes and
their environment, and how those interactions affect the earth.
A. applied microbiology
B. biotechnology
C. bioengineering
D. microbial ecology
E. industrial microbiology
ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.
ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
,3. The study of the practical uses of microbes in various industries and technologies is called
A. applied microbiology.
B. biotechnology.
C. bioengineering.
D. microbial ecology.
E. industrial microbiology.
ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products. ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Applied and Industrial Microbiology
4. Organisms that inhabit soil or water, and breakdown and absorb the organic matter of
dead organisms are called
A. primary consumers.
B. quarternary consumers.
C. secondary consumers.
D. decomposers.
E. tertiary consumers.
ASM Objective: 06.01 Microbes are essential for life, as we know it, and the processes that support life (e.g. in biogeochemical cycles and
plant/animal microflora).
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
, 5. The breakdown of man-made compounds by decomposers is called
A. mineralization.
B. bioremediation.
C. decomposition.
D. parasitism.
E. saprobism.
ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products. ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
6. The zone of soil around the roots of plants is called the
A. lithosphere.
B. biosphere.
C. ionosphere.
D. rhizosphere.
E. hydrosphere.
ASM Objective: 06.01 Microbes are essential for life, as we know it, and the processes that support life (e.g. in biogeochemical cycles and
plant/animal microflora).
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
7. Where is the majority of Earth's water found?
A. freshwater lakes
B. icecaps and glaciers
C. ground water
D. oceans
E. soil moisture
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.04 Diagram the hydrologic
cycle. Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
Environment,
Humans, and Other Animals
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Using microbes to break down or remove toxic wastes in water and soil is called
A. decomposition.
B. synergism.
C. mineralization.
D. bioremediation.
E. recycling.
ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products. ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
2. The science called studies interactions between microbes and
their environment, and how those interactions affect the earth.
A. applied microbiology
B. biotechnology
C. bioengineering
D. microbial ecology
E. industrial microbiology
ASM Objective: 05.03 Microorganisms and their environment interact with and modify each other.
ASM Topic: Module 05 Systems
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
,3. The study of the practical uses of microbes in various industries and technologies is called
A. applied microbiology.
B. biotechnology.
C. bioengineering.
D. microbial ecology.
E. industrial microbiology.
ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products. ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Applied and Industrial Microbiology
4. Organisms that inhabit soil or water, and breakdown and absorb the organic matter of
dead organisms are called
A. primary consumers.
B. quarternary consumers.
C. secondary consumers.
D. decomposers.
E. tertiary consumers.
ASM Objective: 06.01 Microbes are essential for life, as we know it, and the processes that support life (e.g. in biogeochemical cycles and
plant/animal microflora).
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
, 5. The breakdown of man-made compounds by decomposers is called
A. mineralization.
B. bioremediation.
C. decomposition.
D. parasitism.
E. saprobism.
ASM Objective: 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products. ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Applied and Industrial Microbiology
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
6. The zone of soil around the roots of plants is called the
A. lithosphere.
B. biosphere.
C. ionosphere.
D. rhizosphere.
E. hydrosphere.
ASM Objective: 06.01 Microbes are essential for life, as we know it, and the processes that support life (e.g. in biogeochemical cycles and
plant/animal microflora).
ASM Topic: Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.01 Define microbial ecology.
Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
7. Where is the majority of Earth's water found?
A. freshwater lakes
B. icecaps and glaciers
C. ground water
D. oceans
E. soil moisture
Bloom's Level: 01. Remember
Learning Objective: 22.04 Diagram the hydrologic
cycle. Section: 22.01
Topic: Environmental Microbiology
