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Chapter 1 Introduction to Microbiology
Chapter 2 Biochemistry Basics
Chapter 3 Introduction to Prokaryotic Cells
Chapter 4 Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells
Chapter 5 Genetics
Chapter 6 Viruses and Prions
Chapter 7 Fundamentals of Microbial Growth and Decontamination
Chapter 8 Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 9 Principles of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology
Chapter 10 Host-Microbe Interactions and Pathogenesis
Chapter 11 Innate Immunity
Chapter 12 Adaptive Immunity
Chapter 13 Immune System Disorders
Chapter 14 Biomedical Applications: Vaccines, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and
Molecular Methods
Chapter 15 Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 16 Respiratory System Infections
Chapter 17 Skin and Eye Infections
Chapter 18 Nervous System Infections
Chapter 19 Digestive System Infections
Chapter 20 Urinary and Reproductive System Infections
Chapter 21 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Infections
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Microbiology: Basic & Clinical Principles, 2e ()
Chapter 1 Introduction to Microbiology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is not a microorganism?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) fungi
D) mosquito
E) helminth
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
2) When do opportunistic pathogens tend to cause disease?
A) when the host is weakened
B) when the host has recently traveled to a remote area
C) when the host is young
D) when the host is pregnant
E) when the host didn't wash with soap
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
3) Which of the following could be used as evidence for spontaneous generation?
A) Uncovered meat will give rise to maggots.
B) The meat in gauze-covered jars will not give rise to maggots.
C) The broth in Pasteur's S-necked flasks did not spoil.
D) Tilting Pasteur's S-necked flasks did spoil the broth.
E) Flies lay eggs that develop into maggots.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
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4) ________ showed that biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life.
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Robert Hooke
C) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
D) Joseph Lister
E) Carl Linnaeus
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
5) Robert Koch helped establish the germ theory of disease by discovering that anthrax was
caused by a bacterial microorganism. After he isolated and purified the same bacteria from
several diseased animals, what would be the next step in order to show that this bacteria caused
anthrax?
A) perform physiological testing
B) introduce the bacteria into a new mouse to see if it established the same infection
C) visualize the bacteria with an electron microscope
D) culture the bacteria on Petri dishes
E) find out if antibiotics treat the diseased animals
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
6) How many principles are there in Koch's postulates of disease?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
7) Aseptic technique can be used for all of the following except
A) preventing healthcare-acquired infections.
B) safely studying microbes in the laboratory.
C) keeping samples pure for studying.
D) replacing gloves instead of hand washing when time is short.
E) limiting the spread of diseases.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
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Table of content
Chapter 1 Introduction to Microbiology
Chapter 2 Biochemistry Basics
Chapter 3 Introduction to Prokaryotic Cells
Chapter 4 Introduction to Eukaryotic Cells
Chapter 5 Genetics
Chapter 6 Viruses and Prions
Chapter 7 Fundamentals of Microbial Growth and Decontamination
Chapter 8 Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 9 Principles of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology
Chapter 10 Host-Microbe Interactions and Pathogenesis
Chapter 11 Innate Immunity
Chapter 12 Adaptive Immunity
Chapter 13 Immune System Disorders
Chapter 14 Biomedical Applications: Vaccines, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and
Molecular Methods
Chapter 15 Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 16 Respiratory System Infections
Chapter 17 Skin and Eye Infections
Chapter 18 Nervous System Infections
Chapter 19 Digestive System Infections
Chapter 20 Urinary and Reproductive System Infections
Chapter 21 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Infections
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Microbiology: Basic & Clinical Principles, 2e ()
Chapter 1 Introduction to Microbiology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is not a microorganism?
A) bacteria
B) archaea
C) fungi
D) mosquito
E) helminth
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
2) When do opportunistic pathogens tend to cause disease?
A) when the host is weakened
B) when the host has recently traveled to a remote area
C) when the host is young
D) when the host is pregnant
E) when the host didn't wash with soap
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
3) Which of the following could be used as evidence for spontaneous generation?
A) Uncovered meat will give rise to maggots.
B) The meat in gauze-covered jars will not give rise to maggots.
C) The broth in Pasteur's S-necked flasks did not spoil.
D) Tilting Pasteur's S-necked flasks did spoil the broth.
E) Flies lay eggs that develop into maggots.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
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4) ________ showed that biogenesis is responsible for the propagation of life.
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Robert Hooke
C) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
D) Joseph Lister
E) Carl Linnaeus
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
5) Robert Koch helped establish the germ theory of disease by discovering that anthrax was
caused by a bacterial microorganism. After he isolated and purified the same bacteria from
several diseased animals, what would be the next step in order to show that this bacteria caused
anthrax?
A) perform physiological testing
B) introduce the bacteria into a new mouse to see if it established the same infection
C) visualize the bacteria with an electron microscope
D) culture the bacteria on Petri dishes
E) find out if antibiotics treat the diseased animals
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
6) How many principles are there in Koch's postulates of disease?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
7) Aseptic technique can be used for all of the following except
A) preventing healthcare-acquired infections.
B) safely studying microbes in the laboratory.
C) keeping samples pure for studying.
D) replacing gloves instead of hand washing when time is short.
E) limiting the spread of diseases.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1
Learning Outcome: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding
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