OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PREP
◉ Most microorganisms are. Answer: invisible to the naked eye and
harmless
◉ micrboes can be found. Answer: Everywhere
◉ Microorganisms can be used for. Answer: biofuels, medicines and
foods
◉ Skin has how many microbes. Answer: trillions
◉ Describe how ancestors improved food with the use of invisible
microbes. Answer: fermentation
◉ describe how the cause of sickness and disease were explained in
ancient times, prior to the invention of the microscope. Answer: angry
gods, bad air,
◉ Describe key historical events associated with the birth of
microbiology. Answer: -invention of microscope strong enough to see
microbes
, -isolation of specific microbes to identify causes of disease
◉ Fermentation. Answer: a process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast
to convert Sugars (carbohydrates) into alcohol, gasses and organic
acids (like vinegar)
◉ Yeast fermentation yeilds. Answer: Ethanol and CO2
◉ What type of microorganisms would likely be killed by antibiotic
treatment. Answer:
◉ Hippocrates believed. Answer: disease had natural causes that
came from inside forces or the environment, not supernatural
◉ Thucydides (father of scientific history). Answer: advocated for
evidence-based analysis of cause-and-effect reasoning. No
reinfections of the plague even around actively sick people
◉ Give two examples of foods that have historically been produced
by humans with the aid of microbes. Answer: beer, wine, cheese,
bread
◉ Explain how historical understanding of disease contributed to
attempts to treat and contain disease. Answer: caveman= creams and
fungus to fight the gods
romans= underground sewage to fight "bad air"
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS EXAM PREP
◉ Most microorganisms are. Answer: invisible to the naked eye and
harmless
◉ micrboes can be found. Answer: Everywhere
◉ Microorganisms can be used for. Answer: biofuels, medicines and
foods
◉ Skin has how many microbes. Answer: trillions
◉ Describe how ancestors improved food with the use of invisible
microbes. Answer: fermentation
◉ describe how the cause of sickness and disease were explained in
ancient times, prior to the invention of the microscope. Answer: angry
gods, bad air,
◉ Describe key historical events associated with the birth of
microbiology. Answer: -invention of microscope strong enough to see
microbes
, -isolation of specific microbes to identify causes of disease
◉ Fermentation. Answer: a process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast
to convert Sugars (carbohydrates) into alcohol, gasses and organic
acids (like vinegar)
◉ Yeast fermentation yeilds. Answer: Ethanol and CO2
◉ What type of microorganisms would likely be killed by antibiotic
treatment. Answer:
◉ Hippocrates believed. Answer: disease had natural causes that
came from inside forces or the environment, not supernatural
◉ Thucydides (father of scientific history). Answer: advocated for
evidence-based analysis of cause-and-effect reasoning. No
reinfections of the plague even around actively sick people
◉ Give two examples of foods that have historically been produced
by humans with the aid of microbes. Answer: beer, wine, cheese,
bread
◉ Explain how historical understanding of disease contributed to
attempts to treat and contain disease. Answer: caveman= creams and
fungus to fight the gods
romans= underground sewage to fight "bad air"
