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ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 13th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK

Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You

1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production.
Answer: E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Outcome: 5

2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.4

1
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ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

,ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
MICROBIOLOGY
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

An Introduction 13th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK

3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1

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ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

,ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
MICROBIOLOGY
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

An Introduction 13th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK

4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
Answer: E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1

5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
B) misuse of the specific drugs
C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs
E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
Answer: D
Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5

6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
Answer: D

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ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

,ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
MICROBIOLOGY
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

An Introduction 13th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK

Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.3

7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
Answer: C
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.3

8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
A) flagella.
B) a nucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane.
Answer: B
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4

9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions

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ortora,
Introduction,
Berdell
Test 13th
Bank
R. Funke,
Edition
for Microbiology
Christine
Gerard L.
J.An
Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tortora,
Introduction,
Berdell 13th
R. Funke,
Edition
Christine
Gerard L.
J. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))))))*@&^#(&^~&*@&*&!~&*@((*~~~~~~
Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case.pdf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!_(*))))))))))))))

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