Test Bank for Microbiology: An
Introduction 14th Ed by
Tortora, Funke, Case, Bair and
Weber | 97801379
Chapter 1: The Microbial World and You (Questions 1–
25)
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
,2. Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe
EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer: D
3. The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer: D
4. Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis
of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
Answer: E
,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
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
7. In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
, Answer: C
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
9. Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions
E) protein coat
Answer: A
10. Protozoan motility structures include
A) cilia.
B) flagella.
C) pseudopods.
Introduction 14th Ed by
Tortora, Funke, Case, Bair and
Weber | 97801379
Chapter 1: The Microbial World and You (Questions 1–
25)
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
,2. Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe
EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer: D
3. The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer: D
4. Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis
of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
Answer: E
,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
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
7. In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
, Answer: C
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
9. Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions
E) protein coat
Answer: A
10. Protozoan motility structures include
A) cilia.
B) flagella.
C) pseudopods.
