Chapter 1 Microbiology Test bank
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1. 1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the follow- E. Smog Production
ing processes EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production.
2. 2) Each of the following organisms would be consid- D. Mushroom
ered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
3. 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing mi- D. Pathogen
croorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
4. 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms E. riboflavin, acetone and
include synthesis of insulin
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
, Chapter 1 Microbiology Test bank
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3qfkkh
5. 5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has be- A. enzymes
come increasingly popular due to their environmental-
ly friendly nature. Production of these products which
are readily degraded and, thus, non-toxic typically uti-
lizes
A) enzymes.
B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
6. 6) The formal system for classifying and naming organ- D. Carolus Linnaeus
isms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
7. Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting Trichoderma fungus
some of the cellulose in cotton
8. Cotton production: Gluconacetobacter xylinus
9. Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be eas- Mushroom peroxidase
ily removed from fabric and wastewater by enzymes
10. Pseudomonas putida a gene from the soil bacterium Escherichia coli
that converts the bacterial by product indole to indigo
when this bacteria is added.
11. use to make plastic polyhydroxyalkanoate
(PHA)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3qfkkh
1. 1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the follow- E. Smog Production
ing processes EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production.
2. 2) Each of the following organisms would be consid- D. Mushroom
ered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
3. 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing mi- D. Pathogen
croorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
4. 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms E. riboflavin, acetone and
include synthesis of insulin
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
, Chapter 1 Microbiology Test bank
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_3qfkkh
5. 5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has be- A. enzymes
come increasingly popular due to their environmental-
ly friendly nature. Production of these products which
are readily degraded and, thus, non-toxic typically uti-
lizes
A) enzymes.
B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
6. 6) The formal system for classifying and naming organ- D. Carolus Linnaeus
isms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
7. Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting Trichoderma fungus
some of the cellulose in cotton
8. Cotton production: Gluconacetobacter xylinus
9. Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be eas- Mushroom peroxidase
ily removed from fabric and wastewater by enzymes
10. Pseudomonas putida a gene from the soil bacterium Escherichia coli
that converts the bacterial by product indole to indigo
when this bacteria is added.
11. use to make plastic polyhydroxyalkanoate
(PHA)
