CHAPTER 1 MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK Questions with Correct
Solutions
Question:
1. 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. Smog Production
Question:
2. 2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer:
D. Mushroom
Question:
3. 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer:
D. Pathogen
Question:
4. 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
, Answer:
E. riboflavin, acetone and insulin
Question:
5. 5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular due to
their environmentally friendly nature. Production of these products which are readily
degraded and, thus, non-toxic typically utilizes
A) enzymes.
B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
Answer:
A. enzymes
Question:
6. 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. Carolus Linnaeus
Question:
7. Trichoderma fungus
Answer:
Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting some of the cellulose in cotton
Question:
8. Gluconacetobacter xylinus
Answer:
Cotton production:
Question:
9. Mushroom peroxidase
Answer:
Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be easily removed from fabric and wastewater
by enzymes
Solutions
Question:
1. 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. Smog Production
Question:
2. 2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer:
D. Mushroom
Question:
3. 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer:
D. Pathogen
Question:
4. 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
, Answer:
E. riboflavin, acetone and insulin
Question:
5. 5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular due to
their environmentally friendly nature. Production of these products which are readily
degraded and, thus, non-toxic typically utilizes
A) enzymes.
B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
Answer:
A. enzymes
Question:
6. 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. Carolus Linnaeus
Question:
7. Trichoderma fungus
Answer:
Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting some of the cellulose in cotton
Question:
8. Gluconacetobacter xylinus
Answer:
Cotton production:
Question:
9. Mushroom peroxidase
Answer:
Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be easily removed from fabric and wastewater
by enzymes
