TEST BANK FOR
MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS: A CLINICAL APPROACH
4TH EDITION
MARJORIE KELLY COWAN HEIDI SMITH
Chapter 1 - 22
,Test Bank for Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition,
Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Heidi Smith, ISBN10: 126070243X, ISBN13:
9781260702439
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
2 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of
Microorganisms
3 Bacteria and Archaea
4 Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
5 Viruses and Prions
6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth
7 Microbial Metabolism
8 Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
9 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
10 Antimicrobial Treatment
11 Interactions Between Microbes and Humans
12 Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses
13 Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
14 Disorders in Immunity
15 Diagnosing Infections
16 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes
17 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System
18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems
20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
22 One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other
Animals
, Chapter 01
Introduction to Microbes and Their Building
Blocks
Multiple Choice Questions
1) The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include .
A) bacteria
B) plants
C) helminths
D) algae
E) fungi
F) viruses
G) archaea
H) protozoa
2) Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
A) Carry out photosynthesis
B) Biological decomposition
C) Nutrient recycling
D) Complex relationships with animals but not plants
3) Select statements that apply to the theory of evolution to test your understanding of
evolution.
A) Has undergone years of testing
B) Is a new untested hypothesis
C) Has not been disproven
D) Lacks supportive evidence
E) Is a well-established natural phenomenon
4) Which of the following are correctly matched?
, A) Bacteria—no nucleus
B) Bacteria—true nucleus
C) Archaea—true nucleus
D) Archaea—no nucleus
E) Eukaryotes—true nucleus
F) Eukaryotes—no nucleus
5) Select the main groups of macromolecules found in living things.
A) Nucleic acids
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Lipids
E) Proteins
F) Carbohydrates
6) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up RNA.
A) Guanine
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
E) Cytosine
7) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up DNA.
, A) Guanine
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
E) Cytosine
8) Select characteristics exhibited by all cells.
A) Cytoplasmic membrane
B) Nucleus
C) DNA
D) Ribosomes
E) Cell wall
F) Organelles
9) Select all areas that comprise the main aspects of the science of taxonomy.
A) Classification
B) Genetics
C) Nomenclature
D) Analysis
E) Identification
10) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
,11) Which of the following is not considered a microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
12) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that .
A) cause human disease
B) lack a cell nucleus
C) are infectious particles
D) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
E) can only be found growing in laboratories
13) Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
A) Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
B) A microbiologist using the microscope to study bacteria
C) Egyptians using moldy bread on wounds
D) Escherichia coli producing human insulin
E) Public health officials monitoring diseases in a community
14) Living things ordinarily too small to be seen with the unaided eye are termed .
, A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
15) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are
called .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
16) Cells, like bacteria and archaea, that do not have a nucleus in their cells have traditionally
been called .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
17) The first cells appeared about billion years ago.
, A) 5.2
B) 4.6
C) 3.8
D) 2.9
E) 1.5
18) Which of the following is not a human use of microorganisms?
A) Making bread
B) Treating water and sewage
C) Manufacturing copper wire
D) Mass producing antibiotics
E) Cleaning up oil spills
19) Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is an example of
.
A) biotechnology
B) bioremediation
C) decomposition
D) immunology
E) epidemiology
20) Disease-causing microorganisms are called .
, A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
21) The most prevalent worldwide infectious diseases are .
A) AIDS-related diseases
B) diarrheal diseases
C) malaria diseases
D) measles
E) respiratory diseases
22) Which of the following is a unique characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them from
the other major groups of microorganisms?
A) Cause human disease
B) Lack a nucleus
C) Cannot be seen without a microscope
D) Contain genetic material
E) Lack cell structure
23) Helminths are .
MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS: A CLINICAL APPROACH
4TH EDITION
MARJORIE KELLY COWAN HEIDI SMITH
Chapter 1 - 22
,Test Bank for Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition,
Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Heidi Smith, ISBN10: 126070243X, ISBN13:
9781260702439
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
2 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of
Microorganisms
3 Bacteria and Archaea
4 Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
5 Viruses and Prions
6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth
7 Microbial Metabolism
8 Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
9 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
10 Antimicrobial Treatment
11 Interactions Between Microbes and Humans
12 Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses
13 Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
14 Disorders in Immunity
15 Diagnosing Infections
16 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes
17 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System
18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems
20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
22 One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other
Animals
, Chapter 01
Introduction to Microbes and Their Building
Blocks
Multiple Choice Questions
1) The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include .
A) bacteria
B) plants
C) helminths
D) algae
E) fungi
F) viruses
G) archaea
H) protozoa
2) Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
A) Carry out photosynthesis
B) Biological decomposition
C) Nutrient recycling
D) Complex relationships with animals but not plants
3) Select statements that apply to the theory of evolution to test your understanding of
evolution.
A) Has undergone years of testing
B) Is a new untested hypothesis
C) Has not been disproven
D) Lacks supportive evidence
E) Is a well-established natural phenomenon
4) Which of the following are correctly matched?
, A) Bacteria—no nucleus
B) Bacteria—true nucleus
C) Archaea—true nucleus
D) Archaea—no nucleus
E) Eukaryotes—true nucleus
F) Eukaryotes—no nucleus
5) Select the main groups of macromolecules found in living things.
A) Nucleic acids
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Lipids
E) Proteins
F) Carbohydrates
6) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up RNA.
A) Guanine
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
E) Cytosine
7) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up DNA.
, A) Guanine
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
E) Cytosine
8) Select characteristics exhibited by all cells.
A) Cytoplasmic membrane
B) Nucleus
C) DNA
D) Ribosomes
E) Cell wall
F) Organelles
9) Select all areas that comprise the main aspects of the science of taxonomy.
A) Classification
B) Genetics
C) Nomenclature
D) Analysis
E) Identification
10) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
,11) Which of the following is not considered a microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
12) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that .
A) cause human disease
B) lack a cell nucleus
C) are infectious particles
D) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
E) can only be found growing in laboratories
13) Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
A) Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
B) A microbiologist using the microscope to study bacteria
C) Egyptians using moldy bread on wounds
D) Escherichia coli producing human insulin
E) Public health officials monitoring diseases in a community
14) Living things ordinarily too small to be seen with the unaided eye are termed .
, A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
15) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are
called .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
16) Cells, like bacteria and archaea, that do not have a nucleus in their cells have traditionally
been called .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
17) The first cells appeared about billion years ago.
, A) 5.2
B) 4.6
C) 3.8
D) 2.9
E) 1.5
18) Which of the following is not a human use of microorganisms?
A) Making bread
B) Treating water and sewage
C) Manufacturing copper wire
D) Mass producing antibiotics
E) Cleaning up oil spills
19) Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is an example of
.
A) biotechnology
B) bioremediation
C) decomposition
D) immunology
E) epidemiology
20) Disease-causing microorganisms are called .
, A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
21) The most prevalent worldwide infectious diseases are .
A) AIDS-related diseases
B) diarrheal diseases
C) malaria diseases
D) measles
E) respiratory diseases
22) Which of the following is a unique characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them from
the other major groups of microorganisms?
A) Cause human disease
B) Lack a nucleus
C) Cannot be seen without a microscope
D) Contain genetic material
E) Lack cell structure
23) Helminths are .
