Test Bank for Microbiology: The Human Experience 3rd Edition By John W. Foster; Zarrintaj Aliabadi; Joan L. Slonczewski Chapter 1 - 27 Complete  

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1. WhichzofzthezfollowingziszNOTzconsideredzazbenefitzofzmicroorganisms?
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b. productionzofzfermentedzfoods d.z causativezagentszofzdisease
ANS:z D DIF: Easy REF:z 1.1
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2. Azmicrobezthatzisz50znmzinzsizezwouldzmostzlikelyzbe
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ANS:z C DIF: Moderate REF:z 1.1
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a. virus. c. macroscopiczfungi.
b. bacteria. d.z largezameba.
ANS:z B DIF: Easy REF:z 1.1
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ANS:z D DIF: Moderate REF:z 1.1
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b. Staphylococcuszepidermidis d.z StaphylococcuszEpidermidis
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6. Whichzkeyzcharacteristiczdifferentiateszazprokaryotezfromzazeukaryote?
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b. thezpresencezofzDNA
c. thezabsencezofzmembrane-boundzorganelles
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closelyzrelatedzrod-shapedzbacterialzorganisms,z SalmonellaztyphimuriumzandzEscherichiazcoli?
a. physicalzcharacteristics c. DNAzsequencezcomparison
b. methodzofzreproduction d.z environmentalzhabitat
ANS:z C DIF: Moderate REF:z 1.1
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8. Whichzofzthezfollowingziszalwayszclassifiedzaszazeukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichiazcoli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS:z D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

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9. Whichzofzthezfollowingzhaszbeenzusedzaszaztoolzforzgeneztherapy?
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b. archaea d.z fungi
ANS:z A DIF: Easy REF:z 1.1
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10. Whichzofzthezfollowingzwouldzyouznotzexpectztozfindzinzthezhumanzdigestiveztract?
a. archaea c. bacteria
b. algae d.z intestinalzviruses
ANS:z B DIF: Moderate REF:z 1.1
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11. Antibioticszarezchemotherapeuticzdrugszthatzfunctionzbyzinhibitingzanzimportantzcellularzstructurezo
rzprocesszofzanzorganismzthatziszcausingzanzinfection.zWhichzofzthezfollowingzwouldznotzbezaffectedz
byzanzantibioticzthatztargetszcellularzmetaboliczenzymes?
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b. Herpeszvirus d.z breadzmold
ANS:z B DIF: Moderate REF:z 1.1
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12. Whichzscientistziszcreditedzwithzconstructingzthezfirstzmicroscope?
a. AntoniezvanzLeeuwenhoek c. RobertzHooke
b. CatherinezofzSiena d.zzz LouiszPasteur
ANS:z C DIF: Easy REF:z 1.2
OBJ:z 1.2azExplainzhowzmicrobialzdiseaseszhavezchangedzhumanzhistory.z
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13. Whichzofzthezfollowingzwaszanzunexpectedzbenefitzofzthezbuboniczplague?
a. Therezwasznozbenefitztozthezbuboniczplague.
b. ThezpopulationzofzEuropezexperiencedzazbabyzboom.
c. Itzresultedzinzazbetterzunderstandingzofzasepticzpracticeszandzhowztozpreventzthezspread
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d. ThezpopulationzdeclinezenabledzthezculturalzadvancementzofzthezRenaissance.
ANS:z D DIF: Easy REF:z 1.2
OBJ:z 1.2azExplainzhowzmicrobialzdiseaseszhavezchangedzhumanzhistory.z
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14. WhichzofzthezfollowingzorganismszwouldzyouzNOTzbezableztozseezusingzRobertzHooke’szmicroscope?
a. vinegarzeels c. moldzfilaments
b. dustzmites d. Mycobacteriumztuberculosis
ANS:z D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.2