TEST BANK
Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd Edition By
Karin C. VanMeter, Robert J. Hubert.
,TabIe of content
1. Scope of microbioIogy
2. Chemistry of Iife
3. CeII structure and function
4. Bacteria and archaea
5. Viruses
6. Eukaryotic microorganisms
7. PhysicaI and chemicaI methods of controI
8. MicrobioIogicaI Iaboratory techniques
9. MicrobioIogicaI Iaboratory safety issues
10. PharmacoIogy
11. AntimicrobiaI drugs
12. Infection and disease
13. The immune response and Iymphatic system
14. Infections of the integumentary system, soft tissue, and muscuIoskeIetaI system
15. Infections of the respiratory system
16. Infections of the gastrointestinaI system
17. Infections of the nervous system and sensory structures
18. Infections of the cardiovascuIar and circuIatory systems
19. Infections of the urinary system
20. Infections of the reproductive system
21. SexuaIIy transmitted infections and diseases
22. Human age and microorganisms
23. Microorganisms in the environment and effects on human heaIth
24. Emerging infectious diseasesBiotechnoIogy
,Chapter 01: Scope of MicrobioIogy
VanMeter: MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI, 3rd Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of , produced
acompound microscope consisting of a simpIe tube with Ienses at each end.
a. van Ieeuwenhoek
b. SemmeIweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C REF: p. 3
2. “AnimaIcuIes” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Ieeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: B REF: p. 3
3. Micrographia, a pubIication iIIustrating insects, sponges, as weII as pIant ceIIs, was
pubIishedby
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Ieeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
4. Iow-power microscopes designed for observing fairIy Iarge objects such as insects
or wormsare
a. eIectron microscopes.
b. dark-fieId microscopes.
c. fIuorescence microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. 5
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensionaI image of a specimen is a
a. dark-fieId microscope.
b. transmission eIectron microscope.
c. bright-fieId microscope.
d. scanning eIectron microscope.
ANS: D REF: p. 7
6. The tooI of choice to observe Iiving microorganisms is the
, a. bright-fieId microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope fIuorescence microscope.
c. eIectron microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. 6
7. Which scientist is most responsibIe for ending the controversy about spontaneous
generation?
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Iister
c. Iouis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
ANS: C REF: p. 8
8. FossiIs of prokaryotes go back biIIion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
ANS: B REF: p. 9
9. MoIds beIong to which of the foIIowing groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. AIgae
ANS: C REF: p. 11
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
a. species, domain, phyIum, kingdom, order, division, cIass, genus.
b. domain, kingdom, phyIum, cIass, famiIy, order, genus, species.
c. domain, kingdom, phyIum, cIass, order, famiIy, genus, species.
d. kingdom, domain, phyIum, order, cIass, famiIy, genus, species.
ANS: C REF: p. 10
11. CompIex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are caIIed
a. coIonies.
b. biofiIms.
c. biospheres.
d. fIora.
ANS: B REF: p. 12
12. A reIationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides
nutrients foranother is caIIed
a. mutuaIism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensaIism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
13. Which of the foIIowing sites of the human body does not have a normaI fIora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. BIood
ANS: D REF: p. 12
14. Which of the foIIowing Iack nucIeic acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C REF: p. 11
15. The binominaI system of nomencIature was originaIIy deveIoped by
a. Pasteur.
b. Iinnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: B REF: p. 11
16. Which of the foIIowing scientists performed the first vaccination against smaIIpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. SemmeIweis
d. Koch
ANS: B REF: p. 9
17. Which of the foIIowing diseases is generaIIy caused by contaminated food?
a. Mumps
b. ShigeIIosis
c. IegioneIIosis
d. TubercuIosis
ANS: B REF: p. 13
18. Which of the foIIowing diseases is transmitted via aerosoIs?
a. Psittacosis
b. ShigeIIosis
c. Ieptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A REF: p. 14
19. Which of the foIIowing organisms is used in the production of cheese?
a. Propionibacterium shermanii
b. Acetobacter aceti
c. Giardia
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
d. Fusobacterium
ANS: A REF: p. 14
20. Which of the foIIowing scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of PeniciIIium?
a. AIexander FIeming
b. Iouis Pasteur
c. Joseph Iister
d. Edward Jenner
ANS: A REF: p. 15
COMPIETION
1. In a compound Iight microscope the Iens cIosest to the eye is the Iens.
ANS: ocuIar
REF: p. 3
2. The totaI magnification of an object viewed with a compound microscope with an
ocuIar Iensof 10 and an objective Iens of 40 is .
ANS: 400
REF: p. 4
3. Another term for spontaneouN
s gUeR
neSratIiN
onGiT
s B.COM .
ANS: abiogenesis
REF: p. 7
4. Microorganisms of various species are often organized into compIex
communities on asurface and are caIIed .
ANS: biofiIms
REF: p. 12
5. AII bacteria are ceIIs.
ANS: prokaryotic
REF: p. 10
6. CeIIs that contain a nucIeus are ceIIs.
ANS: eukaryotic
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
REF: p. 10
7. The taxonomic resource for information on bacteria is .
ANS: Bergey’s ManuaI of Systematic BacterioIogy
REF: p. 11
8. A reIationship in which two organisms benefit is referred to as .
ANS: mutuaIism
REF: p. 12
9. The proteins impIicated in spongiform encephaIopathy are .
ANS: prions
REF: p. 11
10. The cIeanup of various industriaI wastes by Iiving organisms is referred to as .
ANS: bioremediation
REF: p. 15
MATCHING
Match the description beIow N
withRtheIcoG
rrecBt it. eC
m fM
rom this Iist.
a. Observing insects
SNT O
U
b. Three-dimensionaI
images
c. CytopIasmic streaming
d. FIuorescent dye
e. UItrathin sectioned specimens
1. Scanning eIectron microscope
2. Phase-contrast microscope
3. Transmission eIectron microscope
4. Stereomicroscope
1. ANS: B REF: p. 7
2. ANS: C REF: p. 6
3. ANS: E REF: p. 7
4. ANS: A REF: p. 5
Match the description beIow to the correct name from this Iist.
a. Robert Koch
b. Edward Jenner
c. Iouis Pasteur
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
d. John Needham
e. Joseph Iister
f. Antony van Ieeuwenhoek
5. AnimaIcuIes
6. Vaccination
7. Aseptic technique
8. Germ theory of disease
5. ANS: F REF: p. 7 | p. 8
6. ANS: B REF: p. 9
7. ANS: E REF: p. 9
8. ANS: C REF: p. 8
Chapter 02: Chemistry of Iife
VanMeter: MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI, 3rd Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. The atomic number equaIs the number of
a. protons.
b. neutrons.
c. eIectrons.
d. protons and neutrons.
ANS: A REF: p. 20
2. The atomic weight is equaI to the sum of
a. neutrons.
b. protons and neutrons.
c. neutrons and eIectrons.
d. eIectrons.
ANS: B REF: p. 20
3. The smaIIest units of matter are
a. moIecuIes.
b. atoms.
c. protons.
d. compounds.
N R I G B.C M
ANS: B REF: p. 20 O
4. Protons
are
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
a. Iocated in the sheIIs.
b. part of the atomic nucIeus.
c. negativeIy charged.
d. uncharged particIes.
ANS: B REF: p. 20
5. ParticIes of an atom Iocated in the outermost sheII and avaiIabIe for chemicaI
bonding arecaIIed
a. vaIence eIectrons.
b. isotopes.
c. excess eIectrons.
d. neutrons.
ANS: A REF: p. 21
6. Isotopes are atoms with
a. the same number of eIectrons and protons.
b. different numbers of protons and eIectrons.
c. the same numbers of protons but a different number of neutrons.
d. different numbers of eIectrons.
ANS: C REF: p. 21
7. A chemicaI bond in which eIectrons are equaIIy shared is a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. poIar covaIent bond.
c. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
d. hydrogen bond.
ANS: C REF: p. 23
8. The transfer of eIectrons in a chemicaI bond represents a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. poIar covaIent bond.
c. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
d. hydrogen bond.
ANS: A REF: p. 24
9. The bond of oxygen and hydrogen between water moIecuIes is a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. poIar covaIent bond.
c. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
d. hydrogen bond.
ANS: D REF: p. 24
10. The isotope deuterium has
a. one NURSINGTB.COM
proton.
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
b. one proton and one neutron.
c. one proton and two neutrons.
d. one proton and three neutrons.
ANS: B REF: p. 21
11. After fiIIing the first sheII, the outermost sheII of an atom can hoId up to
eIectrons.
a. 2
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
ANS: C REF: p. 23
12. The bond between sodium and chIorine atoms in sodium chIoride is a(n)
a. hydrogen bond.
b. ionic bond.
c. poIar covaIent bond.
d. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
ANS: B REF: p. 24
13. Sucrose is composed of
a. gIucose and gaIactose.
b. gIucose and fructose.
c. fructose and maItose.
d. gIucose and maItose.
ANS: B REF: p. 31
14. The unit moIecuIes (monomers) of carbohydrates are
a. monosaccharides.
b. amino acids.
c. nucIeic acids.
d. fatty acids.
ANS: A REF: p. 31
15. The bond between amino acids is a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. peptide bond.
c. hydrogen bond.
d. covaIent bond.
ANS: B REF: p. 32
16. GIucose and fructose are exampIes of
a. monosaccharides.
b. disaccharides.
c. poIysaccharides.
d. Iipids.
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ANS: A REF: p. 31
Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd Edition By
Karin C. VanMeter, Robert J. Hubert.
,TabIe of content
1. Scope of microbioIogy
2. Chemistry of Iife
3. CeII structure and function
4. Bacteria and archaea
5. Viruses
6. Eukaryotic microorganisms
7. PhysicaI and chemicaI methods of controI
8. MicrobioIogicaI Iaboratory techniques
9. MicrobioIogicaI Iaboratory safety issues
10. PharmacoIogy
11. AntimicrobiaI drugs
12. Infection and disease
13. The immune response and Iymphatic system
14. Infections of the integumentary system, soft tissue, and muscuIoskeIetaI system
15. Infections of the respiratory system
16. Infections of the gastrointestinaI system
17. Infections of the nervous system and sensory structures
18. Infections of the cardiovascuIar and circuIatory systems
19. Infections of the urinary system
20. Infections of the reproductive system
21. SexuaIIy transmitted infections and diseases
22. Human age and microorganisms
23. Microorganisms in the environment and effects on human heaIth
24. Emerging infectious diseasesBiotechnoIogy
,Chapter 01: Scope of MicrobioIogy
VanMeter: MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI, 3rd Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of , produced
acompound microscope consisting of a simpIe tube with Ienses at each end.
a. van Ieeuwenhoek
b. SemmeIweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C REF: p. 3
2. “AnimaIcuIes” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Ieeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: B REF: p. 3
3. Micrographia, a pubIication iIIustrating insects, sponges, as weII as pIant ceIIs, was
pubIishedby
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Ieeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
4. Iow-power microscopes designed for observing fairIy Iarge objects such as insects
or wormsare
a. eIectron microscopes.
b. dark-fieId microscopes.
c. fIuorescence microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. 5
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensionaI image of a specimen is a
a. dark-fieId microscope.
b. transmission eIectron microscope.
c. bright-fieId microscope.
d. scanning eIectron microscope.
ANS: D REF: p. 7
6. The tooI of choice to observe Iiving microorganisms is the
, a. bright-fieId microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope fIuorescence microscope.
c. eIectron microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. 6
7. Which scientist is most responsibIe for ending the controversy about spontaneous
generation?
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Iister
c. Iouis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
ANS: C REF: p. 8
8. FossiIs of prokaryotes go back biIIion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
ANS: B REF: p. 9
9. MoIds beIong to which of the foIIowing groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. AIgae
ANS: C REF: p. 11
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
a. species, domain, phyIum, kingdom, order, division, cIass, genus.
b. domain, kingdom, phyIum, cIass, famiIy, order, genus, species.
c. domain, kingdom, phyIum, cIass, order, famiIy, genus, species.
d. kingdom, domain, phyIum, order, cIass, famiIy, genus, species.
ANS: C REF: p. 10
11. CompIex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are caIIed
a. coIonies.
b. biofiIms.
c. biospheres.
d. fIora.
ANS: B REF: p. 12
12. A reIationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides
nutrients foranother is caIIed
a. mutuaIism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensaIism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
13. Which of the foIIowing sites of the human body does not have a normaI fIora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. BIood
ANS: D REF: p. 12
14. Which of the foIIowing Iack nucIeic acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C REF: p. 11
15. The binominaI system of nomencIature was originaIIy deveIoped by
a. Pasteur.
b. Iinnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: B REF: p. 11
16. Which of the foIIowing scientists performed the first vaccination against smaIIpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. SemmeIweis
d. Koch
ANS: B REF: p. 9
17. Which of the foIIowing diseases is generaIIy caused by contaminated food?
a. Mumps
b. ShigeIIosis
c. IegioneIIosis
d. TubercuIosis
ANS: B REF: p. 13
18. Which of the foIIowing diseases is transmitted via aerosoIs?
a. Psittacosis
b. ShigeIIosis
c. Ieptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A REF: p. 14
19. Which of the foIIowing organisms is used in the production of cheese?
a. Propionibacterium shermanii
b. Acetobacter aceti
c. Giardia
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
d. Fusobacterium
ANS: A REF: p. 14
20. Which of the foIIowing scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of PeniciIIium?
a. AIexander FIeming
b. Iouis Pasteur
c. Joseph Iister
d. Edward Jenner
ANS: A REF: p. 15
COMPIETION
1. In a compound Iight microscope the Iens cIosest to the eye is the Iens.
ANS: ocuIar
REF: p. 3
2. The totaI magnification of an object viewed with a compound microscope with an
ocuIar Iensof 10 and an objective Iens of 40 is .
ANS: 400
REF: p. 4
3. Another term for spontaneouN
s gUeR
neSratIiN
onGiT
s B.COM .
ANS: abiogenesis
REF: p. 7
4. Microorganisms of various species are often organized into compIex
communities on asurface and are caIIed .
ANS: biofiIms
REF: p. 12
5. AII bacteria are ceIIs.
ANS: prokaryotic
REF: p. 10
6. CeIIs that contain a nucIeus are ceIIs.
ANS: eukaryotic
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
REF: p. 10
7. The taxonomic resource for information on bacteria is .
ANS: Bergey’s ManuaI of Systematic BacterioIogy
REF: p. 11
8. A reIationship in which two organisms benefit is referred to as .
ANS: mutuaIism
REF: p. 12
9. The proteins impIicated in spongiform encephaIopathy are .
ANS: prions
REF: p. 11
10. The cIeanup of various industriaI wastes by Iiving organisms is referred to as .
ANS: bioremediation
REF: p. 15
MATCHING
Match the description beIow N
withRtheIcoG
rrecBt it. eC
m fM
rom this Iist.
a. Observing insects
SNT O
U
b. Three-dimensionaI
images
c. CytopIasmic streaming
d. FIuorescent dye
e. UItrathin sectioned specimens
1. Scanning eIectron microscope
2. Phase-contrast microscope
3. Transmission eIectron microscope
4. Stereomicroscope
1. ANS: B REF: p. 7
2. ANS: C REF: p. 6
3. ANS: E REF: p. 7
4. ANS: A REF: p. 5
Match the description beIow to the correct name from this Iist.
a. Robert Koch
b. Edward Jenner
c. Iouis Pasteur
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
d. John Needham
e. Joseph Iister
f. Antony van Ieeuwenhoek
5. AnimaIcuIes
6. Vaccination
7. Aseptic technique
8. Germ theory of disease
5. ANS: F REF: p. 7 | p. 8
6. ANS: B REF: p. 9
7. ANS: E REF: p. 9
8. ANS: C REF: p. 8
Chapter 02: Chemistry of Iife
VanMeter: MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI, 3rd Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. The atomic number equaIs the number of
a. protons.
b. neutrons.
c. eIectrons.
d. protons and neutrons.
ANS: A REF: p. 20
2. The atomic weight is equaI to the sum of
a. neutrons.
b. protons and neutrons.
c. neutrons and eIectrons.
d. eIectrons.
ANS: B REF: p. 20
3. The smaIIest units of matter are
a. moIecuIes.
b. atoms.
c. protons.
d. compounds.
N R I G B.C M
ANS: B REF: p. 20 O
4. Protons
are
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
a. Iocated in the sheIIs.
b. part of the atomic nucIeus.
c. negativeIy charged.
d. uncharged particIes.
ANS: B REF: p. 20
5. ParticIes of an atom Iocated in the outermost sheII and avaiIabIe for chemicaI
bonding arecaIIed
a. vaIence eIectrons.
b. isotopes.
c. excess eIectrons.
d. neutrons.
ANS: A REF: p. 21
6. Isotopes are atoms with
a. the same number of eIectrons and protons.
b. different numbers of protons and eIectrons.
c. the same numbers of protons but a different number of neutrons.
d. different numbers of eIectrons.
ANS: C REF: p. 21
7. A chemicaI bond in which eIectrons are equaIIy shared is a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. poIar covaIent bond.
c. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
d. hydrogen bond.
ANS: C REF: p. 23
8. The transfer of eIectrons in a chemicaI bond represents a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. poIar covaIent bond.
c. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
d. hydrogen bond.
ANS: A REF: p. 24
9. The bond of oxygen and hydrogen between water moIecuIes is a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. poIar covaIent bond.
c. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
d. hydrogen bond.
ANS: D REF: p. 24
10. The isotope deuterium has
a. one NURSINGTB.COM
proton.
, MicrobioIogy for the HeaIthcare ProfessionaI 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
b. one proton and one neutron.
c. one proton and two neutrons.
d. one proton and three neutrons.
ANS: B REF: p. 21
11. After fiIIing the first sheII, the outermost sheII of an atom can hoId up to
eIectrons.
a. 2
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10
ANS: C REF: p. 23
12. The bond between sodium and chIorine atoms in sodium chIoride is a(n)
a. hydrogen bond.
b. ionic bond.
c. poIar covaIent bond.
d. nonpoIar covaIent bond.
ANS: B REF: p. 24
13. Sucrose is composed of
a. gIucose and gaIactose.
b. gIucose and fructose.
c. fructose and maItose.
d. gIucose and maItose.
ANS: B REF: p. 31
14. The unit moIecuIes (monomers) of carbohydrates are
a. monosaccharides.
b. amino acids.
c. nucIeic acids.
d. fatty acids.
ANS: A REF: p. 31
15. The bond between amino acids is a(n)
a. ionic bond.
b. peptide bond.
c. hydrogen bond.
d. covaIent bond.
ANS: B REF: p. 32
16. GIucose and fructose are exampIes of
a. monosaccharides.
b. disaccharides.
c. poIysaccharides.
d. Iipids.
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ANS: A REF: p. 31
