OpenStax
Microbiology
ix
Test Bank /
ix ix ix
OSX
Microbiology
Test Bank
ix ix
Chapter01to
ix ix ix
Chapter 26 ix
, OpenStax MicrobiologyTest Bank ix ix ix
Chapter 1
ix : An Invisible World
ix ix ix
Chapter 2
ix : How We See the Invisible World
ix ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 3
ix : The Cell
ix ix
Chapter 4
ix : Prokaryotic Diversity
ix ix
Chapter 5
ix : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 6
ix : Acellular Pathogens
ix ix
Chapter 7
ix : Microbial Biochemistry
ix ix
Chapter 8
ix : Microbial Metabolism
ix ix
Chapter 9
ix : Microbial Growth
ix ix
Chapter 10
ix : Biochemistry of the Genome
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 11
ix : Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 12
ix : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 13
ix : Control of Microbial Growth
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 14
ix : Antimicrobial Drugs
ix ix
Chapter 15
ix : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 16
ix : Disease and Epidemiology
ix ix ix
Chapter 17
ix : Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 18
ix : Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 19
ix : Diseases of the Immune System
ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 20
ix : Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
ix ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 21
ix : Skin and Eye Infections
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 22
ix : Respiratory System Infections
ix ix ix
Chapter 23
ix : Urogenital System Infections
ix ix ix
Chapter 24
ix : Digestive System Infections
ix ix ix
Chapter 25
ix : Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 26
ix : Nervous System Infections
ix ix ix
, Chapter 1: An Invisible World ix ix ix ix
*= Correct answer
ix ix ix
ix Multiple Choice ix
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world? A. All microbes are harmful.
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B.Humans could survive without microbes.
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C.Many microbes are helpful.* D. Most microbes are
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pathogenic. ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASM Standard: 23, 24 ix ix ix
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution ix ix ix
B. in prehistoric times* ix ix
C. in the last century ix ix ix
D. within the last 500 years ix ix ix ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:23
ix ix ix
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called
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“animalcules,” using a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch ix
B. Louis Pasteur ix
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* ix ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:6
ix ix ix
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are
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increasingly using which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop
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sterilization of small pieces of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
, B. ethylene oxide ix
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:36
ix ix ix
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
classification system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel ix
B. Carolus Linnaeus* ix
C. Louis Pasteur ix
D. Robert Whittaker ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:N/A
ix ix ix
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:N/A
ix ix ix
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* ix ix ix
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota ix ix ix
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista ix ix ix
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya ix ix ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:N/A
ix ix ix
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
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binomial nomenclature? A. domain and kingdom
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B. genus and family ix ix
C. genus and species* ix ix
Microbiology
ix
Test Bank /
ix ix ix
OSX
Microbiology
Test Bank
ix ix
Chapter01to
ix ix ix
Chapter 26 ix
, OpenStax MicrobiologyTest Bank ix ix ix
Chapter 1
ix : An Invisible World
ix ix ix
Chapter 2
ix : How We See the Invisible World
ix ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 3
ix : The Cell
ix ix
Chapter 4
ix : Prokaryotic Diversity
ix ix
Chapter 5
ix : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 6
ix : Acellular Pathogens
ix ix
Chapter 7
ix : Microbial Biochemistry
ix ix
Chapter 8
ix : Microbial Metabolism
ix ix
Chapter 9
ix : Microbial Growth
ix ix
Chapter 10
ix : Biochemistry of the Genome
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 11
ix : Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 12
ix : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 13
ix : Control of Microbial Growth
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 14
ix : Antimicrobial Drugs
ix ix
Chapter 15
ix : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 16
ix : Disease and Epidemiology
ix ix ix
Chapter 17
ix : Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 18
ix : Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 19
ix : Diseases of the Immune System
ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 20
ix : Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
ix ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 21
ix : Skin and Eye Infections
ix ix ix ix
Chapter 22
ix : Respiratory System Infections
ix ix ix
Chapter 23
ix : Urogenital System Infections
ix ix ix
Chapter 24
ix : Digestive System Infections
ix ix ix
Chapter 25
ix : Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
ix ix ix ix ix
Chapter 26
ix : Nervous System Infections
ix ix ix
, Chapter 1: An Invisible World ix ix ix ix
*= Correct answer
ix ix ix
ix Multiple Choice ix
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world? A. All microbes are harmful.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
B.Humans could survive without microbes.
ix ix ix ix ix
C.Many microbes are helpful.* D. Most microbes are
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
pathogenic. ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASM Standard: 23, 24 ix ix ix
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A. during the Industrial Revolution ix ix ix
B. in prehistoric times* ix ix
C. in the last century ix ix ix
D. within the last 500 years ix ix ix ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:23
ix ix ix
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
“animalcules,” using a microscope he developed?
ix ix ix ix ix ix
A. Robert Koch ix
B. Louis Pasteur ix
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* ix ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:6
ix ix ix
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
increasingly using which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
sterilization of small pieces of equipment?
ix ix ix ix ix ix
A. autoclaves
, B. ethylene oxide ix
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:36
ix ix ix
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
classification system is which of the following people?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A. Ernst Haeckel ix
B. Carolus Linnaeus* ix
C. Louis Pasteur ix
D. Robert Whittaker ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:N/A
ix ix ix
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:N/A
ix ix ix
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
ix ix ix ix ix ix
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* ix ix ix
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota ix ix ix
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista ix ix ix
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya ix ix ix
Difficulty: Easy ix
ASMStandard:N/A
ix ix ix
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
binomial nomenclature? A. domain and kingdom
ix ix ix ix ix ix
B. genus and family ix ix
C. genus and species* ix ix
