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Microbiology Questions TEST
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WITH Complete Chapters (1–
26)|ALL QUESTIONS
ANSWERED|GRADE A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: An Invisible World 3
Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World 23
Chapter 3: The Cell 43
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity 64
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology 86
Chapter 6: Acellular Pathogens 107
Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry 126
Chapter 8: Microbial Metabolism 151
Chapter 9: Microbial Growth 174
Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome 202
Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics 226
Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics 249
Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth 273
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs 313
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity 335
Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology 360
Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses 383
Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses 403
Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System 428
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response 483
Chapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections 527
Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections 570
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections 592
Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections 612
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections 630
Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections 648
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* = Correct answer Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
A. All microbes are harmful.
B. Humans could survive without microbes.
C. Many microbes are helpful.*
D. Most microbes are pathogenic.
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23, 24
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
A. during the Industrial Revolution
B. in prehistoric times*
C. in the last century
D. within the last 500 years
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using
a microscope he developed?
A. Robert Koch
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek*
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 6
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
using which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide
C. incubators
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D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 36
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
system is which of the following people?
A. Ernst Haeckel
B. Carolus Linnaeus*
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Whittaker
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya*
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
nomenclature?
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species*
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Microbiology Questions TEST
BANK – OpenStax Edition|
WITH Complete Chapters (1–
26)|ALL QUESTIONS
ANSWERED|GRADE A+
1
, NURSINNERD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: An Invisible World 3
Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World 23
Chapter 3: The Cell 43
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity 64
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology 86
Chapter 6: Acellular Pathogens 107
Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry 126
Chapter 8: Microbial Metabolism 151
Chapter 9: Microbial Growth 174
Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome 202
Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics 226
Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics 249
Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth 273
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs 313
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity 335
Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology 360
Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses 383
Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses 403
Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System 428
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response 483
Chapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections 527
Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections 570
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections 592
Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections 612
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections 630
Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections 648
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* = Correct answer Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
A. All microbes are harmful.
B. Humans could survive without microbes.
C. Many microbes are helpful.*
D. Most microbes are pathogenic.
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23, 24
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
A. during the Industrial Revolution
B. in prehistoric times*
C. in the last century
D. within the last 500 years
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using
a microscope he developed?
A. Robert Koch
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek*
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 6
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
using which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide
C. incubators
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D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 36
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
system is which of the following people?
A. Ernst Haeckel
B. Carolus Linnaeus*
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Robert Whittaker
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya*
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
nomenclature?
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species*
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