OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank / OSX
Microbiology Test Bank - Chapter 01 to
Chapter 26 2024 Update
(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers
& Brief Essay)
Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible
World Chapter 3 : The Cell
Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of
Microbiology Chapter 6 : Acellular
Pathogens
Chapter 7 : Microbial
Biochemistry Chapter 8 :
Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 9 : Microbial Growth
Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the
Genome Chapter 11 : Mechanisms of
Microbial Genetics
Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
Chapter 13 : Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
Chapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host
Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific
Host Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of
,the Immune System
Chapter 20 : Laboratory Analysis of the
Immune Response Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye
Infections Chapter 22 : Respiratory System
Infections Chapter 23 : Urogenital System
Infections Chapter 24 : Digestive System
Infections
Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Chapter 26 : Nervous System Infections Description
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* (correct answer)
= 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.* (correct answer)
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* (correct answer)
C. in the last century
D. within the last 500 years
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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* (correct answer)
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard:
6
4. To areduce athe arisk aof aopen aflame afrom aBunsen aburners, amicrobiologists aare
aincreasingly ausingawhich aof athe afollowing adevices afor aeasy, arapid abenchtop
asterilization aof asmall apieces aof aequipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene aoxide
C. incubators
D. microincinerators* a(correct aanswer)
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
a36
5. Which akingdom awas athe aonly aone afound ain aEmpire aProkaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera* a(correct aanswer)
D. Protista
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
6. The aSwedish abotanist aknown afor ahaving adeveloped aan aimportant abiological
aclassificationasystem ais awhich aof athe afollowing apeople?
A. Ernst aHaeckel
B. Carolus aLinnaeus* a(correct aanswer)
C. Louis aPasteur
D. Robert aWhittaker
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
7. Which aare athe athree acurrently aaccepted adomains?
A. Archaea, aBacteria, aand aEukarya* a(correct aanswer)
B. Archaea, aProkaryota, aand aEukaryota
C. Bacteria, aFungi, aand aProtista
D. Bacteria, aProkaryota, aand aEukarya
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
8. Which atwo ataxonomic aunits aare atypically aused ato aidentify aan aorganism awhen
ausing abinomialanomenclature?
A. domain aand akingdom
B. genus aand afamily
C. genus aand aspecies* a(correct aanswer)
D. phylum aand aclass
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
9. Which aof athe afollowing ais anot atrue aabout athe aprocess aof afermentation?
A. It acan ahelp apreserve afoods, apreventing aspoilage.
B. It aconverts asugars ato aorganic aacids, aalcohols, aand/or agases asuch aas acarbon adioxide.
C. It ais acarried aout aexclusively aby aunicellular aeukaryotes asuch aas ayeast.* a(correct aanswer)
D. It ais aused ato amake afoods asuch aas acheese aand abread.
Difficulty: aModerate
aASM aStandard: a11,
a23, a26
10. For awhich aof athe afollowing ais aThucydides aknown?
A. developing aan aeffective asewer asystem ain aancient aGreece, ahelping ato
areduce alevels aofadisease ain acities
B. observing amicrobes, ausing aa amicroscope, afor athe afirst atime, aeven
adistinguishing abetweenabacteria aand afungi
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Microbiology Test Bank - Chapter 01 to
Chapter 26 2024 Update
(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers
& Brief Essay)
Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible
World Chapter 3 : The Cell
Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of
Microbiology Chapter 6 : Acellular
Pathogens
Chapter 7 : Microbial
Biochemistry Chapter 8 :
Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 9 : Microbial Growth
Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the
Genome Chapter 11 : Mechanisms of
Microbial Genetics
Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
Chapter 13 : Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
Chapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host
Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific
Host Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of
,the Immune System
Chapter 20 : Laboratory Analysis of the
Immune Response Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye
Infections Chapter 22 : Respiratory System
Infections Chapter 23 : Urogenital System
Infections Chapter 24 : Digestive System
Infections
Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Chapter 26 : Nervous System Infections Description
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* (correct answer)
= 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.* (correct answer)
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* (correct answer)
C. in the last century
D. within the last 500 years
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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* (correct answer)
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard:
6
4. To areduce athe arisk aof aopen aflame afrom aBunsen aburners, amicrobiologists aare
aincreasingly ausingawhich aof athe afollowing adevices afor aeasy, arapid abenchtop
asterilization aof asmall apieces aof aequipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene aoxide
C. incubators
D. microincinerators* a(correct aanswer)
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
a36
5. Which akingdom awas athe aonly aone afound ain aEmpire aProkaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera* a(correct aanswer)
D. Protista
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
6. The aSwedish abotanist aknown afor ahaving adeveloped aan aimportant abiological
aclassificationasystem ais awhich aof athe afollowing apeople?
A. Ernst aHaeckel
B. Carolus aLinnaeus* a(correct aanswer)
C. Louis aPasteur
D. Robert aWhittaker
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
7. Which aare athe athree acurrently aaccepted adomains?
A. Archaea, aBacteria, aand aEukarya* a(correct aanswer)
B. Archaea, aProkaryota, aand aEukaryota
C. Bacteria, aFungi, aand aProtista
D. Bacteria, aProkaryota, aand aEukarya
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
8. Which atwo ataxonomic aunits aare atypically aused ato aidentify aan aorganism awhen
ausing abinomialanomenclature?
A. domain aand akingdom
B. genus aand afamily
C. genus aand aspecies* a(correct aanswer)
D. phylum aand aclass
Difficulty: aEasy
aASM aStandard:
aN/A
9. Which aof athe afollowing ais anot atrue aabout athe aprocess aof afermentation?
A. It acan ahelp apreserve afoods, apreventing aspoilage.
B. It aconverts asugars ato aorganic aacids, aalcohols, aand/or agases asuch aas acarbon adioxide.
C. It ais acarried aout aexclusively aby aunicellular aeukaryotes asuch aas ayeast.* a(correct aanswer)
D. It ais aused ato amake afoods asuch aas acheese aand abread.
Difficulty: aModerate
aASM aStandard: a11,
a23, a26
10. For awhich aof athe afollowing ais aThucydides aknown?
A. developing aan aeffective asewer asystem ain aancient aGreece, ahelping ato
areduce alevels aofadisease ain acities
B. observing amicrobes, ausing aa amicroscope, afor athe afirst atime, aeven
adistinguishing abetweenabacteria aand afungi
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