Test Bank for Microbiology: An Introduction, 13th Edition – Gerard J. Tortora

MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 13th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK




Chapter.1. The.Microbial.World.and.You


1.1 Multiple-Choice.Questions


1) Microorganisms.are.involved.in.each.of.the.following.processes.EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition.of.organic.material.
C) O2.production.
D) food.production..
E).smog.production..
Answer:.E
Section:.1.1
Bloom's.Taxonomy:. Remembering.
Learning.Outcome:.1.1
Global.Outcome:. 5
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,2) Each.of.the.following.organisms.would.be.considered.a.microbe.EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium..
D).mushroom.
E).virus..An
swer:.D.Sect
ion:. 1.1
Bloom's.Taxonomy:. Remembering.
Learning.Outcome:.1.4




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,3) The.term.used.to.describe.a.disease-causing.microorganism.is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection..
Answer:.D.S
ection:.1.1
Bloom's.Taxonomy:. Remembering.
Learning.Outcome:.1.1




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, 4) Common.commercial.benefits.of.microorganisms.include.synthesis.of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin,.acetone.and.insulin..
Answer:.E
Section:.1.1
Bloom's.Taxonomy:. Remembering.
ASMcue.Outcome:.6.3
Learning.Outcome:. 1.1


5) What.factors.contribute.to.the.rising.incidence.of.antibiotic.resistance?
A) overuse.of.the.specific.drugs
B) misuse.of.the.specific.drugs
C) random.mutations.in.bacterial.genomes
D) random.mutations,.overuse.and.misuse.of.specific.drugs
E) overuse.and.misuse.of.specific.drugs.
Answer:.D
Section:.1.5
Bloom's.Taxonomy:.Understanding.ASMcu
e.Outcome:.4.1
Learning.Outcome:. 1.19
Global.Outcome:.5


6) The.formal.system.for.classifying.and.naming.organisms.was.developed.by
A) Robert.Koch.
B) Ignaz.Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus.Linnaeus.
E) Louis.Pasteur..
Answer:.D

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