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Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
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Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3 : The Cell
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Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
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Chapter 6 : Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7 : Microbial n n n
Biochemistry Chapter 8 :
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Microbial Metabolism Chapter n n
9 : Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the Genome
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Chapter 11 : Mechanisms of Microbial
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Genetics
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Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 13 : Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host
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Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific Host
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Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of the
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Response Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22 : Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 23 : Urogenital System Infections
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Chapter 24 : Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 26 : Nervous System Infections Description
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. n n n
B. Humans could survive without microbes. n n n n
C. Many microbes are helpful.* (correct answer) n n n n n
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. n n n
Difficulty: Easy n
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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution n n n
B. in prehistoric times* (correct answer)
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C. in the last century n n n
D. within the last 500 years n n n n
Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,”
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usinga microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch n
B. Louis Pasteur n
C. Thucydides
D. Antonievan Leeuwenhoek* (correct answer) n n n n
Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
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usingwhich of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small
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C. incubators
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Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 36
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MicrobiologyTest Bank - Chapter 01 to
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Chapter 26 2024 Update
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(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers&
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Brief Essay)
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Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
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Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3 : The Cell
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Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
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Chapter 6 : Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7 : Microbial n n n
Biochemistry Chapter 8 :
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Microbial Metabolism Chapter n n
9 : Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the Genome
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Chapter 11 : Mechanisms of Microbial
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Genetics
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Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 13 : Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16 : Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host
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Defenses Chapter 18 : Adaptive Specific Host
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Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of the
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Immune System
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Response Chapter 21 : Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22 : Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 23 : Urogenital System Infections
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Chapter 24 : Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 26 : Nervous System Infections Description
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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n Multiple Choice n
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. n n n
B. Humans could survive without microbes. n n n n
C. Many microbes are helpful.* (correct answer) n n n n n
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. n n n
Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 23, 24 n n n
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution n n n
B. in prehistoric times* (correct answer)
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C. in the last century n n n
D. within the last 500 years n n n n
Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,”
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usinga microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch n
B. Louis Pasteur n
C. Thucydides
D. Antonievan Leeuwenhoek* (correct answer) n n n n
Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
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usingwhich of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small
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pieces of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide n
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators* (correct answer) n n
Difficulty: Easy n
ASM Standard: 36
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