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TEST BANK x@




MICROBIOLOGY

OPENSTAX




TESTBANK @
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,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Con
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tents:
Chapter x @ 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3: The Cell x@ x@ x@




Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Ch
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apter 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Cha
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pter 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter
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@ 9: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
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Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetic
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s
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 Ch
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apter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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@ Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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@ Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune Syst
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em
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response C
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hapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections Ch
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apter 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapt
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er 24: Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Ch
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apter 26: Nervous System Infections
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,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 1: An Invisible World

Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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* = Correct answer
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Multiple Choice x@




1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful.
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B. Humans could survive without microbes.
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C. Many microbes are helpful.*
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D. Most microbes are pathogenic.
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Difficulty: Easy x@


ASM Standard: 23, 24
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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
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B. in prehistoric times*
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C. in the last century
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D. within the last 500 years x@ x@ x@ x@




Difficulty: Easy A x@ x@


SM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” u
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sing a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch x@


B. Louis Pasteur x@


C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* x@ x@




Difficulty: Easy A x@ x@


SM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
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using which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small p
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ieces of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide x@


C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy A x@ x@


SM Standard: 36
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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 1: An Invisible World

5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classific
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ation system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel x@


B. Carolus Linnaeus* x@


C. Louis Pasteur x@


D. Robert Whittaker x@




Difficulty: Easy A x@ x@


SM Standard: N/A
x@ x@




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 A x@ x@


SM Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* x@ x@ x@


B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
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C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista x@ x@ x@


D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
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Difficulty: Easy A x@ x@


SM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using bi
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nomial nomenclature?
x@


A. domain and kingdom x@ x@


B. genus and family x@ x@


C. genus and species* x@ x@


D. phylum and class x@ x@




Difficulty: Easy A x@ x@


SM Standard: N/A
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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
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B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
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C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
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D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
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Difficulty: Moderate AS x@ x@


M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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