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Microbiology Fundamentals
A Clinical Approach,
4th Edition

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Test Bank - Microbiology Fundamentals-A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition


Chapter 01 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks

TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is
false.
1) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true


⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.02 Mutations and horizontal gene transfer, along with the immense
variety of micro ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard
Navigation Bloom's : 1.
Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the various types of microorganisms that can colonize
humans. Section : 01.01
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Classification
of Helminths


2) Current evidence indicates that bacteria and archaea existed on earth for
approximately 2 billion years before eukaryotes appeared.
⊚ true
⊚ false


Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g. mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major
metabolic ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard
Navigation Bloom's : 2.
Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Explain the theory of evolution and why it is still called a
theory. Section : 01.01
Topic : History of Microbiology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > History of Life
on Earth

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Test Bank - Microbiology Fundamentals-A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition
(Cowan, 2022)




3) A scientific theory, like the theory of evolution, is just our best guess at
explaining a scientific phenomenon, but a theory cannot be considered
fact.
⊚ true

⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g. mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all
major metabolic ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Explain the theory of evolution and why it is still called a
theory. Section : 01.01
Topic : History of Microbiology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Theory of
Evolution

4) Many chronic conditions are found to be associated with microbial agents.
⊚ true


⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human
and nonhuman h ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.05 Summarize the relative burden of human disease caused by
microbes. Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Connection
Between Chronic Disease and Microbes

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Test Bank - Microbiology Fundamentals-A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition
(Cowan, 2022)



5) All microorganisms are considered pathogens.
⊚ true


⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human
and nonhuman h ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Describe the role and impact of microbes on the
earth. Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Pathogenic
Microorganisms

6) The term sterile means free of all life forms.
⊚ true


⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical,
chemical, mechanica ASM Topic : Module 08 Microbiology Skills
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Remember Gradable : automatic
Bloom's : 1.
Learning Outcome : 01.04 Explain the ways that humans manipulate organisms for their
own uses. Section : 01.01
Topic : Basics of Microbial Control
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Correct
Defintion of Sterile


7) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to
those shared by members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true

⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in
phylogenetic tre ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.19 Differentiate among the terms nomenclature, taxonomy, and
classification. Section : 01.04
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
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