TESTBANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY: AN
INTRODUCTION 13TH EDITION BY GERARD
TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE AND CHRISTINE CASE
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE 2025 GRADED A+
,1|Page
TESTBANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY: AN
INTRODUCTION 13TH EDITION BY GERARD
TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE AND CHRISTINE CASE
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE 2025 GRADED A+
Chapter 01: The Microbial World and You
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
.
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
ANSWER- D
Section: 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
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning
Outcome: 1.1
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 ASM cue Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
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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 ASMcue 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
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
ANSWER- C
Section: 1.2
INTRODUCTION 13TH EDITION BY GERARD
TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE AND CHRISTINE CASE
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE 2025 GRADED A+
,1|Page
TESTBANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY: AN
INTRODUCTION 13TH EDITION BY GERARD
TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE AND CHRISTINE CASE
ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED|| LATEST AND
COMPLETE UPDATE 2025 GRADED A+
Chapter 01: The Microbial World and You
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
.
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
ANSWER- D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.4
,2|Page
3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
ANSWER- D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning
Outcome: 1.1
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 ASM cue Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
, 3|Page
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 ASMcue 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
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
ANSWER- C
Section: 1.2
