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Microbiology: An Introduction
GERARD TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE, CHRISTINE CASE
13th Edition

,Test Bank Microbiology: An Introduction, 13th Edition Gerard J. Tortora
Table of Contents:
Part I: Fundamentals of Microbiology
Chapter 1. The Microbial World and You
Chapter 2. Chemical Principles
Chapter 3. Observing Microorganisms through a Microscope
Chapter 4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Chapter 5. Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 6. Microbial Growth
Chapter 7. The Control of Microbial Growth
Chapter 8. Microbial Genetics
Chapter 9. Biotechnology and DNA Technology
Part II: A Survey of the Microbial World
Chapter 10. Classification of Microorganisms
Chapter 11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths
Chapter 13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
Part III: Interaction between Microbe and Host
Chapter 14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology
Chapter 15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
Chapter 16. Innate Immunity: Nonspecific Defenses of the Host
Chapter 17. Adaptive Immunity: Specific Defenses of the Host
Chapter 18. Practical Applications of Immunology
Chapter 19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System
Chapter 20. Antimicrobial Drugs
Part IV: Microorganisms and Human Disease
Chapter 21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes
Chapter 22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System
Chapter 23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
Chapter 24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System
Chapter 25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System
Chapter 26. Microbial Disease of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems
Part V: Environmental and Applied Microbiology
Chapter 27. Environmental Microbiology
Chapter 28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology

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MICROBIOLOGY: An Introduction, 13e (Tortora, Funke, Case)

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

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

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
ASMcue Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1


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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
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
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.3




8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
A) flagella.
B) a nucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane.
Answer: B
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4

9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions
E) protein
coat Answer:
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