Test Bank for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (6th Edition by Robert W. Bauman) – Verified Chapters 1–27 | Complete 2025/2026 Guide

TEST BANK for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy,
6th Edition Robert W. Bauman Verified Chapter's 1 – 27

,Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A Brief History of Microbiology 2
Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Microbiology 19
Chapter 3 Cell Structure and Function 38
Chapter 4 Microscopy, Staining, and Classification 60
Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism 80
Chapter 6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth 99
Chapter 7 Microbial Genetics 118
Chapter 8 Recombinant DNA Technology 137
Chapter 9 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment 155
Chapter 10 Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body - Antimicrobial Drugs 173
Chapter 11 Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes 192
Chapter 12 Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes 210
Chapter 13 Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions 228
Chapter 14 Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology 246
Chapter 15 Innate Immunity 265
Chapter 16 Adaptive Immunity 283
Chapter 17 Immunization and Immune Testing 302
Chapter 18 Immune Disorders 321
Chapter 19 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds 339
Chapter 20 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes 357
Chapter 21 Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases 375
Chapter 22 Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System 393
Chapter 23 Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System 411
Chapter 24 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems 429
Chapter 25 Applied and Industrial Microbiology 445
Chapter 26 Microbial Ecology and Microbiomes 462

,Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5e (Bauman)
Chapter 1 A Brief History of Microbiology

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of
disease.Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Early Years of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.1

2) The microbes commonly known as are single-celled eukaryotes that are
generallymotile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.3

3) Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.5

, 4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryote
s.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6

5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of
spontaneousgeneration?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzan
iAnswer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.7

6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsi
s.Answer: A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.10

7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are
unicellular.
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of Microbiology
Learning Outcome: 1.3