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MICROBIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Contents
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Cha
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pter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World cn cn cn cn
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ltiple Choice cn
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. cn cn cn
B. Humans could survive without microbes. cn cn cn cn
C. Many microbes are helpful.* cn cn cn
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. cn cn cn
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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 cn cn cn
B. in prehistoric times* cn cn
C. in the last century cn cn cn
D. within the last 500 years cn cn cn cn
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M Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using a
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microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch cn
B. Louis Pasteur cn
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* cn cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of equip
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ment?
A. autoclaves
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
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M Standard: 36
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification s
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ystem is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel cn
B. Carolus Linnaeus* cn
C. Louis Pasteur cn
D. Robert Whittaker cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: N/A
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6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* cn cn cn
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota cn cn cn
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista cn cn cn
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya cn cn cn
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial n
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omenclature?
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D. phylum and class cn cn
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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 cn cn
M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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MICROBIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
TESTBANK cn
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Contents
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:
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Cha
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pter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World cn cn cn cn
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* = Correct answer Mu
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ltiple Choice cn
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. cn cn cn
B. Humans could survive without microbes. cn cn cn cn
C. Many microbes are helpful.* cn cn cn
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. cn cn cn
Difficulty: Easy cn
ASM Standard: 23, 24 cn cn cn
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution cn cn cn
B. in prehistoric times* cn cn
C. in the last century cn cn cn
D. within the last 500 years cn cn cn cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using a
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microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch cn
B. Louis Pasteur cn
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* cn cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of equip
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ment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide cn
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: 36
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Page 1 of 17 cn cn cn
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification s
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ystem is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel cn
B. Carolus Linnaeus* cn
C. Louis Pasteur cn
D. Robert Whittaker cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: N/A
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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 AS cn cn
M Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* cn cn cn
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota cn cn cn
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista cn cn cn
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya cn cn cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial n
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omenclature?
A. domain and kingdom cn cn
B. genus and family cn cn
C. genus and species* cn cn
D. phylum and class cn cn
Difficulty: Easy AS cn cn
M 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 cn cn
M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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