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MICROBIOLOGY: A
SYSTEMS APPROACH,
6TH EDITION BY
MARJORIE KELLY
COWAN HEIDI SMITH
COMPLETE TEST BANK

, TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: The MAIN THEMES OF MICROBIOLOGY
Chapter 2 THE CHEMISTRY OF BIOLOGY
Chapter 3: TOOLS OF THE LABORATORY: METHODS OF STUDYING
MICROORGANISMS
Chapter 4: BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA
Chapter 5: EUKARYOTIC CELLS AND MICROORGANISMS
Chapter 6: VIRUSES AND PRIONS
Chapter 7: MICROBIAL NUTRITION, ECOLOGY, AND GROWTH
Chapter 8: MICROBIAL METABOLISM: THE CHEMICAL CROSSROADS OF
LIFE
Chapter 9: MICROBIAL GENETICS
Chapter 10: GENETIC ANALYSIS AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
Chapter 11: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONTROL OF MICROBES
Chapter 12: ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT
Chapter 13: MICROBE-HUMAN INTERACTIONS: HEALTH AND DISEASE

,Chapter 14: HOST DEFENSES I: OVERVIEW AND NONSPECIFIC
DEFENSES
Chapter 15: HOST DEFENSES II: SPECIFIC IMMUNITY AND
IMMUNIZATION
Chapter 16: DISORDERS IN IMMUNITY
Chapter 17: DIAGNOSING INFECTIONS
Chapter 18: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING THE SKIN AND EYES
Chapter 19: IFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Chapter 20: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR
AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS
Chapter 21: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM
Chapter 22: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING THE
GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Chapter 23: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING THE GENITOURINARY
SYSTEM
Chapter 24: MICROBES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 25: APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND FOOD AND WATER SAFETY
COMPLETE ANSWER KEYS (ALL CHAPTERS)




CHAPTER 1: THE MAIN THEMES OF
MICROBIOLOGY

, 1) Microorganisms are best defined as organisms that:
A) cause human disease
B) lacks a cell nucleus
C) are infectious particles
D) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
E) can only be found growing in laboratories
2) Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
A) Mosquitoes
B) Protozoa
C) Bacteria
D) Viruses
E) Fungi
3) Helminths are:
A) bacteria
B) protozoa
C) molds
D) parasitic worms
E) infectious particles
4) Among these types of microorganisms, the ________ are noncellular.
A) viruses
B) helminths
C) protozoans
D) bacteria
5) Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by microorganisms would be
performed by a/an:
A) hypersensitivity specialist
B) epidemiologist
C) immunologist
D) geomicrobiologist
6) Which of the following pairs of career descriptions and work tasks is not correctly matched?
A) Industrial microbiologist -- manipulate bacterial strains to be less pathogenic
B) Agricultural microbiologist -- identify bacterial causes of crop disease
C) Public health microbiologist -- track the incidence of AIDS in a population
D) Medical microbiologist -- identify the cause of a bladder infection at a hospital lab
7) A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is called a/an:
A) geomicrobiologist

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