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MICROBIOLOGY

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TESTBANK V

, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered:
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V Contents:
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 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry
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Chapter 8: Microbial Metabolism
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V Chapter 9: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
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V Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 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 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune
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V System
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
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V Chapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections
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V Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
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V Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
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V Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World V V V V




* = Correct answer
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Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. V V V




B. Humans could survive without microbes. V V V V




C. Many microbes are helpful.* V V V




D. Most microbes are pathogenic. V V V




Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM Standard: 23, 24V V V




2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution V V V




B. in prehistoric times* V V




C. in the last century V V V




D. within the last 500 years V V V V




Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,”
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using a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch V




B. Louis Pasteur V




C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* V V




Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly
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using which of the following devices for ESSAY, rapid benchtop sterilization of small
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pieces of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide V




C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM 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
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classification system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel V




B. Carolus Linnaeus* V




C. Louis Pasteur V




D. Robert Whittaker V




Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM 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: ESSAY V




ASM Standard:N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* V V V




B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota V V V




C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista V V V




D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya V V V




Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM Standard:N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
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binomial nomenclature?
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A. domain and kingdom V V




B. genus and family V V




C. genus and species* V V




D. phylum and class V V




Difficulty: ESSAY V




ASM 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 V




ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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