Test Bank - Microbiology
Fundamentals-A Clinical
Approach, 4th Edition
(Cowan, 2026)
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Chapter 01 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.02 Mutations and horizontal gene transfer, along with the immense variety of
microASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard
NavigationBloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the various types of microorganisms that can colonize
humans.Section : 01.01
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Classification of
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Helminths
2) Current evidence indicates that bacteria and archaea existed on earth for
approximately 2billion years before eukaryotes appeared.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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ASM Objective : 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g. mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major
metabolicASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard
NavigationBloom's : 2.
Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Explain the theory of evolution and why it is still called a
theory.Section : 01.01
Topic : History of Microbiology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > History of Life on Earth
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3) A scientific theory, like the theory of evolution, is just our best guess at
explaining ascientific phenomenon, but a theory cannot be considered fact.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g. mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major
metabolicASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard
NavigationBloom's : 2.
Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Explain the theory of evolution and why it is still called a
theory.Section : 01.01
Topic : History of Microbiology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Theory of Evolution
W W W . T B S M . W S
4) Many chronic conditions are found to be associated with microbial agents.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Accessibility : Keyboard
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NavigationBloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.05 Summarize the relative burden of human disease caused by
microbes.Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Connection Between
ChronicDisease and Microbes
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5) All microorganisms are considered pathogens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Accessibility : Keyboard
NavigationBloom's : 2.
Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Describe the role and impact of microbes on the
earth.Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Pathogenic
Microorganisms
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6) The term sterile means free of all life forms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical, chemical,
mechanicaASM Topic : Module 08 Microbiology Skills
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 1. WWW.TBSM.WS
RememberGradable :
automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.04 Explain the ways that humans manipulate organisms for their own
uses.Section : 01.01
Topic : Basics of Microbial Control
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Correct Defintion of
Sterile
7) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those
shared bymembers of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in
phylogenetic treASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard
NavigationBloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.19 Differentiate among the terms nomenclature, taxonomy, and
classification.Section : 01.04
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
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