Microbiology: An Introduction 13th Edition (Tortora, Funke & Case) – Comprehensive Study Notes & Revision Guide (All Chapters)

Microbiology: An Introduction 13th Edition by Gerard J.
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,Microbiology An Introduction 13e Gerard Tortora, Berdell Funke, Christine Case
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Chapter1 TheMicrobial WorldandYou
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1) MicroorganismsareinvolvedineachofthefollowingprocessesEXCEPT r r r r r r r




A) infection.
B) decompositionoforganicmaterial. r r r




C) O2production.
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E) smogproduction.
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2) EachofthefollowingorganismswouldbeconsideredamicrobeEXCEPT
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A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer:D
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3) Theterm used to describeadisease-causingmicroorganism is
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A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer:D
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,4) Commoncommercialbenefitsofmicroorganismsincludesynthesis of r r r r




A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin,acetone and insulin. k k




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5) Whatfactorscontributetotherisingincidenceofantibioticresistance?
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A) overuseofthespecificdrugs r r r




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C) randommutationsinbacterial genomes r




D) randommutations,overuseandmisuseofspecificdrugs
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E) overuseandmisuseofspecificdrugs
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Section: 1.5
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6) Theformalsystemforclassifyingandnaming organismswasdevelopedby
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A) RobertKoch. r




B) IgnazSemmelweis. r




C) Aristotle.
D) CarolusLinnaeus. r




E) LouisPasteur.
Answer:D
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7) InthenameStaphylococcusaureus,aureusisthe
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A) genus.
B) domainname.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) familyname.
Answer:C
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, 8) Aprokaryotic cell maypossess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
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A) flagella.
B) anucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) acellwall.
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E) acellmembrane.
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9) WhichofthefollowingisNOTassociatedwith viruses?
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A) organelles
B) nucleicacid
C) envelope
D) chemicalreactions
E) proteincoat
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