Test Bank for Microbiology
Fundamentals A Clinical
Approach (2024 Release) 5th
Edition By Marjorie Kelly Cowan,
Heidi Smith, Jennifer Lusk (All
Chapters 1-22, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
This is The Only Original and
Complete Test Bank for (2024
Release) 5th Edition, All Other
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,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
1) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called_________.
A) bioremediation
B) genetic engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
2) Which of the following is not considered a microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
3) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that_________.
A) cause human disease
B) lack 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
4) Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
A) Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
B) A microbiologist using the microscope to study bacteria
C) Egyptians using moldy bread on wounds
D) Escherichia coli producing human insulin
E) Public health officials monitoring diseases in a community
,Chapter 1
5) Living things ordinarily too small to be seen with the unaided eye are termed_________.
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
6) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are
called_________.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
7) Cells, like bacteria and archaea, that do not have a nucleus in their cells have traditionally
been called_________.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
8) The first cells appeared about_________ billion years ago.
A) 5.2
B) 4.6
C) 3.8
D) 2.9
E) 1.5
, Chapter 1
9) Which of the following is not a human use of microorganisms?
A) Making bread
B) Treating water and sewage
C) Manufacturing copper wire
D) Mass producing antibiotics
E) Cleaning up oil spills
10) Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is an example
of_________.
A) biotechnology
B) bioremediation
C) decomposition
D) immunology
E) epidemiology
11) Disease-causing microorganisms are called_________.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
12) The most prevalent worldwide infectious diseases are_________.
A) AIDS-related diseases
B) diarrheal diseases
C) malaria diseases
D) measles
E) respiratory diseases
Fundamentals A Clinical
Approach (2024 Release) 5th
Edition By Marjorie Kelly Cowan,
Heidi Smith, Jennifer Lusk (All
Chapters 1-22, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
This is The Only Original and
Complete Test Bank for (2024
Release) 5th Edition, All Other
Files in the Market are
Fake/Old/Wrong Edition.
,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
1) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called_________.
A) bioremediation
B) genetic engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
2) Which of the following is not considered a microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
3) All microorganisms are best defined as organisms that_________.
A) cause human disease
B) lack 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
4) Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
A) Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
B) A microbiologist using the microscope to study bacteria
C) Egyptians using moldy bread on wounds
D) Escherichia coli producing human insulin
E) Public health officials monitoring diseases in a community
,Chapter 1
5) Living things ordinarily too small to be seen with the unaided eye are termed_________.
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
6) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are
called_________.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
7) Cells, like bacteria and archaea, that do not have a nucleus in their cells have traditionally
been called_________.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
8) The first cells appeared about_________ billion years ago.
A) 5.2
B) 4.6
C) 3.8
D) 2.9
E) 1.5
, Chapter 1
9) Which of the following is not a human use of microorganisms?
A) Making bread
B) Treating water and sewage
C) Manufacturing copper wire
D) Mass producing antibiotics
E) Cleaning up oil spills
10) Using microbes to detoxify a site contaminated with heavy metals is an example
of_________.
A) biotechnology
B) bioremediation
C) decomposition
D) immunology
E) epidemiology
11) Disease-causing microorganisms are called_________.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
12) The most prevalent worldwide infectious diseases are_________.
A) AIDS-related diseases
B) diarrheal diseases
C) malaria diseases
D) measles
E) respiratory diseases
