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Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 3rd Edition VanMeter Test Bank




Test Bank Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional

3rd Edition

By Karin C. VanMeter, Robert J. Hubert

| Verified Chapter's 1 - 25 | Complete Newest

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, Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 3rd Edition VanMeter Test Bank


Table of content

1. Scope of microbiology
2. Chemistry of life
3. Cell structure and function
4. Bacteria and archaea
5. Viruses
6. Eukaryotic microorganisms
7. Physical and chemical methods of control
8. Microbiological laboratory techniques
9. Microbiological laboratory safety issues
10. Pharmacology
11. Antimicrobial drugs
12. Infection and disease
13. The immune response and lymphatic system
14. Infections of the integumentary system, soft tissue, and musculoskeletal system
15. Infections of the respiratory system
16. Infections of the gastrointestinal system
17. Infections of the nervous system and sensory structures
18. Infections of the cardiovascular and circulatory systems
19. Infections of the urinary system
20. Infections of the reproductive system
21. Sexually transmitted infections and diseases
22. Human age and microorganisms
23. Microorganisms in the environment and effects on human health
24. Emerging infectious diseases
25. Biotechnology

, Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 3rd Edition VanMeter Test Bank




Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of , produced
acompound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
a. van Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke

ANS: C REF: p. 3

2. “Animalcules” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.

ANS: B REF: p. 3

3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published
by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: A REF: p. 3

4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or
wormsare
a. electron microscopes.
b. dark-field microscopes.
c. fluorescence microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. 5

5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
a. dark-field microscope.
b. transmission electron microscope.
c. bright-field microscope.
d. scanning electron microscope.

ANS: D REF: p. 7

6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
a. bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.

, Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 3rd Edition VanMeter Test Bank

c. fluorescence microscope.
d. electron microscope.

ANS: B REF: p. 6

7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Lister
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch

ANS: C REF: p. 8

8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back billion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
ANS: B REF: p. 9

9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae

ANS: C REF: p. 11

10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.

ANS: C REF: p. 10

11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.

ANS: B REF: p. 12

12. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients
foranother is called
a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12

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