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MICROBIOLOGY

OPENSTAX




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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Content
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World y h y h y h y h




Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Chapt
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er 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity yh yh yh




Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapte
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r 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Chapt yh yh yh yh




er 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9:
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Microbial Growth yh




Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome Chap
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ter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Ch
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apter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs y h yh yh




Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chapte
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r 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses Cha
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pter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Chapter
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y h 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Chapt
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er 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections Chapt
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er 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter 24:
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hDigestive System Infections yh yh




Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chapte
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r 26: Nervous System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World yh yh yh yh




* = Correct answer Mu
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ltiple Choice yh




1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. yh yh yh



B. Humans could survive without microbes. yh yh yh yh



C. Many microbes are helpful.* yh yh yh



D. Most microbes are pathogenic. yh yh yh




Difficulty: Easy yh



ASM Standard: 23, 24 yh yh yh




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



B. in prehistoric times* yh yh



C. in the last century yh yh yh



D. within the last 500 years yh yh yh yh




Difficulty: Easy AS yh yh



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



B. Louis Pasteur yh



C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* yh yh




Difficulty: Easy AS yh yh



M Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of equip
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ment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide yh



C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy AS yh yh



M Standard: 36
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Page 1 of 17
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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
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system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel yh



B. Carolus Linnaeus* yh



C. Louis Pasteur yh



D. Robert Whittaker yh




Difficulty: Easy AS yh yh



M 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: Easy AS yh yh



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



B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota yh yh yh



C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista yh yh yh



D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya yh yh yh




Difficulty: Easy AS yh yh



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



B. genus and family yh yh



C. genus and species* yh yh



D. phylum and class yh yh




Difficulty: Easy AS yh yh



M 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 AS yh yh



M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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Page 2 of 17
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Publisher: 2016 ISBN: 9781938168147 Edition: Unknown

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