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Microbiology: An Introduction
GERARD TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE, CHRISTINE CASE, WARNER BAIR III, DEREK WEBER
Fourteenth Edition
, MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production
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. Answer: E
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Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning
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Outcome: 1.1
Global Outcome: 5
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
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A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
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E) virus. A
nswer: D S
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin
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3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
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A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning
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Outcome: 1.1
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An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin
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. Answer: E
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Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue i3
Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
B) misuse of the specific drugs
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C) random mutations in bacterial genomes D)
E) overuse and misuse of specific drug s Answer: D
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Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMc ue3i
Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
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C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
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E) Louis Pasteur
.Answer: D
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Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning i3
Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
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An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
A) genus.
B) domain name
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D) kingdom.
E) family name. i3
Answer: C Secti on:
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learni
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Outcome: 1.3
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
A) flagella. B
) a nucleus.
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C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane 3i
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1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue i3
Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses
? A) organelles
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B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions
E) protein coa
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ction: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMc 3i ue
Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
10) Figure 1.1 3i
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Microbiology: An Introduction
GERARD TORTORA, BERDELL FUNKE, CHRISTINE CASE, WARNER BAIR III, DEREK WEBER
Fourteenth Edition
, MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production
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. Answer: E
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Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning
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Outcome: 1.1
Global Outcome: 5
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
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A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
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E) virus. A
nswer: D S
ection: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin
g Learning Outcome: 1.4
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3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
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A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning
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Outcome: 1.1
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, MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin
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. Answer: E
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Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue i3
Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
B) misuse of the specific drugs
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C) random mutations in bacterial genomes D)
E) overuse and misuse of specific drug s Answer: D
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Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMc ue3i
Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
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C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
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E) Louis Pasteur
.Answer: D
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Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning i3
Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
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An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
A) genus.
B) domain name
. C) species.
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D) kingdom.
E) family name. i3
Answer: C Secti on:
1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learni
3i ng
Outcome: 1.3
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
A) flagella. B
) a nucleus.
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C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane 3i
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1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue i3
Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses
? A) organelles
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B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions
E) protein coa
t Answer: A Se
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ction: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMc 3i ue
Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
10) Figure 1.1 3i
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