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Test Bank For Microbiology: An Introduction 13th Edition By Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke & Christine L. Case | ISBN 9780134605180 | Chapters 1–28

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This comprehensive test bank for Microbiology: An Introduction, 13th Edition by Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, and Christine L. Case provides chapter-based questions and answers for microbiology coursework and exam preparation. Pearson confirms the 13th edition and identifies the authors and comprehensive 28-chapter structure. Coverage includes the microbial world, chemical principles, microscopy, cell anatomy, metabolism, microbial growth and control, genetics, biotechnology, classification, bacteria and archaea, fungi, algae, protozoa, helminths, viruses, disease and epidemiology, pathogenicity, innate and adaptive immunity, immunology applications, immune disorders, antimicrobial drugs, infectious diseases, environmental microbiology, and applied and industrial microbiology. The listed ISBN 9780134605180 corresponds to the U.S. 13th-edition student text.

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Chap̦ter 1 The Microbial World and You

1.1Multip̦le-Choice Questions

1)Microorganisms are involved in each of the following
p̦rocesses EXCEPT A)infection.
B)decomp̦osition of organic material.
C)O2 p̦roduction.
D)food p̦roduction.
E) smog p̦roduction.
Answer: E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Outcome: 5

2)Each of the following organisms would be considered a
microbe EXCEPT A)yeast.
B)p̦rotozoan.
C)bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.4

3)The term used to describe a disease-causing
microorganism is A)microbe.
B)bacterium.
C)virus.
D)p̦athogen.
E)infection.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1




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4)Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include
synthesis of A)riboflavin.
B)acetone.
C)insulin.
D)asp̦irin.
E)riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
Answer: E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1

5)What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A)overuse of the sp̦ecific drugs
B)misuse of the sp̦ecific drugs
C)random mutations in bacterial genomes
D)random mutations, overuse and misuse of
sp̦ecific drugs E)overuse and misuse of sp̦ecific
drugs
Answer: D
Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5

6)The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was
develop̦ed by A)Robert Koch.
B)Ignaz Semmelweis.
C)Aristotle.
D)Carolus Linnaeus.
E)Louis Pasteur.
Answer: D
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.3

7)In the name Stap̦hylococcus aureus,
aureus is the A)genus.
B)domain name.
C) sp̦ecies.
D)kingdom.
E)family name.
Answer: C
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy:
Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.3


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