Chapter 1 Microbiology Test bank
E. Smog Production
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.
D. Mushroom
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
D. Pathogen
3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
E. riboflavin, acetone and insulin
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
A. enzymes
5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular due to their
environmentally friendly nature. Production of these products which are readily degraded and,
thus, non-toxic typically utilizes
, A) enzymes.
B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
D. Carolus Linnaeus
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
Trichoderma fungus
Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting some of the cellulose in cotton
Gluconacetobacter xylinus
Cotton production:
Mushroom peroxidase
Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be easily removed from fabric and wastewater by
enzymes
Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas putida a gene from the soil bacterium that converts the bacterial by product
indole to indigo when this bacteria is added.
polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)
use to make plastic
C. species
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E. Smog Production
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.
D. Mushroom
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
D. Pathogen
3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
E. riboflavin, acetone and insulin
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
A. enzymes
5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular due to their
environmentally friendly nature. Production of these products which are readily degraded and,
thus, non-toxic typically utilizes
, A) enzymes.
B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
D. Carolus Linnaeus
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
Trichoderma fungus
Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting some of the cellulose in cotton
Gluconacetobacter xylinus
Cotton production:
Mushroom peroxidase
Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be easily removed from fabric and wastewater by
enzymes
Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas putida a gene from the soil bacterium that converts the bacterial by product
indole to indigo when this bacteria is added.
polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)
use to make plastic
C. species
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
