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Microbiology h Fundamentals: h A h Clinical h Approach, h 3e h (Cowan) h Chapter h 1
hIntroduction h to hMicrobes h and h Their h Building h Blocks
1) When h humans h manipulate h the h genes h of h microorganisms, h the h process h is
h called .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic h engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: h B h Section: h 01.01
Topic: h Microbial h Roles; h Basics h of h Genetic h Engineering h Bloom's: h 01.
hRemember hASM h Topic: h Module h 04 h Information h Flow
ASM h Objective: h 04.05 h Cell h genomes h can h be h manipulated h to h alter h cell
h function.
2) Which h of h the h following h is h not h considered h a h microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: h A h Section: h 01.01
Topic: hTaxonomy hof hMicroorganisms hBloom's:
h01.hRemember hASM h Topic: h Module h 01
h Evolution
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ASM h Objective: h 01.02 h Mutations h and h horizontal h gene h transfer, h along h with
h thehimmense h variety hof h microenvironments, h have h resulted h in h a h vast h diversity
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microorganisms.
3) All h microorganisms h are h best h defined h as h organisms h that.
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A) cause h human h disease
B) lack h a h cell h nucleus
C) are h infectious h particles
D) are h too h small h to h be h seen h with h the h unaided h eye
E) can h only h be h found h growing h in h laboratories
Answer: h D h Section: h 01.01
Topic: hMicrobial hRoles hBloom's: h01.
hRemember hASM hTopic: hModule h01
hEvolution
ASM h Objective: h 01.02 h Mutations h and h horizontal h gene h transfer, h along h with
h thehimmense hvariety hof hmicroenvironments, hhave hresulted hin ha hvast hdiversity hof
hmicroorganisms.
4) Which h activity h is h an h example h of h biotechnology?
A) Bacteria h in h the h soil h secreting h an h antibiotic h to h kill h competitors
B) A h microbiologist h using h the h microscope h to h study h bacteria
C) Egyptians h using h moldy h bread h on h wounds
D) Escherichia h coli h producing h human h insulin
E) Public h health h officials h monitoring h diseases h in h a h community
Answer: h D h Section: h 01.01
Topic: h Basics h of h Genetic h Engineering hBloom's:
h 02.hUnderstand hASM hTopic: hModule h06 hImpact
hof hMicroorganisms
ASM h Objective: h 06.03 h Humans h utilize h and h harness h microorganisms h and h their
h products.
5) Living h things h ordinarily h too h small h to h be h seen h with h the h unaided h eye
h are h termed h .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
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Test hbank- hMicrobiology hFundamentals: hA
hClinicalApproach, h 3rd h Edition h by
h CowanhLatest h A+
Microbiology h Fundamentals: h A h Clinical h Approach, h 3e h (Cowan) h Chapter h 1
hIntroduction h to hMicrobes h and h Their h Building h Blocks
1) When h humans h manipulate h the h genes h of h microorganisms, h the h process h is
h called .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic h engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: h B h Section: h 01.01
Topic: h Microbial h Roles; h Basics h of h Genetic h Engineering h Bloom's: h 01.
hRemember hASM h Topic: h Module h 04 h Information h Flow
ASM h Objective: h 04.05 h Cell h genomes h can h be h manipulated h to h alter h cell
h function.
2) Which h of h the h following h is h not h considered h a h microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: h A h Section: h 01.01
Topic: hTaxonomy hof hMicroorganisms hBloom's:
h01.hRemember hASM h Topic: h Module h 01
h Evolution
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ASM h Objective: h 01.02 h Mutations h and h horizontal h gene h transfer, h along h with
h thehimmense h variety hof h microenvironments, h have h resulted h in h a h vast h diversity
h of
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microorganisms.
3) All h microorganisms h are h best h defined h as h organisms h that.
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A) cause h human h disease
B) lack h a h cell h nucleus
C) are h infectious h particles
D) are h too h small h to h be h seen h with h the h unaided h eye
E) can h only h be h found h growing h in h laboratories
Answer: h D h Section: h 01.01
Topic: hMicrobial hRoles hBloom's: h01.
hRemember hASM hTopic: hModule h01
hEvolution
ASM h Objective: h 01.02 h Mutations h and h horizontal h gene h transfer, h along h with
h thehimmense hvariety hof hmicroenvironments, hhave hresulted hin ha hvast hdiversity hof
hmicroorganisms.
4) Which h activity h is h an h example h of h biotechnology?
A) Bacteria h in h the h soil h secreting h an h antibiotic h to h kill h competitors
B) A h microbiologist h using h the h microscope h to h study h bacteria
C) Egyptians h using h moldy h bread h on h wounds
D) Escherichia h coli h producing h human h insulin
E) Public h health h officials h monitoring h diseases h in h a h community
Answer: h D h Section: h 01.01
Topic: h Basics h of h Genetic h Engineering hBloom's:
h 02.hUnderstand hASM hTopic: hModule h06 hImpact
hof hMicroorganisms
ASM h Objective: h 06.03 h Humans h utilize h and h harness h microorganisms h and h their
h products.
5) Living h things h ordinarily h too h small h to h be h seen h with h the h unaided h eye
h are h termed h .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
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