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,Microbiology ilFundamentals: ilA ilClinical ilApproach, il3e
il(Cowan) ilChapter il1 Introduction ilto ilMicrobes iland ilTheir
ilBuilding ilBlocks
1) When ilhumans ilmanipulate ilthe ilgenes ilof ilmicroorganisms, ilthe ilprocess ilis ilcalled .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic ilengineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: il B
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Microbial ilRoles; ilBasics ilof ilGenetic
ilEngineeringliBloom's: i l 01. ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il04 ilInformation ilFlow
ASM ilObjective: i l 04.05 ilCell ilgenomes ilcan ilbe ilmanipulated ilto ilalter ilcell ilfunction.
2) Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilnot ilconsidered ila ilmicroorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: il A
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: ilTaxonomy ilof
ilMicroorganismsliBloom's: i l 01.
ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il01 ilEvolution
ASM ilObjective: i l 01.02 ilMutations iland ilhorizontal ilgene iltransfer, ilalong ilwith ilthe ilimmense
ilvariety iloflimicroenvironments, ilhave ilresulted ilin ila ilvast ildiversity ilof ilmicroorganisms.
3) All ilmicroorganisms ilare ilbest ildefined ilas ilorganisms ilthat .
A) cause ilhuman ildisease
B) lack ila ilcell ilnucleus
C) are ilinfectious ilparticles
D) are iltoo ilsmall ilto ilbe ilseen ilwith ilthe ilunaided ileye
E) can ilonly ilbe ilfound ilgrowing ilin illaboratories
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,Answer: il D
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Microbial ilRoles
ilBloom's: i l 01. ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il01 ilEvolution
ASM ilObjective: i l 01.02 ilMutations iland ilhorizontal ilgene iltransfer, ilalong ilwith ilthe ilimmense
ilvariety iloflimicroenvironments, ilhave ilresulted ilin ila ilvast ildiversity ilof ilmicroorganisms.
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, 4) Which ilactivity ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilbiotechnology?
A) Bacteria ilin ilthe ilsoil ilsecreting ilan ilantibiotic ilto ilkill ilcompetitors
B) A ilmicrobiologist ilusing ilthe ilmicroscope ilto ilstudy ilbacteria
C) Egyptians ilusing ilmoldy ilbread ilon ilwounds
D) Escherichia ilcoli ilproducing ilhuman ilinsulin
E) Public ilhealth ilofficials ilmonitoring ildiseases ilin ila ilcommunity
Answer: il D
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Basics ilof ilGenetic
ilEngineeringliBloom's: i l 02.
ilUnderstand
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il06 ilImpact ilof ilMicroorganisms
ASM ilObjective: i l 06.03 ilHumans ilutilize iland ilharness ilmicroorganisms iland iltheir ilproducts.
5) Living ilthings ilordinarily iltoo ilsmall ilto ilbe ilseen ilwith ilthe ilunaided ileye ilare iltermed .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
Answer: il D
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: i l Cellular
ilOrganizationliBloom's: i l 01.
ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il01 ilEvolution
ASM ilObjective: i l 01.02 ilMutations iland ilhorizontal ilgene iltransfer, ilalong ilwith ilthe ilimmense
ilvariety iloflimicroenvironments, ilhave ilresulted ilin ila ilvast ildiversity ilof ilmicroorganisms.
6) The ilmicroorganisms ilthat ilrecycle ilnutrients ilby ilbreaking ildown ildead ilmatter iland ilwastes ilare
ilcalled
il .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: il A
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Microbial ilRoles
ilBloom's: i l 01. ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il06 ilImpact ilof ilMicroorganisms
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Copyright il© il2019 ilMcGraw-
Hill
,Microbiology ilFundamentals: ilA ilClinical ilApproach, il3e
il(Cowan) ilChapter il1 Introduction ilto ilMicrobes iland ilTheir
ilBuilding ilBlocks
1) When ilhumans ilmanipulate ilthe ilgenes ilof ilmicroorganisms, ilthe ilprocess ilis ilcalled .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic ilengineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: il B
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Microbial ilRoles; ilBasics ilof ilGenetic
ilEngineeringliBloom's: i l 01. ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il04 ilInformation ilFlow
ASM ilObjective: i l 04.05 ilCell ilgenomes ilcan ilbe ilmanipulated ilto ilalter ilcell ilfunction.
2) Which ilof ilthe ilfollowing ilis ilnot ilconsidered ila ilmicroorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: il A
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: ilTaxonomy ilof
ilMicroorganismsliBloom's: i l 01.
ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il01 ilEvolution
ASM ilObjective: i l 01.02 ilMutations iland ilhorizontal ilgene iltransfer, ilalong ilwith ilthe ilimmense
ilvariety iloflimicroenvironments, ilhave ilresulted ilin ila ilvast ildiversity ilof ilmicroorganisms.
3) All ilmicroorganisms ilare ilbest ildefined ilas ilorganisms ilthat .
A) cause ilhuman ildisease
B) lack ila ilcell ilnucleus
C) are ilinfectious ilparticles
D) are iltoo ilsmall ilto ilbe ilseen ilwith ilthe ilunaided ileye
E) can ilonly ilbe ilfound ilgrowing ilin illaboratories
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,Answer: il D
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Microbial ilRoles
ilBloom's: i l 01. ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il01 ilEvolution
ASM ilObjective: i l 01.02 ilMutations iland ilhorizontal ilgene iltransfer, ilalong ilwith ilthe ilimmense
ilvariety iloflimicroenvironments, ilhave ilresulted ilin ila ilvast ildiversity ilof ilmicroorganisms.
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, 4) Which ilactivity ilis ilan ilexample ilof ilbiotechnology?
A) Bacteria ilin ilthe ilsoil ilsecreting ilan ilantibiotic ilto ilkill ilcompetitors
B) A ilmicrobiologist ilusing ilthe ilmicroscope ilto ilstudy ilbacteria
C) Egyptians ilusing ilmoldy ilbread ilon ilwounds
D) Escherichia ilcoli ilproducing ilhuman ilinsulin
E) Public ilhealth ilofficials ilmonitoring ildiseases ilin ila ilcommunity
Answer: il D
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Basics ilof ilGenetic
ilEngineeringliBloom's: i l 02.
ilUnderstand
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il06 ilImpact ilof ilMicroorganisms
ASM ilObjective: i l 06.03 ilHumans ilutilize iland ilharness ilmicroorganisms iland iltheir ilproducts.
5) Living ilthings ilordinarily iltoo ilsmall ilto ilbe ilseen ilwith ilthe ilunaided ileye ilare iltermed .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
Answer: il D
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: i l Cellular
ilOrganizationliBloom's: i l 01.
ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il01 ilEvolution
ASM ilObjective: i l 01.02 ilMutations iland ilhorizontal ilgene iltransfer, ilalong ilwith ilthe ilimmense
ilvariety iloflimicroenvironments, ilhave ilresulted ilin ila ilvast ildiversity ilof ilmicroorganisms.
6) The ilmicroorganisms ilthat ilrecycle ilnutrients ilby ilbreaking ildown ildead ilmatter iland ilwastes ilare
ilcalled
il .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: il A
ilSection:
i l 01.01
Topic: il Microbial ilRoles
ilBloom's: i l 01. ilRemember
ASM ilTopic: i l Module il06 ilImpact ilof ilMicroorganisms
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