MICROBIOLOGY:
An Introduction
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MICROBIOLOGY: odAn odIntroduction, od14e od(Tortora, odFunke, odCase)
Chapter od1: o d The odMicrobial odWorld odand odYou
1.1 Multiple-Choice odQuestions
1) Microorganisms odare odinvolved odin odeach odof odthe odfollowing odprocesses odEXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition odof odorganic odmaterial.
C) O2 odproduction.
D) food o d production.
E) smog
odproduction.
Answer: o d E
Section: od1.1
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odRemembering
odLearning odOutcome: od1.1
Global odOutcome: o d 5
2) Each odof odthe odfollowing odorganisms odwould odbe odconsidered oda odmicrobe odEXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
odAnswer:
odD odSection:
o d 1.1
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odRemembering
odLearning odOutcome: od1.4
3) The odterm odused odto oddescribe oda oddisease-causing odmicroorganism odis
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
odAnswer: odD
odSection:
o d 1.1
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odRemembering
odLearning odOutcome: od1.1
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4) Common odcommercial odbenefits odof odmicroorganisms odinclude odsynthesis odof
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, odacetone odand
odinsulin. odAnswer: o d E
Section: od1.1
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odRemembering
odASMcue odOutcome: od6.3
Learning odOutcome: o d 1.1
5) What odfactors odcontribute odto odthe odrising odincidence odof odantibiotic odresistance?
A) overuse odof odthe odspecific oddrugs
B) misuse odof odthe odspecific oddrugs
C) random odmutations odin odbacterial odgenomes
D) random odmutations, odoveruse odand odmisuse odof odspecific oddrugs
E) overuse odand odmisuse odof odspecific
oddrugs odAnswer: o d D
Section: od1.5
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odUnderstanding
odASMcue odOutcome: od4.1
Learning odOutcome: o d 1.19
Global odOutcome: o d 5
6) The odformal odsystem odfor odclassifying odand odnaming odorganisms odwas oddeveloped odby
A) Robert odKoch.
B) Ignaz odSemmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus odLinnaeus.
E) Louis
odPasteur.
odAnswer: odD
odSection: od1.2
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odRemembering
odLearning odOutcome: od1.3
7) In odthe odname odStaphylococcus odaureus, odaureus odis odthe
A) genus.
B) domain odname.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family
odname.
odAnswer: odC
odSection: od1.2
Bloom's odTaxonomy: odUnderstanding
odLearning odOutcome: od1.3
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