Test Bank Microbiology: An Introduction 14th Edition (Tortora, 2025) Chapter 1-28 | All Chapters

,Test r Bank r Microbiology: r An r Introduction, r 14th r Edition r Gerard r J. r Tortora
Table r of r Contents:
Part r I: r Fundamentals r of r Microbiology
Chapter r 1. r The r Microbial r World r and r You
Chapter r 2. r Chemical r Principles
Chapter r 3. r Observing r Microorganisms r through r a r Microscope
Chapter r 4. r Functional r Anatomy r of r Prokaryotic r and r Eukaryotic r Cells
Chapter r 5. r Microbial r Metabolism
Chapter r 6. r Microbial r Growth
Chapter r 7. r The r Control r of r Microbial r Growth
Chapter r 8. r Microbial r Genetics
Chapter r 9. r Biotechnology r and r DNA r Technology
Part r II: r A r Survey r of r the r Microbial r World
Chapter r 10. r Classification r of r Microorganisms
Chapter r 11. r The r Prokaryotes: r Domains r Bacteria r and r Archaea
Chapter r 12. r The r Eukaryotes: r Fungi, r Algae, r Protozoa, r and r Helminths
Chapter r 13. r Viruses, r Viroids, r and r Prions
Part r III: r Interaction r between r Microbe r and r Host
Chapter r 14. r Principles r of r Disease r and r Epidemiology
Chapter r 15. r Microbial r Mechanisms r of r Pathogenicity
Chapter r 16. r Innate r Immunity: r Nonspecific r Defenses r of r the r Host
Chapter r 17. r Adaptive r Immunity: r Specific r Defenses r of r the r Host
Chapter r 18. r Practical r Applications r of r Immunology
Chapter r 19. r Disorders r Associated r with r the r Immune r System
Chapter r 20. r Antimicrobial r Drugs
Part r IV: r Microorganisms r and r Human r Disease
Chapter r 21. r Microbial r Diseases r of r the r Skin r and r Eyes
Chapter r 22. r Microbial r Diseases r of r the r Nervous r System
Chapter r 23. r Microbial r Diseases r of r the r Cardiovascular r and r Lymphatic r Systems
Chapter r 24. r Microbial r Diseases r of r the r Respiratory r System
Chapter r 25. r Microbial r Diseases r of r the r Digestive r System
Chapter r 26. r Microbial r Disease r of r the r Urinary r and r Reproductive r Systems
Part r V: r Environmental r and r Applied r Microbiology
Chapter r 27. r Environmental r Microbiology
Chapter r 28. r Applied r and r Industrial r Microbiology

,MICROBIOLOGY: r An r Introduction, r 14e r (Tortora, r Funke, r Case)

Chapter r 1: The r Microbial r World r and r You

1.1 Multiple-Choice r Questions

1) Microorganisms r are r involved r in r each r of r the r following r processes r EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition r of r organic r material.
C) O2 r production.
D) food production.
E) smog rproduction.
rAnswer: E

r Section: r1.1

Bloom's rTaxonomy: rRemembering
rLearning rOutcome: r1.1

Global r Outcome: 5

2) Each r of r the r following r organisms r would r be r considered r a r microbe r EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
rAnswer:

rD rSection:

1.1
Bloom's rTaxonomy: rRemembering
rLearning rOutcome: r1.4



3) The r term r used r to r describe r a r disease-causing r microorganism r is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
rAnswer: rD

rSection:

1.1
Bloom's rTaxonomy: rRemembering
rLearning rOutcome: r1.1




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, 4) Common r commercial r benefits r of r microorganisms r include r synthesis r of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, racetone rand
rinsulin. rAnswer: r E

rSection: r1.1

Bloom's rTaxonomy: rRemembering
rASMcue rOutcome: r6.3

Learning r Outcome: 1.1

5) What r factors r contribute r to r the r rising r incidence r of r antibiotic r resistance?
A) overuse r of r the r specific r drugs
B) misuse r of r the r specific r drugs
C) random r mutations r in r bacterial r genomes
D) random r mutations, r overuse r and r misuse r of r specific r drugs
E) overuse rand rmisuse rof rspecific
rdrugs rAnswer: r D

Section: r 1.5
Bloom's rTaxonomy: rUnderstanding
rASMcue rOutcome: r4.1

Learning r Outcome: 1.19
Global r Outcome: 5

6) The r formal r system r for r classifying r and r naming r organisms r was r developed r by
A) Robert r Koch.
B) Ignaz r Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus r Linnaeus.
E) Louis rPasteur.
rAnswer: rD

rSection: r1.2

Bloom's rTaxonomy: rRemembering
rLearning rOutcome: r1.3



7) In r the r name r Staphylococcus r aureus, r aureus r is r the
A) genus.
B) domain r name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family rname.
rAnswer: rC

rSection: r1.2

Bloom's rTaxonomy: rUnderstanding
rLearning rOutcome: r1.3




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