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Comprehensive Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach 6th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan and Heidi Smith. Includes chapter-by-chapter exam questions, verified answers, rationales, and microbiology review materials covering microbial cell structure, bacteria, archaea, viruses, prions, microbial nutrition, microbial metabolism, genetics, genetic engineering, antimicrobial therapy, epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, host defenses, microbiological laboratory methods, microbial growth, disease transmission, environmental microbiology, and clinical applications. Ideal for microbiology students, nursing students, allied health programs, instructors, and exam preparation. Based on the 6th edition McGraw-Hill textbook.

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Test Bank for TEST BANK FOR
Microbiology, A MICROBIOLOGY, A
Systems Approach, 6th
SYSTEMS
Edition, Marjorie Kelly
Cowan, Heidi Smith APPROACH, 6TH
EDITION,
MARJORIE KELLY
COWAN, HEIDI
SMITH

, Chapter 1 The Main Themes of Microbiology



1) Microorganisms are best defined as organisms that _______. 3) Helminths are ______.


A) cause human disease A) bacteria
B) lack a cell nucleus B) protozoa
C) are infectious particles C) molds
D) are too small to be seen with the unaided eye D) parasitic worms
E) can only be found growing in laboratories E) infectious particles



Question Details Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the six types of microorganisms we will be studying in this book. Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the six types of microorganisms we will be studying in this book.
ASM Topic : Module 02 Structure and Function ASM Topic : Module 02 Structure and Function
Bloom's : 1. Remember ASM Objective : 02.04 While microscopic eukaryotes (for example, fungi, protozoa, and algae) carry ou
Section : 01.01 Bloom's : 1. Remember
Topic : Cellular Organization Section : 01.01
ASM Objective : 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the use of m Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
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2) Which of the following are not considered microorganisms? 4) Among these types of microorganisms, the ______ arenoncellular.


A) Mosquitoes A) viruses
B) Protozoa B) helminths
C) Bacteria C) protozoans
D) Viruses D) bacteria
E) Fungi

Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the six types of microorganisms we will be studying in this book.
Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.08 Identify two types of acellular microorganisms.
Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the six types of microorganisms we will be studying in this book.
ASM Topic : Module 02 Structure and Function
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
Bloom's : 1. Remember
ASM Objective : 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic ecosystems.
Section : 01.01
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Section : 01.05
Section : 01.01
Topic : Cellular Organization
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
ASM Objective : 02.05 The replication cycles of viruses (lytic and lysogenic) differ among viruses a
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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,5) Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by microorganisms would be 7) A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is called a/an
performed by a/an _______. ______.


A) hypersensitivity specialist A) geomicrobiologist
B) epidemiologist B) astrobiologist
C) immunologist C) epidemiologist
D) geomicrobiologist D) immunologist



Question Details Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using microbiology. Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using microbiology.
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h ASM Objective : 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the processes that support li
Bloom's : 1. Remember Bloom's : 1. Remember
Section : 01.01 Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles Topic : Microbial Roles
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6) Which of the following pairs of career descriptions and work tasks is not correctly 8) Astrobiology is considered a sub-discipline of microbiology because _______.
matched?

A) life elsewhere in the universe is likely to be microbial
A) Industrial microbiologist -- manipulate bacterial strains to be less pathogenic B) microbes are known to exist on other planets
B) Agricultural microbiologist -- identify bacterial causes of crop disease C) all extraterrestrials known are microbial
C) Public health microbiologist -- track the incidence of AIDS in a population D) only microbes can reproduce under the extreme conditions in outer space
D) Medical microbiologist -- identify the cause of a bladder infection at a hospital lab


Question Details
Question Details Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using microbiology.
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using microbiology. ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Objective : 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their products. ASM Objective : 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic ecosystems.
Bloom's : 1. Remember Bloom's : 3. Apply
Section : 01.01 Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles Topic : Microbial Roles
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Learning Outcome : 01.03 Describe the role and impact of microbes on the earth.
ASM Topic : Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
9) Which of the following does not indicate microbe involvement in energy and nutrient ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
flow? ASM Objective : 03.01 Bacteria and Archaea exhibit extensive, and often unique, metabolic diversity (
ASM Objective : 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the processes that support li
Bloom's : 1. Remember
A) Thermal hot springs warmed by heat from earth's interior Section : 01.02
B) Formation of greenhouse gases, CO 2 and methane Topic : Microbial Roles
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C) Digestion of complex carbohydrates in animal diets
D) Decomposition of dead matter and wastes


11) The majority of oxygen in earth's atmosphere is a product of photosynthesis by ______.
Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Describe the role and impact of microbes on the earth.
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems A) microorganisms
ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
B) rain forests
ASM Objective : 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic ecosystems.
ASM Objective : 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the processes that support li
C) agricultural lands
Bloom's : 2. Understand D) green plants
Section : 01.02
Topic : Microbial Roles
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Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Describe the role and impact of microbes on the earth.
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Objective : 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic ecosystems.
10) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are ASM Objective : 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the processes that support li
called ______. Bloom's : 1. Remember
Section : 01.02
Topic : Microbial Roles
A) decomposers Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters 12) The three cell types discussed, eukaryotes, archaea, and bacteria, all derived from
______.


A) a common ancestral cell
B) photosynthetic bacteria
C) archaea
D) cells with a true nucleus



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