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Test Bank - Microbiology Fundamentals-A Clinical Approach,
4th Edition (Cowan, 2025)
Fundamentals Of Nursing (Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing)

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Chapter 01 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks

TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.02 Mutations and horizontal gene transfer, along with the immense variety of micro
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.01 List the various types of microorganisms that can colonize humans.
Section : 01.01
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Classification of Helminths
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2) Current evidence indicates that bacteria and archaea existed on earth for approximately 2
billion years before eukaryotes appeared.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g. mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Explain the theory of evolution and why it is still called a theory.
Section : 01.01
Topic : History of Microbiology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > History of Life on Earth

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3) A scientific theory, like the theory of evolution, is just our best guess at explaining a
scientific phenomenon, but a theory cannot be considered fact.
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.01 Cells, organelles (e.g. mitochondria and chloroplasts) and all major metabolic
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Explain the theory of evolution and why it is still called a theory.
Section : 01.01
Topic : History of Microbiology
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Theory of Evolution


4) Many chronic conditions are found to be associated with microbial agents.
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⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
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Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.05 Summarize the relative burden of human disease caused by microbes.
Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Connection Between Chronic
Disease and Microbes

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5) All microorganisms are considered pathogens.
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and nonhuman h
ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Describe the role and impact of microbes on the earth.
Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Pathogenic Microorganisms


6) The term sterile means free of all life forms.
⊚ true
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⊚ false

Question Details
ASM Objective : 03.04 The growth of microorganisms can be controlled by physical, chemical, mechanica
ASM Topic : Module 08 Microbiology Skills
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 1. Remember WWW.TBSM.WS
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.04 Explain the ways that humans manipulate organisms for their own uses.
Section : 01.01
Topic : Basics of Microbial Control
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Correct Defintion of Sterile


7) Members of the same species share many more characteristics compared to those shared by
members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false

Question Details
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic tre
ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 1. Remember
Gradable : automatic
Learning Outcome : 01.19 Differentiate among the terms nomenclature, taxonomy, and classification.
Section : 01.04
Topic : Taxonomy of Microorganisms
Source : Chapter 01 Test Bank: Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks > Species vs Kingdom