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,OpenStaxvMicrobiologyvTestvBankvAllvBookvChaptersvCovered:vContents
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Chapterv 1:v Anv Invisiblev World
Chapterv2:v HowvWevSeevthevInvisiblevWorldv
Chapterv3:vThevCell
Chapterv4:v ProkaryoticvDiversity
Chapterv5:vThevEukaryotesvofvMicrobiologyv
Chapterv6:vAcellularvPathogens
Chapterv7:vMicrobialvBiochemistryv
Chapterv8:vMicrobialvMetabolismv
Chapterv9:v MicrobialvGrowth
Chapterv 10:v BiochemistryvofvthevGenomev
Chapterv11:vMechanismsvofvMicrobialvGenetics
Chapterv 12:v ModernvApplicationsvofvMicrobialvGeneticsv
Chapterv 13:v ControlvofvMicrobialvGrowth
Chapterv 14:v Antimicrobialv Drugs
Chapterv15:vMicrobialvMechanismsvofvPathogenicity
Chapterv 16:vDiseasevandvEpidemiology
Chapterv 1v7:vInnatevNonspecificvHostvDefensesv
Chapterv 18:vAdaptivevSpecificvHostvDefensesv
Chapterv 19:v Diseasesv ofvthev Immunev System
Chapterv20:vLaboratoryvAnalysisvofvthevImmunevResponsev
Chapterv21:vSkinvandvEyevInfections
Chapterv22:vRespiratoryvSystemvInfectionsv
Chapterv23:vUrogenitalvSystemvInfectionsv
Chapterv24:vDigestivevSystemvInfections
Chapterv25:vCirculatoryvandvLymphaticvSystemvInfectionsv
Chapterv26:vNervousvSystemvInfections
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Chapterv1:vAnvInvisiblevWorld
*v=vCorrectvanswerv
MultiplevChoice
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvtruevofvthevmicrobialvworld?
A. Allvmicrobesvarevharmful.
B. Humansvcouldvsurvivevwithoutvmicrobes.
C. Manyvmicrobesvarevhelpful.*
D. Mostvmicrobesvarevpathogenic.
Difficulty:vEasy
ASMvStandard:v23,v24
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvwhenvhumansvfirstvsuspectedvthevexistencevofvmicrobes?
A. duringvthevIndustrialvRevolution
B. invprehistoricvtimes*
C. invthevlastvcentury
D. withinvthevlastv500vyears
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:v23
3. Whichvindividualvfirstvobservedvunicellularvorganisms,vwhichvhevcalledv“animalcules,”vusingv
avmicroscopevhevdeveloped?
A. RobertvKoch
B. LouisvPasteur
C. Thucydides
D. AntonievvanvLeeuwenhoek*
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:v6
4. TovreducevthevriskvofvopenvflamevfromvBunsenvburners,vmicrobiologistsvarevincreasinglyvusingv
whichvofvthevfollowingvdevicesvforveasy,vrapidvbenchtopvsterilizationvofvsmallvpiecesvofvequipm
ent?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylenevoxide
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:v36
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5. ThevSwedishvbotanistvknownvforvhavingvdevelopedvanvimportantvbiologicalvclassificationvs
ystemvisvwhichvofvthevfollowingvpeople?
A. ErnstvHaeckel
B. CarolusvLinnaeus*
C. LouisvPasteur
D. RobertvWhittaker
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:vN/A
6. WhichvkingdomvwasvthevonlyvonevfoundvinvEmpirevProkaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:vN/A
7. Whichvarevthevthreevcurrentlyvacceptedvdomains?
A. Archaea,vBacteria,vandvEukarya*
B. Archaea,vProkaryota,vandvEukaryota
C. Bacteria,vFungi,vandvProtista
D. Bacteria,vProkaryota,vandvEukarya
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:vN/A
8. Whichvtwovtaxonomicvunitsvarevtypicallyvusedvtovidentifyvanvorganismvwhenvusingvbinomialvn
omenclature?
A. domainvandvkingdom
B. genusvandvfamily
C. genusvandvspecies*
D. phylumvandvclass
Difficulty:vEasyvAS
MvStandard:vN/A
9. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvtruevaboutvthevprocessvofvfermentation?
A. Itvcanvhelpvpreservevfoods,vpreventingvspoilage.
B. Itvconvertsvsugarsvtovorganicvacids,valcohols,vand/orvgasesvsuchvasvcarbonvdioxide.
C. Itvisvcarriedvoutvexclusivelyvbyvunicellularveukaryotesvsuchvasvyeast.*
D. Itvisvusedvtovmakevfoodsvsuchvasvcheesevandvbread.
Difficulty:vModeratevAS
MvStandard:v11,v23,v26
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