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, OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK OpenStax se se se se se




Microbiology THIS TEST BANK COVERS ALL CHAPTERS
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1-26 OF THE BOOK, Answered se se se se




Chapter 1: An Invisible World se se se se




* = Correct answer
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se Multiple Choice se




1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful.
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B. Humans could survive without microbes. se se se se



C. Many microbes are helpful.* se se se



D. Most microbes are pathogenic. se se se




Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: 23, 24
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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution se se se



B. in prehistoric times*
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C. in the last century
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D. within the last 500 years se se se se




Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called
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“animalcules,” using a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch se



B. Louis Pasteur se



C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* se se




Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are
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increasingly using which of the following devices for easy, rapid
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benchtop sterilization of small pieces of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide se



C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: 36
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,5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological
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classification system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel se



B. Carolus Linnaeus* se



C. Louis Pasteur se



D. Robert Whittaker se




Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: N/A
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6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista

Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* se se se



B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota se se se



C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista se se se



D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya se se se




Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using
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binomial nomenclature?
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A. domain and kingdom se se



B. genus and family se se



C. genus and species* se se



D. phylum and class se se




Difficulty: Easy se



ASM Standard: N/A
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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
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B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
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C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
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D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
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Difficulty: Moderate se



ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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, 10. The Romans may have reduced their risk of waterborne infectious diseases by using
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which of the following?
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A. a variety of pharmaceutical products
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B. aqueducts and a sewer system* se se se se



C. prophylactic antibiotics se



D. quarantine of people with leprosy se se se se




Difficulty: Moderate se



ASM Standard: 23
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11. For which of the following is Thucydides known?
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A. developing an effective sewer system in ancient Greece, helping to reduce
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levels of disease in cities
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B. observing microbes, using a microscope, for the first time, even distinguishing
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between bacteria and fungi
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C. proposing that disease was caused by microorganisms se se se se se se



D. realizing that people who had been infected by the Athenian plague
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had immunity to reinfection*
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Difficulty: Moderate se



ASM Standard: 23, 31
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12. Ernst Haeckel proposed a classification system consisting of which of the
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following subgroups?
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A. five kingdoms se



B. four kingdoms* se



C. two domains and three kingdoms
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D. two domains and five kingdoms
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Difficulty: Moderate se



ASM Standard:
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N/A
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13. Viruses not included in phylogenetic trees for which of the following reasons?
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A. It is too difficult to observe their characteristics.
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B. They are acellular and nonliving.*
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C. They do not have any genes, which prevents genetic analysis.
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D. They lack a nucleus. se se se




Difficulty: Moderate se



ASM Standard: 5
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14. Which is the best description of the primary purpose of a phylogeny?
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A. Phylogenies show all the alterative names for each species. se se se se se se se se



B. Phylogenies show all the common names for each species. se se se se se se se se



C. Phylogenies show evolutionary relatedness between organisms.* se se se se se

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Nina Parker, OpenStax, Mark Schneegurt, AnhHue Thi Tu, Brian M. Forster, Philip Lister Microbiology
Publisher: 2016 ISBN: 9781938168147 Edition: Unknown

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