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,5) Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by
microorganisms would beperformed by a/an .


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



Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using
microbiology.ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Objective : 05.04 Microorganisms, cellular and viral, can interact with both human and
nonhuman hBloom's : 1. Remember
Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
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6) Which of the following pairs of career descriptions and work tasks is
not correctlymatched?


A) Industrial microbiologist -- manipulate bacterial strains to be less
pathogenic
B) Agricultural microbiologist -- identify bacterial causes of crop disease
C) Public health microbiologist -- track the incidence of AIDS in a
population
D) Medical microbiologist -- identify the cause of a bladder infection at a
hospital lab



Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using
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,microbiology.ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
ASM Objective : 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their
products.Bloom's : 1. Remember
Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
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,7) A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is
called a/an
.


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



Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using
microbiology.ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
ASM Objective : 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the processes that
support liBloom's : 1. Remember
Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
Navigation




8) Astrobiology is considered a sub-discipline of microbiology because .


A) life elsewhere in the universe is likely to be microbial
B) microbes are known to exist on other planets
C) all extraterrestrials known are microbial
D) only microbes can reproduce under the extreme conditions in outer space



Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.02 Identify multiple professions using
microbiology.ASM Topic : Module 01 Evolution
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Objective : 05.01 Microorganisms are ubiquitous and live in diverse and dynamic
ecosystems.Bloom's : 3. Apply
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,Section : 01.01
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
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,9) Which of the following does not indicate microbe involvement in energy
and nutrientflow?


A) Thermal hot springs warmed by heat from earth's interior
B) Formation of greenhouse gases, CO 2 and methane
C) Digestion of complex carbohydrates in animal diets
D) Decomposition of dead matter and wastes



Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Describe the role and impact of microbes on
the earth.ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
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 liBloom's : 2. Understand
Section : 01.02
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
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10) The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter
and wastes arecalled .


A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters




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, Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.03 Describe the role and impact of microbes on
the earth.ASM Topic : Module 03 Metabolic Pathways
ASM Topic : Module 06 Impact of Microorganisms
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
Section : 01.02
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
Navigation




11) The majority of oxygen in earth's atmosphere is a product of photosynthesis
by .


A) microorganisms
B) rain forests
C) agricultural lands
D) green plants



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. ASM Objective : 06.01 Microbes are essential for life as we know it and the
processes that support liBloom's : 1. Remember
Section : 01.02
Topic : Microbial Roles
Accessibility : Keyboard
Navigation




12) The three cell types discussed, eukaryotes, archaea, and bacteria, all derived
from
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