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1. E. Smog Produc- 1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
tion A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production.
2. D. Mushroom 2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
3. D. Pathogen 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
4. E. riboflavin, ace- 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
tone and insulin A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
5. A. enzymes 5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular
due to their environmentally friendly nature. Production of these products which
are readily degraded and, thus, non-toxic typically utilizes
A) enzymes.
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B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
6. D. Carolus Lin- 6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
naeus A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
7. Trichoderma fun- Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting some of the cellulose in
gus cotton
8. Gluconacetobac- Cotton production:
ter xylinus
9. Mushroom per- Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be easily removed from fabric and
oxidase wastewater by enzymes
10. Escherichia coli Pseudomonas putida a gene from the soil bacterium that converts the bacterial by
product indole to indigo when this bacteria is added.
11. polyhydroxyalka- use to make plastic
noate (PHA)
12. C. species 7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
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1. E. Smog Produc- 1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
tion A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production.
2. D. Mushroom 2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
3. D. Pathogen 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
4. E. riboflavin, ace- 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
tone and insulin A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
5. A. enzymes 5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular
due to their environmentally friendly nature. Production of these products which
are readily degraded and, thus, non-toxic typically utilizes
A) enzymes.
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B) organic acids.
C) organic solvents.
D) soap.
E) alcohol.
6. D. Carolus Lin- 6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
naeus A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
7. Trichoderma fun- Enzymes used to soften and fade denim by digesting some of the cellulose in
gus cotton
8. Gluconacetobac- Cotton production:
ter xylinus
9. Mushroom per- Bleaching method safer than chlorine and can be easily removed from fabric and
oxidase wastewater by enzymes
10. Escherichia coli Pseudomonas putida a gene from the soil bacterium that converts the bacterial by
product indole to indigo when this bacteria is added.
11. polyhydroxyalka- use to make plastic
noate (PHA)
12. C. species 7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
