MICROBIOLOGY. OPENTAX TEXTBOOK 2026 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MICROBIOLOGY

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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Contents:
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World b b b b




Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Chapter
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3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapter
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6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter7: Microbial Biochemistry Chapter
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8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9:
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome b b b b b




Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs b b b




Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chapter
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b 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis ofthe Immune Response Chapter
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21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter22: Respiratory System Infections Chapter
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23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter 24:
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Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chapter
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26: Nervous System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1:An Invisible World b b b b




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Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world? b b b b b b b b b




A. All microbes are harmful. b b b




B. Humans could survive without microbes. b b b b




C. Many microbes are helpful. * b b b




D. Most microbes are pathogenic. b b b




Difficulty:Easy b




ASM Standard: 23, 24 b b b




2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution b b b




B. in prehistoric times * b b




C. in the last century b b b




D. within the last 500 years b b b b




Difficulty: Easy b




ASMStandard:23
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3. Whichindividual firstobserved unicellular organisms, which hecalled “animalcules,” using a
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microscope he developed?
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A. RobertKoch b




B. Louis Pasteur b




C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek * b b




Difficulty: Easy b




ASMStandard:6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
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equipment?b




A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide b




C. incubators
D. microincinerators *

Difficulty: Easy b




ASMStandard:36
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for havingdeveloped an important biological classification
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system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel b




B. Carolus Linnaeus * b




C. Louis Pasteur b




D. RobertWhittaker b




Difficulty: Easy b




ASMStandard: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 b




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




B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota b b b




C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista b b b




D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya b b b




Difficulty: Easy b




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




B. genus and family b b




C. genus and species * b b




D. phylum and class b b




Difficulty: Easy b




ASMStandard: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 b




ASMStandard:11, 23,26
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