MEDSTUDY.COM
M
ED
ST
U
D
Y
,MEDSTUDY.COM
Test Bank for Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition,
Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Heidi Smith, ISBN10: 126070243X, ISBN13:
9781260702439
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
2 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of
Microorganisms
3 Bacteria and Archaea
4 Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
M
5 Viruses and Prions
6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth
7 Microbial Metabolism
ED
8 Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
9 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
10 Antimicrobial Treatment
11 Interactions Between Microbes and Humans
ST
12 Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses
13 Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
14 Disorders in Immunity
15 Diagnosing Infections
U
16 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes
17 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System
D
18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems
Y
20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
22 One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other
Animals
,MEDSTUDY.COM
Chapter 01
Introduction to Microbes and Their Building
Blocks
Multiple Choice Questions
1) The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include .
M
A) bacteria
B) plants
C) helminths
ED
D) algae
E) fungi
F) viruses
G) archaea
H) protozoa
ST
2) Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
U
A) Carry out photosynthesis
B) Biological decomposition
D
C) Nutrient recycling
D) Complex relationships with animals but not plants
Y
3) Select statements that apply to the theory of evolution to test your understanding of
evolution.
A) Has undergone years of testing
B) Is a new untested hypothesis
C) Has not been disproven
D) Lacks supportive evidence
E) Is a well-established natural phenomenon
4) Which of the following are correctly matched?
, MEDSTUDY.COM
A) Bacteria—no nucleus
B) Bacteria—true nucleus
C) Archaea—true nucleus
D) Archaea—no nucleus
E) Eukaryotes—true nucleus
F) Eukaryotes—no nucleus
5) Select the main groups of macromolecules found in living things.
M
A) Nucleic acids
ED
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Lipids
E) Proteins
F) Carbohydrates
ST
6) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up RNA.
U
A) Guanine
D
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
Y
E) Cytosine
7) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up DNA.
M
ED
ST
U
D
Y
,MEDSTUDY.COM
Test Bank for Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 4th Edition,
Marjorie Kelly Cowan, Heidi Smith, ISBN10: 126070243X, ISBN13:
9781260702439
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
2 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of
Microorganisms
3 Bacteria and Archaea
4 Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
M
5 Viruses and Prions
6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth
7 Microbial Metabolism
ED
8 Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
9 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
10 Antimicrobial Treatment
11 Interactions Between Microbes and Humans
ST
12 Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses
13 Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
14 Disorders in Immunity
15 Diagnosing Infections
U
16 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes
17 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System
D
18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems
Y
20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
22 One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other
Animals
,MEDSTUDY.COM
Chapter 01
Introduction to Microbes and Their Building
Blocks
Multiple Choice Questions
1) The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include .
M
A) bacteria
B) plants
C) helminths
ED
D) algae
E) fungi
F) viruses
G) archaea
H) protozoa
ST
2) Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
U
A) Carry out photosynthesis
B) Biological decomposition
D
C) Nutrient recycling
D) Complex relationships with animals but not plants
Y
3) Select statements that apply to the theory of evolution to test your understanding of
evolution.
A) Has undergone years of testing
B) Is a new untested hypothesis
C) Has not been disproven
D) Lacks supportive evidence
E) Is a well-established natural phenomenon
4) Which of the following are correctly matched?
, MEDSTUDY.COM
A) Bacteria—no nucleus
B) Bacteria—true nucleus
C) Archaea—true nucleus
D) Archaea—no nucleus
E) Eukaryotes—true nucleus
F) Eukaryotes—no nucleus
5) Select the main groups of macromolecules found in living things.
M
A) Nucleic acids
ED
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Lipids
E) Proteins
F) Carbohydrates
ST
6) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up RNA.
U
A) Guanine
D
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
Y
E) Cytosine
7) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up DNA.
