Test Bank for Talaro’s Foundations in
Microbiology, 12th Edition, by Barry
Chess| All Chapters 1-27| LATEST
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1- The Main Themes of Microbiology
CHAPTER 2- The Chemistry of Biology
CHAPTER 3- Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms
CHAPTER 4- A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
CHAPTER 5- A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
CHAPTER 6- An Introduction to Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
CHAPTER 7- Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth
CHAPTER 8- An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of
Life
CHAPTER 9- An Introduction to Microbial Genetics
CHAPTER 10- Genetic Engineering and Genetic Analysis
CHAPTER 11- Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control
CHAPTER 12- Drugs, Microbes, Host—The Elements of Chemotherap y
CHAPTER 13- Microbe–Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology
CHAPTER 14- An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities
CHAPTER 15- Adaptive, Specific Immunity, and Immunization
CHAPTER 16- Disorders in Immunity
CHAPTER 17- Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infection s
CHAPTER 18- The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 19- The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 20- The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 21- Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease
CHAPTER 22- The Fungi of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 23- The Parasites of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 24- Introduction to Viruses that Infect Humans: The DNA Viruses
CHAPTER 25- The RNA Viruses that Infect Humans
CHAPTER 26- Environmental Microbiology
CHAPTER 27 Applied and Industrial Microbiology
,CHAPTER 1 v
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Members of the same species share many morevcharacteristics compared to those
sharedb y members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's fivevkingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for
approximately twob illion vyears before eukaryotes evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All microorganisms are parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or
measure thec onsequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulatingva tentative explanation, called the
hypothesis,t o account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is
permanent andc annot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can
now bec onsidered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the threevproposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Microbiology, 12th Edition, by Barry
Chess| All Chapters 1-27| LATEST
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1- The Main Themes of Microbiology
CHAPTER 2- The Chemistry of Biology
CHAPTER 3- Tools of the Laboratory: Methods of Studying Microorganisms
CHAPTER 4- A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
CHAPTER 5- A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
CHAPTER 6- An Introduction to Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
CHAPTER 7- Microbial Nutrition, Ecology, and Growth
CHAPTER 8- An Introduction to Microbial Metabolism: The Chemical Crossroads of
Life
CHAPTER 9- An Introduction to Microbial Genetics
CHAPTER 10- Genetic Engineering and Genetic Analysis
CHAPTER 11- Physical and Chemical Agents for Microbial Control
CHAPTER 12- Drugs, Microbes, Host—The Elements of Chemotherap y
CHAPTER 13- Microbe–Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology
CHAPTER 14- An Introduction to Host Defenses and Innate Immunities
CHAPTER 15- Adaptive, Specific Immunity, and Immunization
CHAPTER 16- Disorders in Immunity
CHAPTER 17- Procedures for Identifying Pathogens and Diagnosing Infection s
CHAPTER 18- The Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Cocci of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 19- The Gram-Positive Bacilli of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 20- The Gram-Negative Bacilli of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 21- Miscellaneous Bacterial Agents of Disease
CHAPTER 22- The Fungi of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 23- The Parasites of Medical Importance
CHAPTER 24- Introduction to Viruses that Infect Humans: The DNA Viruses
CHAPTER 25- The RNA Viruses that Infect Humans
CHAPTER 26- Environmental Microbiology
CHAPTER 27 Applied and Industrial Microbiology
,CHAPTER 1 v
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Members of the same species share many morevcharacteristics compared to those
sharedb y members of the same kingdom.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Viruses are not classified in any of Whittaker's fivevkingdoms.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Members of the kingdom Fungi are photosynthetic.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) A scientist studying helminths is working with bacteria.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The fossil record has established that prokaryotes existed on Earth for
approximately twob illion vyears before eukaryotes evolved.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) It has been over 25 years since a new infectious disease has emerged in the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) The term sterile means free of all life-forms.
Version 1 1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
8) All microorganisms are parasites.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) During a scientific experiment, the control group is used to directly test or
measure thec onsequences of a variable in the study.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The scientific method involves formulatingva tentative explanation, called the
hypothesis,t o account for what has been observed or measured.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Once an organism is assigned to a particular taxonomic hierarchy, it is
permanent andc annot be revised.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) When the results of an experiment support a hypothesis, the hypothesis can
now bec onsidered a theory.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) The names of the threevproposed domains are: Bacteria, Protista, Eukarya.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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