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MICROBIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION PLUS MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY, 13TH EDITION BY GERARD J. TORTOLA




TEST BANK
MICROBIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION PLUS MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY, 13TH EDITION BY GERARD J. TORTOLA
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.

,MICROBIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION PLUS MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY, 13TH EDITION BY GERARD J. TORTOLA




TABLE OF CONTENT


PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY
1. The Microbial World and You
2. Chemical Principles
3. Observing Microorganisms through a Microscope
4. Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
5. Microbial Metabolism
6. Microbial Growth
7. The Control of Microbial Growth
8. Microbial Genetics
9. Biotechnology and DNA Technology
PART TWO: A SURVEY OF THE MICROBIAL WORLD
10. Classification of Microorganisms
11. The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea
12. The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths
13. Viruses, Viroids, and Prions
PART THREE: INTERACTION BETWEEN MICROBE AND HOST
14. Principles of Disease and Epidemiology
15. Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
16. Innate Immunity: Nonspecific Defences of the Host
17. Adaptive Immunity: Specific Defences of the Host
18. Practical Applications of Immunology
19. Disorders Associated with the Immune System
20. Antimicrobial Drugs
PART FOUR: MICROORGANISMS AND HUMAN DISEASE
21. Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes
22. Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System
23. Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
24. Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System
25. Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System
26. Microbial Disease of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems
PART FIVE: ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
27. Environmental Microbiology
28. Applied and Industrial Microbiology

,MICROBIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION PLUS MASTERING MICROBIOLOGY, 13TH EDITION BY GERARD J. TORTOLA


Microbiology: An Introduction, 13e (Tortora et al.)
Chapter 1 T h e Microbial World and You

1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions

1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material.
C) O2 production.
D) food production.
E) smog production.
ANS >> E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1
Global Outcome: 5

2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.
ANS >> D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.4

3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
ANS >> D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1




1
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4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
ANS >> E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Ascus Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1

5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
B) misuse of the specific drugs
C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs
E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
ANS >> D
Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
Ascus Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5

6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis Pasteur.
ANS >> D
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.3

7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name.
ANS >> C
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.3


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