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MICROBIOLOGY

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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Content
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World p n p n p n p n




Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Chapt
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er 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity pn pn pn




Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapte
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r 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Chapt pn pn pn pn




er 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9:
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome Chap
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ter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Ch
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs p n pn pn




Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chapte
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r 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses Cha
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Chapt
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er 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections Chapt
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chapte
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r 26: Nervous System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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D. Most microbes are pathogenic. pn pn pn




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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using
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a microscope he developed?
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B. Louis Pasteur pn



C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* pn pn




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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 equip
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ment?
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy AS pn pn



M Standard: 36
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Page 1 of 17
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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
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system is which of the following people?
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B. Carolus Linnaeus* pn



C. Louis Pasteur pn



D. Robert Whittaker pn




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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

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M Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota pn pn pn



C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista pn pn pn



D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya pn pn pn




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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
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B. genus and family pn pn



C. genus and species* pn pn



D. phylum and class pn pn




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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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