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,Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
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1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions zl
1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
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A) infection.
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C) O2 production.
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D) food production.
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E) smog production. zl
Answer: E zl
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L
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earning Outcome: 1.1
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Global Outcome: 5
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2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
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A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus. A zl
nswer: D S zl zl
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L
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earning Outcome: 1.4
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,3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
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A) microbe.
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D) pathogen.
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Answer: D S
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L
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earning Outcome: 1.1
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4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
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A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin. zl zl zl zl
Answer: E zl
Section: 1.1 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering A
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SMcue Outcome: 6.3
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Learning Outcome: 1.1 zl z l
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
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A) overuse of the specific drugs zl zl zl zl
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C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
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D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs
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E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
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Answer: D zl
Section: 1.5 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
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Learning Outcome: 1.19 zl z l
Global Outcome: 5 zl zl
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
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A) Robert Koch. zl
B) Ignaz Semmelweis. zl
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus. zl
E) Louis Pasteur. zl
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Section: 1.2 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L zl zl zl
earning Outcome: 1.3 zl zl
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
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D) kingdom.
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earning Outcome: 1.3 zl zl
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
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A) flagella.
B) a nucleus.
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C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
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E) a cell membrane.
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Section: 1.2 zl
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1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions zl
1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
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C) O2 production.
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L
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earning Outcome: 1.1
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Global Outcome: 5
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2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
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A) yeast.
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E) virus. A zl
nswer: D S zl zl
ection: 1.1 z l
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L
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,3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
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A) microbe.
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D) pathogen.
E) infection. z
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ection: 1.1 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L
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earning Outcome: 1.1
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4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
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B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin. zl zl zl zl
Answer: E zl
Section: 1.1 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering A
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SMcue Outcome: 6.3
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Learning Outcome: 1.1 zl z l
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
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A) overuse of the specific drugs zl zl zl zl
B) misuse of the specific drugs zl zl zl zl
C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
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D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs
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E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
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Answer: D zl
Section: 1.5 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
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, ASMcue Outcome: 4.1 zl zl
Learning Outcome: 1.19 zl z l
Global Outcome: 5 zl zl
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
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A) Robert Koch. zl
B) Ignaz Semmelweis. zl
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D) Carolus Linnaeus. zl
E) Louis Pasteur. zl
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Section: 1.2 zl
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering L zl zl zl
earning Outcome: 1.3 zl zl
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
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C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) familyname. zl zl
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding L zl zl zl
earning Outcome: 1.3 zl zl
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
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A) flagella.
B) a nucleus.
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C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
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E) a cell membrane.
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