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MicrobiologymFundamentals:mAmClinicalmApproach,m3em(Cowan)mChapterm1m Introductionm
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1) Whenmhumansmmanipulatemthemgenesmofmmicroorganisms,mthemprocessmismcalled .
A) bioremediation
B) geneticmengineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer:mBmSection:m01.01
Topic:mMicrobialmRoles;mBasicsmofmGeneticmEngineeringmBloom's:m01.mRememb
ermASMmTopic:mModulem04mInformationmFlow
ASMmObjective:m04.05mCellmgenomesmcanmbemmanipulatedmtomaltermcellmfunction.
2) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmconsideredmammicroorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer:mAmSection:m01.01
Topic:mTaxonomymofmMicroorganismsmBloom's:m01.mRememb
ermASMmTopic:mModulem01mEvolution
ASMmObjective:m01.02mMutationsmandmhorizontalmgenemtransfer,malongmwithmthemimmensemvari
etymofmmicroenvironments,mhavemresultedminmamvastmdiversitymofmmicroorganisms.
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3) Allmmicroorganismsmarembestmdefinedmasmorganismsmthat .
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A) causemhumanmdisease
B) lackmamcellmnucleus
C) areminfectiousmparticles
D) aremtoomsmallmtombemseenmwithmthemunaidedmeye
E) canmonlymbemfoundmgrowingminmlaboratories
Answer:mDmSection:m01.01
Topic:mMicrobialmRolesmBloom's:m01.mRemembe
rmASMmTopic:mModulem01mEvolution
ASMmObjective:m01.02mMutationsmandmhorizontalmgenemtransfer,malongmwithmthemimmensemvari
etymofmmicroenvironments,mhavemresultedminmamvastmdiversitymofmmicroorganisms.
4) Whichmactivitymismanmexamplemofmbiotechnology?
A) Bacteriaminmthemsoilmsecretingmanmantibioticmtomkillmcompetitors
B) Ammicrobiologistmusingmthemmicroscopemtomstudymbacteria
C) Egyptiansmusingmmoldymbreadmonmwounds
D) Escherichiamcolimproducingmhumanminsulin
E) Publicmhealthmofficialsmmonitoringmdiseasesminmamcommunity
Answer:mDmSection:m01.01
Topic:mBasicsmofmGeneticmEngineeringmBloom's:m02.mUnderstan
dmASMmTopic:mModulem06mImpactmofmMicroorganisms
ASMmObjective:m06.03mHumansmutilizemandmharnessmmicroorganismsmandmtheirmproducts.
5) Livingmthingsmordinarilymtoomsmallmtombemseenmwithmthemunaidedmeyemaremtermed .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
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Answer:mDmSection:m01.01
Topic:mCellularmOrganizationmBloom's:m01.mRemembe
rmASMmTopic:mModulem01mEvolution
ASMmObjective:m01.02mMutationsmandmhorizontalmgenemtransfer,malongmwithmthemimmensemvari
etymofmmicroenvironments,mhavemresultedminmamvastmdiversitymofmmicroorganisms.
6) Themmicroorganismsmthatmrecyclemnutrientsmbymbreakingmdownmdeadmmattermandmwastesm
aremcalled
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A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer:mAmSection:m01.01
Topic:mMicrobialmRolesmBloom's:m01.mRememberm
ASMmTopic:mModulem06mImpactmofmMicroorganism
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ASMmObjective:m06.01mMicrobesmaremessentialmformlife,masmwemknowmit,mandmthemprocessesmt
hatmsupportmlifem(e.g.minmbiogeochemicalmcyclesmandmplant/animalmmicroflora).
7) Cells,mlikembacteriamandmarchaea,mthatmdomnotmhavemamnucleusminmtheirmcellsmhavemtradition
allymbeenmcalled .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer:mBmSection:m01.01
Topic:mCellularmOrganizationmBloom's:m01.mRemember
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