MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 13th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
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Chapter 1 The 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.4
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3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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4) Commonccommercialcbenefitscofcmicroorganismscincludecsynthesiscof
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin,cacetonecandcinsulin.c
Answer:cE
Section:c1.1
Bloom'scTaxonomy:c RememberingcA
SMcuecOutcome:c6.3
LearningcOutcome:c 1.1
5) Whatcfactorsccontributectocthecrisingcincidencecofcantibioticcresistance?
A) overusecofcthecspecificcdrugs
B) misusecofcthecspecificcdrugs
C) randomcmutationscincbacterialcgenomes
D) randomcmutations,coverusecandcmisusecofcspecificcdrugs
E) overusecandcmisusecofcspecificcdrugsc
Answer:cD
Section:c1.5
Bloom'scTaxonomy:cUnderstandingc
ASMcuecOutcome:c4.1
LearningcOutcome:c 1.19
GlobalcOutcome:c5
6) Thecformalcsystemcforcclassifyingcandcnamingcorganismscwascdevelopedcby
A) RobertcKoch.
B) IgnazcSemmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) CaroluscLinnaeus.
E) LouiscPasteur.
Answer:cD
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