Test Bank for Microbiology: An Introduction 13th Edition Tortola

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,Microbiology:An Introduction, 13e (Tortora et al.)
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Chapterj1j j ThejMicrobialjWorldjandjYou

1.1 Multiple-ChoicejQuestions

1) MicroorganismsjarejinvolvedjinjeachjofjthejfollowingjprocessesjEXCEPT
A) infection.
B) decompositionjofjorganicjmaterial.
C) O2jproduction.
D) foodj production.
E) smogjproduction.j
Answer:jE
Section:j1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jRememberingj
LearningjOutcome:j1.1
GlobaljOutcome:j 5

2) EachjofjthejfollowingjorganismsjwouldjbejconsideredjajmicrobejEXCEPT
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium.
D) mushroom.
E) virus.jAn
swer:jDjSec
tion:j1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jRememberingj
LearningjOutcome:j1.4

3) Thejtermjusedjtojdescribejajdisease-causingjmicroorganismjis
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection.
jAnswer:jDj

Section:j1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jRememberingj
LearningjOutcome:j1.1




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,4) Commonjcommercialjbenefitsjofjmicroorganismsjincludejsynthesisjof
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin,jacetonejandjinsulin.j
Answer:jE
Section:j1.1
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jRememberingj
ASMcuejOutcome:j6.3
LearningjOutcome:j 1.1

5) Whatjfactorsjcontributejtojthejrisingjincidencejofjantibioticjresistance?
A) overusejofjthejspecificjdrugs
B) misusejofjthejspecificjdrugs
C) randomjmutationsjinjbacterialjgenomes
D) randomjmutations,joverusejandjmisusejofjspecificjdrugs
E) overusejandjmisusejofjspecificjdrugsj
Answer:jD
Section:j1.5
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jUnderstandingj
ASMcuejOutcome:j4.1
LearningjOutcome:j 1.19
GlobaljOutcome:j 5

6) Thejformaljsystemjforjclassifyingjandjnamingjorganismsjwasjdevelopedjby
A) RobertjKoch.
B) IgnazjSemmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) CarolusjLinnaeus.
E) LouisjPasteur.j
Answer:jDjSectio
n:j1.2
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jRememberingj
LearningjOutcome:j1.3

7) InjthejnamejStaphylococcusjaureus,jaureusjisjthe
A) genus.
B) domainjname.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) familyjname.j
Answer:jCjSecti
on:j1.2
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jUnderstandingj
LearningjOutcome:j1.3


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, 8) AjprokaryoticjcelljmayjpossessjeachjofjthejfollowingjcellularjcomponentsjEXCEPT
A) flagella.
B) ajnucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) ajcelljwall.
E) ajcelljmembrane.j
Answer:j Bj Section:
j1.2

Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jRememberingj
ASMcuejOutcome:j2.1
LearningjOutcome:j 1.4

9) WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjassociatedjwithjviruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleicjacid
C) envelope
D) chemicaljreactions
E) proteinjcoatj
Answer:jAjSec
tion:j1.2
Bloom'sjTaxonomy:jUnderstandingj
ASMcuejOutcome:j2.1
LearningjOutcome:j 1.4




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