Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You....................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Chemical Principles .................................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope .................................................................................. 30
Chapter 4 Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic ................................................................................. 44
Chapter 5 Microbial Metabolism................................................................................................................................ 59
Chapter 6 Microbial Growth ....................................................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 7 The Control of Microbial Growth .............................................................................................................. 90
Chapter 8 Microbial Genetics.................................................................................................................................... 107
Chapter 9 Biotechnology and DNA Technology........................................................................................................ 124
Chapter 10 Classification of Microorganisms ...........................................................................................................140
Chapter 11 The Prokaryotes: Domains Bacteria and Archaea................................................................................... 156
Chapter 12 The Eukaryotes: Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, and Helminths.......................................................................168
Chapter 13 Viruses, Viroids, and Prions ...................................................................................................................182
Chapter 14 Principles of Disease and Epidemiology ................................................................................................. 196
Chapter 15 Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity ................................................................................................. 211
Chapter 16 Innate Immunity: Nonspecific Defenses of the Host ............................................................................ 224
Chapter 17 Adaptive Immunity: Specific Defenses of the Host ............................................................................... 236
Chapter 18 Practical Applications of Immunology .................................................................................................. 250
Chapter 19 Disorders Associated with the Immune System .................................................................................... 264
Chapter 20 Antimicrobial Drugs .............................................................................................................................. 278
Chapter 21 Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes ............................................................................................... 295
Chapter 22 Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System ........................................................................................... 308
Chapter 23 Microbial Diseases of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems ...................................................... 322
Chapter 24 Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System ...................................................................................... 335
Chapter 25 Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System .......................................................................................... 349
Chapter 26 Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems ............................................................. 363
Chapter 27 Environmental Microbiology................................................................................................................. 376
Chapter 28 Applied and Industrial Microbiology .................................................................................................... 390
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
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,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
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
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of A)
riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.
Answer: E
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 6.3
Learning Outcome: 1.1
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
A) overuse of the specific drugs
B) misuse of the specific drugs
C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
Answer: D Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by A)
Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus.
E) Louis
Pasteur. Answer:
D Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
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,Learning Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the A)
genus.
B) domain name.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family name. Answer: C
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
Learning Outcome: 1.3
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT A)
flagella.
B) a
nucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall. E) a cell membrane. Answer:
B Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleic acid
C) envelope
D) chemical reactions E) protein coat Answer: A
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
10) Figure 1.1
The bacterial shape of the cells in the scanning electron micrograph shown in Figure 1.1
would best be described as A) bacillus.
B) spiral.
C) coccus.
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, D) ovoid.
E) columnar.
Answer: A
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
11) Protozoan motility structures include A)
cilia.
B) flagella.
C) pseudopods.
D) cilia and pseudopods only. E) cilia, flagella, and
pseudopods. Answer: E
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 1.4
12) Viruses are not considered living organisms because
they A) cannot reproduce by themselves. B) are
structurally very simple.
C) can only be visualized using an electron microscope.
D) are typically associated with disease. E) are ubiquitous in nature.
Answer: A
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 4.4
Learning Outcome: 1.4
13) Microbes that live stably in and on the human body are called the A)
transient microbiota.
B) human microbiome.
C) pathogenic microorganisms.
D) virulent microorganisms.
E) opportunistic microbiota.
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 1.2
14) Which of the following is NOT a domain in the three-domain system? A)
animalia
B) archaea
C) bacteria
D) eukarya
Answer: A
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 1.5
Learning Outcome: 1.5
15) A system of classification grouping organisms into 3 domains based on the
cellular organization of organisms was devised by A) Carolus Linnaeus. B)
Anton van Leewenhoek. C) Carl Woese.
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