OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank / OSX Microbiology Test Bank - Chapter 01 to Chapter 26
2024 Update
(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers & Brief Essay)
Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible World Chapter 3 : The
Cell
Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapter 6 :
Acellular Pathogens
Chapter 7 : Microbial Biochemistry
Chapter 8 :
Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9 :
Microbial Growth
Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the Genome Chapter 11 :
Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Chapter 13 : Control
of Microbial Growth
Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chapter 16 : Disease and
Epidemiology
Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses Chapter 18 :
Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of the
Immune System
Chapter 20 : Įaboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Chapter
21 : Skin and Eye Infections Chapter 22 : Respiratory System
Infections Chapter 23 : Urogenital System Infections Chapter 24
: Digestive System Infections
Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Įymphatic System Infections Chapter 26 : Nervous System Infections
Description
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* (correct
answer) =
,Correct answer
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
•
All microbes are harmful.
•
Humans could survive without microbes.
•
Many microbes are helpful.* (correct answer)
•
Most microbes are pathogenic.
•
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23, 24
Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
•
during the Industrial Revolution
•
in prehistoric times* (correct answer)
•
in the last century
•
within the last 500 years
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard: 23
Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called animalcules, using
“
”
•
a microscope he developed?
Robert Koch
•
Louis Pasteur
•
Thucydides
•
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* (correct answer)
•
Difficulty
: Easy
ASM
Standard
:6
To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
•
which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
equipment?
autoclaves
•
ethylene oxide
•
incubators
•
, microincinerators* (correct answer)
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard: 36
Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
•
Animalia
•
Fungi
•
Monera* (correct answer)
•
Protista
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
•
system is which of the following people?
Ernst Haeckel
•
Carolus Linnaeus* (correct answer)
•
Louis Pasteur
•
Robert Whittaker
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
Which are the three currently accepted domains?
•
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* (correct answer)
•
Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
•
Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
•
Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
, Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
•
nomenclature?
domain and kingdom
•
genus and family
•
genus and species* (correct answer)
•
phylum and class
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
•
It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
•
It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
•
It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.* (correct answer)
•
It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
•
Difficulty:
Moderate ASM
Standard: 11, 23,
26
For which of the following is Thucydides known?
•
developing an effective sewer system in ancient Greece, helping to reduce levels of
•
disease in cities
observing microbes, using a microscope, for the first time, even distinguishing between
•
bacteria and fungi
proposing that disease was caused by microorganisms
•
realizing that people who had been infected by the Athenian plague had immunity
•
to reinfection* (correct answer)
Difficulty:
Moderate
ASM
Standard: 23,
31
2024 Update
(Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Short Answers & Brief Essay)
Chapter 1 : An Invisible World
Chapter 2 : How We See the Invisible World Chapter 3 : The
Cell
Chapter 4 : Prokaryotic Diversity
Chapter 5 : The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapter 6 :
Acellular Pathogens
Chapter 7 : Microbial Biochemistry
Chapter 8 :
Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9 :
Microbial Growth
Chapter 10 : Biochemistry of the Genome Chapter 11 :
Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
Chapter 12 : Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Chapter 13 : Control
of Microbial Growth
Chapter 14 : Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 15 : Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chapter 16 : Disease and
Epidemiology
Chapter 17 : Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses Chapter 18 :
Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Chapter 19 : Diseases of the
Immune System
Chapter 20 : Įaboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Chapter
21 : Skin and Eye Infections Chapter 22 : Respiratory System
Infections Chapter 23 : Urogenital System Infections Chapter 24
: Digestive System Infections
Chapter 25 : Circulatory and Įymphatic System Infections Chapter 26 : Nervous System Infections
Description
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* (correct
answer) =
,Correct answer
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
•
All microbes are harmful.
•
Humans could survive without microbes.
•
Many microbes are helpful.* (correct answer)
•
Most microbes are pathogenic.
•
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23, 24
Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
•
during the Industrial Revolution
•
in prehistoric times* (correct answer)
•
in the last century
•
within the last 500 years
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard: 23
Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called animalcules, using
“
”
•
a microscope he developed?
Robert Koch
•
Louis Pasteur
•
Thucydides
•
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* (correct answer)
•
Difficulty
: Easy
ASM
Standard
:6
To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
•
which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
equipment?
autoclaves
•
ethylene oxide
•
incubators
•
, microincinerators* (correct answer)
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard: 36
Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
•
Animalia
•
Fungi
•
Monera* (correct answer)
•
Protista
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
•
system is which of the following people?
Ernst Haeckel
•
Carolus Linnaeus* (correct answer)
•
Louis Pasteur
•
Robert Whittaker
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
Which are the three currently accepted domains?
•
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* (correct answer)
•
Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
•
Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
•
Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
, Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
•
nomenclature?
domain and kingdom
•
genus and family
•
genus and species* (correct answer)
•
phylum and class
•
Difficulty:
Easy ASM
Standard:
N/A
Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
•
It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
•
It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
•
It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.* (correct answer)
•
It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
•
Difficulty:
Moderate ASM
Standard: 11, 23,
26
For which of the following is Thucydides known?
•
developing an effective sewer system in ancient Greece, helping to reduce levels of
•
disease in cities
observing microbes, using a microscope, for the first time, even distinguishing between
•
bacteria and fungi
proposing that disease was caused by microorganisms
•
realizing that people who had been infected by the Athenian plague had immunity
•
to reinfection* (correct answer)
Difficulty:
Moderate
ASM
Standard: 23,
31
