Test Bank - Microbiology, 3rd Edition (Wessner, 2020) Chapter 1-24 All Chapters .

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,Microbiology hFundamentals: hA hClinical hApproach, h3e
h(Cowan) hChapter h1 Introduction hto hMicrobes hand hTheir
hBuilding hBlocks


1) When hhumans hmanipulate hthe hgenes hof hmicroorganisms, hthe hprocess his hcalled h .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic hengineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy

Answer: h B
hSection: 01.01
Topic: Microbial hRoles; hBasics hof hGenetic
hEngineering hBloom's: 01. hRemember
ASM hTopic: Module h04 hInformation hFlow
ASM hObjective: 04.05 hCell hgenomes hcan hbe hmanipulated hto halter hcell hfunction.

2) Which hof hthe hfollowing his hnot hconsidered ha hmicroorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus

Answer: h A
hSection: 01.01
Topic: h Taxonomy hof
hMicroorganisms hBloom's: 01.
hRemember
ASM hTopic: Module h01 hEvolution
ASM hObjective: 01.02 hMutations hand hhorizontal hgene htransfer, halong hwith hthe himmense
hvariety hof hmicroenvironments, hhave hresulted hin ha hvast hdiversity hof hmicroorganisms.


3) All hmicroorganisms hare hbest hdefined has horganisms hthat h .
A) cause hhuman hdisease
B) lack ha hcell hnucleus
C) are hinfectious hparticles
D) are htoo hsmall hto hbe hseen hwith hthe hunaided heye
E) can honly hbe hfound hgrowing hin hlaboratories

Answer: h D
hSection: 01.01
Topic: Microbial hRoles
hBloom's: 01.
hRemember
ASM hTopic: Module h01 hEvolution
ASM hObjective: 01.02 hMutations hand hhorizontal hgene htransfer, halong hwith hthe himmense
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,hvariety hof hmicroenvironments, hhave hresulted hin ha hvast hdiversity hof hmicroorganisms.




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, 4) Which hactivity his han hexample hof hbiotechnology?
A) Bacteria hin hthe hsoil hsecreting han hantibiotic hto hkill hcompetitors
B) A hmicrobiologist husing hthe hmicroscope hto hstudy hbacteria
C) Egyptians husing hmoldy hbread hon hwounds
D) Escherichia hcoli hproducing hhuman hinsulin
E) Public hhealth hofficials hmonitoring hdiseases hin ha hcommunity

Answer: h D
hSection: 01.01
Topic: Basics hof hGenetic
hEngineering hBloom's: 02.
hUnderstand
ASM hTopic: Module h06 hImpact hof hMicroorganisms
ASM hObjective: 06.03 hHumans hutilize hand hharness hmicroorganisms hand htheir hproducts.

5) Living hthings hordinarily htoo hsmall hto hbe hseen hwith hthe h unaided heye hare htermed h .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes

Answer: h D
hSection: 01.01
Topic: Cellular
hOrganization hBloom's:
01. hRemember
ASM hTopic: Module h01 hEvolution
ASM hObjective: 01.02 hMutations hand hhorizontal hgene htransfer, halong hwith hthe himmense
hvariety hof hmicroenvironments, hhave hresulted hin ha hvast hdiversity hof hmicroorganisms.


6) The hmicroorganisms hthat hrecycle hnutrients hby hbreaking hdown hdead hmatter hand hwastes hare
hcalled
.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters

Answer: h A
hSection: 01.01
Topic: Microbial hRoles
hBloom's: 01.
hRemember
ASM hTopic: Module h06 hImpact hof hMicroorganisms
ASM hObjective: 06.01 hMicrobes hare hessential hfor hlife, has hwe hknow hit, hand hthe
hprocesses hthat hsupport hlife h(e.g. hin hbiogeochemical hcycles hand hplant/animal
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