Microbiology: An Introduction to Microbiology Test Bank with All Chapters

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

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) 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 iformal isystem ifor iclassifying iand inaming iorganisms iwas ideveloped iby
A) Robert iKoch.
B) Ignaz iSemmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus iLinnaeus.
E) Louis iPasteur.
iAnswer: iD
iSection: i1.2
Bloom's iTaxonomy: iRemembering
iLearning iOutcome: i1.3


7) In ithe iname iStaphylococcus iaureus, iaureus iis ithe
A) genus.
B) domain iname.
C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family iname.
iAnswer: iC
iSection: i1.2
Bloom's iTaxonomy: iUnderstanding
iLearning iOutcome: i1.3



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, 8) A iprokaryotic icell imay ipossess ieach iof ithe ifollowing icellular icomponents iEXCEPT
A) flagella.
B) a inucleus.
C) ribosomes.
D) a icell iwall.
E) a icell
imembrane.
iAnswer: i B
i Section: i1.2
Bloom's iTaxonomy: iRemembering
iASMcue iOutcome: i2.1
Learning iOutcome: i 1.4

9) Which iof ithe ifollowing iis iNOT iassociated iwith iviruses?
A) organelles
B) nucleic iacid
C) envelope
D) chemical ireactions
E) protein icoat
iAnswer: iA
iSection: i1.2
Bloom's iTaxonomy: iUnderstanding
iASMcue iOutcome: i2.1
Learning iOutcome: i 1.4




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