,Microbiology .Fundamentals: .A .Clinical .Approach, .3e .(Cowan)
.Chapter .1 Introduction .to .Microbes .and .Their .Building
.Blocks
1) When .humans .manipulate .the .genes .of .microorganisms, .the .process .is .called . .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic .engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: . B
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles; .Basics .of .Genetic
.Engineering .Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .04 .Information .Flow
ASM .Objective: 04.05 .Cell .genomes .can .be .manipulated .to .alter .cell .function.
2) Which .of .the .following .is .not .considered .a .microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: . A
.Section: 01.01
Topic: . Taxonomy .of
.Microorganisms .Bloom's:01.
.Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.02 .Mutations .and .horizontal .gene .transfer, .along .with .the .immense .variety
.of .microenvironments, .have .resulted .in .a .vast .diversity .of .microorganisms.
3) All .microorganisms .are .best .defined .as .organisms .that . .
A) cause .human .disease
B) lack .a .cell .nucleus
C) are .infectious .particles
D) are .too .small .to .be .seen .with .the .unaided .eye
E) can .only .be .found .growing .in .laboratories
Answer: . D
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.02 .Mutations .and .horizontal .gene .transfer, .along .with .the .immense .variety
.of .microenvironments, .have .resulted .in .a .vast .diversity .of .microorganisms.
,4) Which .activity .is .an .example .of .biotechnology?
A) Bacteria .in .the .soil .secreting .an .antibiotic .to .kill .competitors
B) A .microbiologist .using .the .microscope .to .study .bacteria
C) Egyptians .using .moldy .bread .on .wounds
D) Escherichia .coli .producing .human .insulin
E) Public .health .officials .monitoring .diseases .in .a .community
Answer: . D
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Basics .of .Genetic .Engineering
.Bloom's: 02. .Understand
ASM .Topic: Module .06 .Impact .of .Microorganisms
ASM .Objective: 06.03 .Humans .utilize .and .harness .microorganisms .and .their .products.
5) Living .things .ordinarily .too .small .to .be .seen .with .the . unaided .eye .are .termed . .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
Answer: . D
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Cellular .Organization
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.02 .Mutations .and .horizontal .gene .transfer, .along .with .the .immense .variety
.of .microenvironments, .have .resulted .in .a .vast .diversity .of .microorganisms.
6) The .microorganisms .that .recycle .nutrients .by .breaking .down .dead .matter .and .wastes .are .called
.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: . A
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .06 .Impact .of .Microorganisms
ASM .Objective: 06.01 .Microbes .are .essential .for .life, .as .we .know .it, .and .the .processes
.that .support .life .(e.g. .in .biogeochemical .cycles .and .plant/animal .microflora).
, 7) Cells, .like .bacteria .and .archaea, .that .do .not .have .a .nucleus .in .their .cells .have .traditionally
.been .called . .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: . B
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Cellular .Organization
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .02 .Structure .and .Function
ASM .Objective: 01.01 .Cells, .organelles .(e.g. .mitochondria .and .chloroplasts) .and .all
.major .metabolic .pathways .evolved .from .early .prokaryotic .cells.
8) The .first .cells .appeared .about . billion .years .ago.
A) 5.2
B) 4.6
C) 3.8
D) 2.9
E) 1.5
Answer: . C
.Section: 01.01
Topic: History .of .Microbiology
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.01 .Cells, .organelles .(e.g. .mitochondria .and .chloroplasts) .and .all
.major .metabolic .pathways .evolved .from .early .prokaryotic .cells.
9) Which .of .the .following .is .not .a .human .use .of .microorganisms?
A) Making .bread
B) Treating .water .and .sewage
C) Manufacturing .copper .wire
D) Mass .producing .antibiotics
E) Cleaning .up .oil .spills
Answer: . C
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .06 .Impact .of .Microorganisms
ASM .Objective: 06.03 .Humans .utilize .and .harness .microorganisms .and .their .products.
.Chapter .1 Introduction .to .Microbes .and .Their .Building
.Blocks
1) When .humans .manipulate .the .genes .of .microorganisms, .the .process .is .called . .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic .engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: . B
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles; .Basics .of .Genetic
.Engineering .Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .04 .Information .Flow
ASM .Objective: 04.05 .Cell .genomes .can .be .manipulated .to .alter .cell .function.
2) Which .of .the .following .is .not .considered .a .microorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: . A
.Section: 01.01
Topic: . Taxonomy .of
.Microorganisms .Bloom's:01.
.Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.02 .Mutations .and .horizontal .gene .transfer, .along .with .the .immense .variety
.of .microenvironments, .have .resulted .in .a .vast .diversity .of .microorganisms.
3) All .microorganisms .are .best .defined .as .organisms .that . .
A) cause .human .disease
B) lack .a .cell .nucleus
C) are .infectious .particles
D) are .too .small .to .be .seen .with .the .unaided .eye
E) can .only .be .found .growing .in .laboratories
Answer: . D
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.02 .Mutations .and .horizontal .gene .transfer, .along .with .the .immense .variety
.of .microenvironments, .have .resulted .in .a .vast .diversity .of .microorganisms.
,4) Which .activity .is .an .example .of .biotechnology?
A) Bacteria .in .the .soil .secreting .an .antibiotic .to .kill .competitors
B) A .microbiologist .using .the .microscope .to .study .bacteria
C) Egyptians .using .moldy .bread .on .wounds
D) Escherichia .coli .producing .human .insulin
E) Public .health .officials .monitoring .diseases .in .a .community
Answer: . D
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Basics .of .Genetic .Engineering
.Bloom's: 02. .Understand
ASM .Topic: Module .06 .Impact .of .Microorganisms
ASM .Objective: 06.03 .Humans .utilize .and .harness .microorganisms .and .their .products.
5) Living .things .ordinarily .too .small .to .be .seen .with .the . unaided .eye .are .termed . .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
Answer: . D
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Cellular .Organization
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.02 .Mutations .and .horizontal .gene .transfer, .along .with .the .immense .variety
.of .microenvironments, .have .resulted .in .a .vast .diversity .of .microorganisms.
6) The .microorganisms .that .recycle .nutrients .by .breaking .down .dead .matter .and .wastes .are .called
.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: . A
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .06 .Impact .of .Microorganisms
ASM .Objective: 06.01 .Microbes .are .essential .for .life, .as .we .know .it, .and .the .processes
.that .support .life .(e.g. .in .biogeochemical .cycles .and .plant/animal .microflora).
, 7) Cells, .like .bacteria .and .archaea, .that .do .not .have .a .nucleus .in .their .cells .have .traditionally
.been .called . .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: . B
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Cellular .Organization
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .02 .Structure .and .Function
ASM .Objective: 01.01 .Cells, .organelles .(e.g. .mitochondria .and .chloroplasts) .and .all
.major .metabolic .pathways .evolved .from .early .prokaryotic .cells.
8) The .first .cells .appeared .about . billion .years .ago.
A) 5.2
B) 4.6
C) 3.8
D) 2.9
E) 1.5
Answer: . C
.Section: 01.01
Topic: History .of .Microbiology
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .01 .Evolution
ASM .Objective: 01.01 .Cells, .organelles .(e.g. .mitochondria .and .chloroplasts) .and .all
.major .metabolic .pathways .evolved .from .early .prokaryotic .cells.
9) Which .of .the .following .is .not .a .human .use .of .microorganisms?
A) Making .bread
B) Treating .water .and .sewage
C) Manufacturing .copper .wire
D) Mass .producing .antibiotics
E) Cleaning .up .oil .spills
Answer: . C
.Section: 01.01
Topic: Microbial .Roles
.Bloom's: 01. .Remember
ASM .Topic: Module .06 .Impact .of .Microorganisms
ASM .Objective: 06.03 .Humans .utilize .and .harness .microorganisms .and .their .products.
