,Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
2 Tools of the Laboratory: Methods for the Culturing and Microscopic Analysis of
Microorganisms
3 Bacteria and Archaea
4 Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms
5 Viruses and Prions
6 Microbial Nutrition and Growth
7 Microbial Metabolism
8 Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering
9 Physical and Chemical Control of Microbes
10 Antimicrobial Treatment
11 Interactions Between Microbes and Humans
12 Host Defenses I: Overview and Innate Defenses
13 Host Defenses II: Adaptive Immunity and Immunization
14 Disorders in Immunity
15 Diagnosing Infections
16 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Skin and Eyes
17 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Nervous System
18 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
19 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Respiratory Systems
20 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract
21 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
22 One Health: The Interconnected Health of the Environment, Humans, and Other
Animals
, Chapter 01
Introduction to Microbes and Their Building Blocks
Multiple Choice Questions
1) The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include .
A) bacteria
B) plants
C) helminths
D) algae
E) fungi
F) viruses
G) archaea
H) protozoa
2) Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
A) Carry out photosynthesis
B) Biological decomposition
C) Nutrient recycling
D) Complex relationships with animals but not plants
3) Select statements that apply to the theory of evolution to test your understanding of
evolution.
A) Has undergone years of testing
B) Is a new untested hypothesis
C) Has not been disproven
D) Lacks supportive evidence
E) Is a well-established natural phenomenon
4) Which of the following are correctly matched?
, A) Bacteria—no nucleus
B) Bacteria—true nucleus
C) Archaea—true nucleus
D) Archaea—no nucleus
E) Eukaryotes—true nucleus
F) Eukaryotes—no nucleus
5) Select the main groups of macromolecules found in living things.
A) Nucleic acids
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Lipids
E) Proteins
F) Carbohydrates
6) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up RNA.
A) Guanine
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
E) Cytosine
7) Select the nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides that make up DNA.
, A) Guanine
B) Uracil
C) Thymine
D) Adenine
E) Cytosine
8) Select characteristics exhibited by all cells.
A) Cytoplasmic membrane
B) Nucleus
C) DNA
D) Ribosomes
E) Cell wall
F) Organelles
9) Select all areas that comprise the main aspects of the science of taxonomy.
A) Classification
B) Genetics
C) Nomenclature
D) Analysis
E) Identification
10) When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic engineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
,11) Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fnot fconsidered fa fmicroorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
12) All fmicroorganisms fare fbest fdefined fas forganisms fthat .
A) cause fhuman fdisease
B) lack fa fcell fnucleus
C) are finfectious fparticles
D) are ftoo fsmall fto fbe fseen fwith fthe funaided feye
E) can fonly fbe ffound fgrowing fin flaboratories
13) Which factivity fis fan fexample fof fbiotechnology?
A) Bacteria fin fthe fsoil fsecreting fan fantibiotic fto fkill fcompetitors
B) A fmicrobiologist fusing fthe fmicroscope fto fstudy fbacteria
C) Egyptians fusing fmoldy fbread fon fwounds
D) Escherichia fcoli fproducing fhuman finsulin
E) Public fhealth fofficials fmonitoring fdiseases fin fa fcommunity
14) Living fthings fordinarily ftoo fsmall fto fbe fseen fwith fthe funaided feye fare ftermed .
, A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
15) The fmicroorganisms fthat frecycle fnutrients fby fbreaking fdown fdead fmatter fand
fwastes fare fcalled f.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
16) Cells, flike fbacteria fand farchaea, fthat fdo fnot fhave fa fnucleus fin ftheir fcells fhave
ftraditionally f been fcalled .
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
17) The ffirst fcells fappeared fabout billion fyears fago.