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,Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
x x x x x x
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions x
1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x x
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material. x x x
C) O2 production.
x
D) food production. x x
E) smog production.
x x x
Answer: E x
Section: 1.1 x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
Learning Outcome: 1.1 x x
Global Outcome: 5 x x
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x x x
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium. x
D) mushroom.
x
E) virus. An
x x
swer: D Sec
x x
tion: 1.1
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
Learning Outcome: 1.4 x x
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,3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
x x x x x x x x
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection. x
Answer: D Sx x
ection: 1.1
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
Learning Outcome: 1.1
x x
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, 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
x x x x x x x
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.x x x x
Answer: E x
Section: 1.1
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
ASMcue Outcome: 6.3
x x
Learning Outcome: 1.1
x x
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
x x x x x x x x x
A) overuse of the specific drugs
x x x x
B) misuse of the specific drugs
x x x x
C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
x x x x
D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs
x x x x x x x
E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
x x x x x x
Answer: D x
Section: 1.5
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: UnderstandingASMcu
x x x
e Outcome: 4.1
x x
Learning Outcome: 1.19
x x
Global Outcome: 5
x x
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
x x x x x x x x x x
A) Robert Koch. x
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
x
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus. x
E) Louis Pasteur.
x x
Answer: D x
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,Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You
x x x x x x
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions x
1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x x
A) infection.
B) decomposition of organic material. x x x
C) O2 production.
x
D) food production. x x
E) smog production.
x x x
Answer: E x
Section: 1.1 x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
Learning Outcome: 1.1 x x
Global Outcome: 5 x x
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT
x x x x x x x x x x
A) yeast.
B) protozoan.
C) bacterium. x
D) mushroom.
x
E) virus. An
x x
swer: D Sec
x x
tion: 1.1
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
Learning Outcome: 1.4 x x
2
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,3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
x x x x x x x x
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
E) infection. x
Answer: D Sx x
ection: 1.1
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
Learning Outcome: 1.1
x x
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, 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
x x x x x x x
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin.x x x x
Answer: E x
Section: 1.1
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
x x x
ASMcue Outcome: 6.3
x x
Learning Outcome: 1.1
x x
5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance?
x x x x x x x x x
A) overuse of the specific drugs
x x x x
B) misuse of the specific drugs
x x x x
C) random mutations in bacterial genomes
x x x x
D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs
x x x x x x x
E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs
x x x x x x
Answer: D x
Section: 1.5
x
Bloom's Taxonomy: UnderstandingASMcu
x x x
e Outcome: 4.1
x x
Learning Outcome: 1.19
x x
Global Outcome: 5
x x
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
x x x x x x x x x x
A) Robert Koch. x
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
x
C) Aristotle.
D) Carolus Linnaeus. x
E) Louis Pasteur.
x x
Answer: D x
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