MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
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,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 productio
Xi Xi
n. Answer: E
iX
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning iX
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.
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E) virus. A
nswer: D S
ection: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin
g Learning Outcome: 1.4
iX
3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
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A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
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,E) infection. iX
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning iX
Outcome: 1.1
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insuli
Xi Xi Xi
n. Answer: E
iX
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue iX
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
E) overuse mutations,
and Xi overusedru
misuse of specific and misuse of specific drugs
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gs Answer: D
iX
Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMc ue iX
Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
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, D)
Carolus Linnaeus.
Xi
E) Louis Pasteur
.Answer: D
iX
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g LearningiX
Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name
.C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family nam
e.
i X
Answer: C Sect
ion: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learn ing iX
Outcome: 1.3
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
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A) flagella.
B) a nucleus
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.
C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane
. An sw er: B Section:
iX
1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue iX
Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruse
s? A) organelles
iX Xi
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An Introduction 14th Edition by Tortora TEST BANK
1
.
,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 productio
Xi Xi
n. Answer: E
iX
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning iX
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.
Xi
E) virus. A
nswer: D S
ection: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin
g Learning Outcome: 1.4
iX
3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is
Xi
A) microbe.
B) bacterium.
C) virus.
D) pathogen.
2
.
,E) infection. iX
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g Learning iX
Outcome: 1.1
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of
A) riboflavin.
B) acetone.
C) insulin.
D) aspirin.
E) riboflavin, acetone and insuli
Xi Xi Xi
n. Answer: E
iX
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue iX
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
E) overuse mutations,
and Xi overusedru
misuse of specific and misuse of specific drugs
Xi Xi Xi Xi Xi Xi
gs Answer: D
iX
Section: 1.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMc ue iX
Outcome: 4.1
Learning Outcome: 1.19
Global Outcome: 5
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by
A) Robert Koch.
B) Ignaz Semmelweis.
C) Aristotle.
3
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, D)
Carolus Linnaeus.
Xi
E) Louis Pasteur
.Answer: D
iX
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g LearningiX
Outcome: 1.3
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the
A) genus.
B) domain name
.C) species.
D) kingdom.
E) family nam
e.
i X
Answer: C Sect
ion: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learn ing iX
Outcome: 1.3
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT
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A) flagella.
B) a nucleus
Xi Xi
.
C) ribosomes.
D) a cell wall.
E) a cell membrane
. An sw er: B Section:
iX
1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Rememberin g ASMcue iX
Outcome: 2.1
Learning Outcome: 1.4
9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruse
s? A) organelles
iX Xi
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