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MICROBIOLOGY
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OPENSTAX
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,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered:
Contents:
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World
Chapter 3: The Cell
S
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
E
Chapter 6: Acellular Pathogens
Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry
C
Chapter 8: Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 9: Microbial Growth
E
Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
I
Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
P
Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
G
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
N
Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
I
Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
S
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
R
Chapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
U
Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
N
Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
A. All microbes are harmful.
E B. Humans could survive without microbes.
C. Many microbes are helpful.*
D. Most microbes are pathogenic.
Difficulty: Easy
C
ASM Standard: 23, 24
E
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
A. during the Industrial Revolution
I
B. in prehistoric times*
C. in the last century
P
D. within the last 500 years G
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23 N
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using
a microscope he developed?
A. Robert Koch
I
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Thucydides
S
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* R
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 6 U
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
N
equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 36
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
system is which of the following people?
A. Ernst Haeckel
B. Carolus Linnaeus*
C. Louis Pasteur
S D. Robert Whittaker
Difficulty: Easy
E ASM Standard: N/A
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C
C. Monera*
D. Protista
E
Difficulty: Easy
I
ASM Standard: N/A
P
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
G
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya*
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
N
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
I S
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
nomenclature? R
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species* U
D. phylum and class
Difficulty: Easy N
ASM Standard: N/A
9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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MICROBIOLOGY
S
OPENSTAX
E
EC
I P
G
I N
S
R
U
TEST BANK
N
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered:
Contents:
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World
Chapter 3: The Cell
S
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology
E
Chapter 6: Acellular Pathogens
Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry
C
Chapter 8: Microbial Metabolism
Chapter 9: Microbial Growth
E
Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
I
Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
P
Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
G
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
N
Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
I
Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
S
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
R
Chapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
U
Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
N
Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
S
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
A. All microbes are harmful.
E B. Humans could survive without microbes.
C. Many microbes are helpful.*
D. Most microbes are pathogenic.
Difficulty: Easy
C
ASM Standard: 23, 24
E
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
A. during the Industrial Revolution
I
B. in prehistoric times*
C. in the last century
P
D. within the last 500 years G
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23 N
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using
a microscope he developed?
A. Robert Koch
I
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Thucydides
S
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* R
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 6 U
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
N
equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 36
Page 1 of 17
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
system is which of the following people?
A. Ernst Haeckel
B. Carolus Linnaeus*
C. Louis Pasteur
S D. Robert Whittaker
Difficulty: Easy
E ASM Standard: N/A
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C
C. Monera*
D. Protista
E
Difficulty: Easy
I
ASM Standard: N/A
P
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
G
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya*
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
N
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
I S
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
nomenclature? R
A. domain and kingdom
B. genus and family
C. genus and species* U
D. phylum and class
Difficulty: Easy N
ASM Standard: N/A
9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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