MICROBIOLOGY
FUNDAMENTALS: A
CLINICAL APPROACH,
3E (COWAN)-2022
Microbiology cFundamentals: cA cClinical cApproach, c3e c(Cowan)
cChapter c1 Introduction cto cMicrobes cand cTheir cBuilding
cBlocks
1) When chumans cmanipulate cthe cgenes cof cmicroorganisms, cthe cprocess cis ccalled .
A) bioremediation
B) genetic cengineering
C) epidemiology
D) immunology
E) taxonomy
Answer: cB
cSection:
c 01.01
Topic: c Microbial cRoles; cBasics cof cGenetic
cEngineering cBloom's: c 01. cRemember
ASM cTopic: c c Module c04 cInformation cFlow
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,ASM cObjective: c c 04.05 cCell cgenomes ccan cbe cmanipulated cto calter ccell cfunction.
2) Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cnot cconsidered ca cmicroorganism?
A) Mosquito
B) Protozoan
C) Bacterium
D) Virus
E) Fungus
Answer: cA
cSection:
c 01.01
Topic: cTaxonomy cof cMicroorganisms
cBloom's: c 01. cRemember
ASM cTopic: c c Module c01 cEvolution
ASM cObjective: c 01.02 cMutations cand chorizontal cgene ctransfer, calong cwith cthe cimmense cvariety
cof cmicroenvironments, chave cresulted cin ca cvast cdiversity cof cmicroorganisms.
3) All cmicroorganisms care cbest cdefined cas corganisms cthat .
A) cause chuman cdisease
B) lack ca ccell cnucleus
C) are cinfectious cparticles
D) are ctoo csmall cto cbe cseen cwith cthe cunaided ceye
E) can conly cbe cfound cgrowing cin claboratories
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,Answer: cD
cSection:
c 01.01
Topic: c Microbial
cRoles cBloom's: c c 01.
cRemember
ASM cTopic: c c Module c01 cEvolution
ASM cObjective: c 01.02 cMutations cand chorizontal cgene ctransfer, calong cwith cthe cimmense
cvariety cof cmicroenvironments, chave cresulted cin ca cvast cdiversity cof cmicroorganisms.
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, 4) Which cactivity cis can cexample cof cbiotechnology?
A) Bacteria cin cthe csoil csecreting can cantibiotic cto ckill ccompetitors
B) A cmicrobiologist cusing cthe cmicroscope cto cstudy cbacteria
C) Egyptians cusing cmoldy cbread con cwounds
D) Escherichia ccoli cproducing chuman cinsulin
E) Public chealth cofficials cmonitoring cdiseases cin ca ccommunity
Answer: cD
cSection:
c 01.01
Topic: c Basics cof cGenetic
cEngineering cBloom's: c 02.
cUnderstand
ASM cTopic: c c Module c06 cImpact cof cMicroorganisms
ASM cObjective: c c 06.03 cHumans cutilize cand charness cmicroorganisms cand ctheir cproducts.
5) Living cthings cordinarily ctoo csmall cto cbe cseen cwith cthe cunaided ceye care ctermed .
A) bacteria
B) viruses
C) parasites
D) microorganisms
E) prokaryotes
Answer: cD
cSection:
c 01.01
Topic: c Cellular
cOrganization cBloom's: c 01.
cRemember
ASM cTopic: c c Module c01 cEvolution
ASM cObjective: c 01.02 cMutations cand chorizontal cgene ctransfer, calong cwith cthe cimmense cvariety
cof cmicroenvironments, chave cresulted cin ca cvast cdiversity cof cmicroorganisms.
6) The cmicroorganisms cthat crecycle cnutrients cby cbreaking cdown cdead cmatter cand cwastes care
ccalled
.
A) decomposers
B) prokaryotes
C) pathogens
D) eukaryotes
E) fermenters
Answer: cA
cSection:
c 01.01
Topic: c Microbial
cRoles cBloom's: c c 01.
cRemember
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