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,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Contents:
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World
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Chapter 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapter
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6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry
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Chapter 8: Microbial Metabolism
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Chapter 9: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
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Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity
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Chapter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response
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Chapter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections
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Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
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Chapter 24: Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World

Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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* = Correct answer
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Multiple Choice J




1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful.
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B. Humans could survive without microbes. J J J J



C. Many microbes are helpful.* J J J



D. Most microbes are pathogenic.J J J




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ASM Standard: 23, 24
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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution J J J



B. in prehistoric times*
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C. in the last century
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D. within the last 500 years J J J J




Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using a
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microscope he developed? J J



A. Robert Koch J



B. Louis Pasteur J



C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* J J




Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: 6
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using
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which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
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equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide J



C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: 36
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classification
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system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel J



B. Carolus Linnaeus* J



C. Louis Pasteur J



D. Robert Whittaker J




Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: N/A
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6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista

Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* J J J



B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota J J J



C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista J J J



D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya J J J




Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial
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nomenclature?
A. domain and kingdom J J



B. genus and family J J



C. genus and species* J J



D. phylum and class J J




Difficulty: Easy J J



ASM Standard: N/A
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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
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B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
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C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
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D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
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Difficulty: Moderate J J



ASM Standard: 11, 23, 26
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