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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Ch
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apter 3: The Cell m! m! m!
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chap
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ter 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Chap
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ter 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9
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: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome Ch
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apter 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 Drugsm ! m! m!
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Cha
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pter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses C
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hapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Ch
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apter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Cha
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pter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections Cha
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pter 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter
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24: Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Cha
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pter 26: Nervous System Infections
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. m! m! m!
B. Humans could survive without microbes. m! m! m! m!
C. Many microbes are helpful.* m! m! m!
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. m! m! m!
Difficulty: Easy m!
ASM Standard: 23, 24 m! m! m!
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution m! m! m!
B. in prehistoric times*
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D. within the last 500 years m! m! m! m!
Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM Standard: 23
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” usi
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ng a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch m!
B. Louis Pasteur m!
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* m! m!
Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly usi
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ng which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces o
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM Standard: 36
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k Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classificati
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on system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel m!
B. Carolus Linnaeus* m!
C. Louis Pasteur m!
D. Robert Whittaker m!
Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM 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 A m! m!
SM Standard: N/A
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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* m! m! m!
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota m! m! m!
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista m! m! m!
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya m! m! m!
Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binom
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ial nomenclature?
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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 AS m! m!
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MICROBIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
TESTBANK !m
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Conte
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nts:
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Ch
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apter 3: The Cell m! m! m!
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chap
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ter 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Chap
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ter 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9
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: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome Ch
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apter 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 Drugsm ! m! m!
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Cha
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pter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses C
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hapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Ch
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apter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Cha
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pter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections Cha
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pter 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Cha
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pter 26: Nervous System Infections
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. m! m! m!
B. Humans could survive without microbes. m! m! m! m!
C. Many microbes are helpful.* m! m! m!
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. m! m! m!
Difficulty: Easy m!
ASM Standard: 23, 24 m! m! m!
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution m! m! m!
B. in prehistoric times*
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Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
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A. Robert Koch m!
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Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly usi
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C. incubators
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Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM Standard: 36
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classificati
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on system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel m!
B. Carolus Linnaeus* m!
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D. Robert Whittaker m!
Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM Standard: N/A
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A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
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Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
SM Standard: N/A
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B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota m! m! m!
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Difficulty: Easy A m! m!
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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 AS m! m!
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