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MICROBIOLOGY
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World C
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hapter 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Cha
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pter 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Cha
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pter 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter
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9: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome C
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hapter 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 Cha
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pter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune Syste
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Ch
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apter 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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w# 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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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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* = Correct answer M
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ultiple Choice w#
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. w# w# w#
B. Humans could survive without microbes. w# w# w# w#
C. Many microbes are helpful.* w# w# w#
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. w# w# w#
Difficulty: Easy w#
ASM Standard: 23, 24 w# w# w#
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution w# w# w#
B. in prehistoric times*
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D. within the last 500 years w# w# w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: 23w# w#
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 w#
B. Louis Pasteur w#
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: 6 w# w#
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly u
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sing which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small piece
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s of equipment?
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A. autoclaves
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: 36w# w#
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classificat
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A. Ernst Haeckel w#
B. Carolus Linnaeus* w#
C. Louis Pasteur w#
D. Robert Whittaker w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
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 w# w#
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* w# w# w#
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota w# w# w#
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista w# w# w#
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya w# w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using bino
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A. domain and kingdom w# w#
B. genus and family w# w#
C. genus and species* w# w#
D. phylum and class w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM 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 AS w# w#
M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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MICROBIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
TESTBANK #w
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Conte
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World C
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hapter 3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
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Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Cha
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pter 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Cha
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pter 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter
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9: Microbial Growth
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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome C
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hapter 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 Cha
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pter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune Syste
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Ch
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apter 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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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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ultiple Choice w#
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. w# w# w#
B. Humans could survive without microbes. w# w# w# w#
C. Many microbes are helpful.* w# w# w#
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. w# w# w#
Difficulty: Easy w#
ASM Standard: 23, 24 w# w# w#
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution w# w# w#
B. in prehistoric times*
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C. in the last century w# w# w#
D. within the last 500 years w# w# w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: 23w# w#
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 w#
B. Louis Pasteur w#
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: 6 w# w#
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly u
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sing which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small piece
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s of equipment?
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: 36w# w#
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classificat
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ion system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel w#
B. Carolus Linnaeus* w#
C. Louis Pasteur w#
D. Robert Whittaker w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
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 w# w#
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* w# w# w#
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota w# w# w#
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista w# w# w#
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya w# w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM Standard: N/A
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using bino
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mial nomenclature?w#
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D. phylum and class w# w#
Difficulty: Easy A w# w#
SM 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 AS w# w#
M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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