TEST BANK x1
MICROBIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
TESTBANK 1
x
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Conten
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ts:
Chapter 1: An Invisible Worldx 1 x 1 x 1 x1
Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Cha
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pter 3: The Cell
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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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x 1 Microbial Growth x1
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 C
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hapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chap
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ter 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 Cha
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pter 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 Chap
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ter 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter 2
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4: Digestive System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chap
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ter 26: Nervous System Infections
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,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank x1 x1 x1
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World x1 x1 x1 x1
* = Correct answer M
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ultiple Choice x1
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. x1 x1 x1
B. Humans could survive without microbes. x1 x1 x1 x1
C. Many microbes are helpful.* x1 x1 x1
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy x1
ASM Standard: 23, 24 x1 x1 x1
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution x1 x1 x1
B. in prehistoric times* x1 x1
C. in the last century x1 x1 x1
D. within the last 500 years x1 x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: 23
x1 x1
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” usin
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g a microscope he developed?
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A. Robert Koch x1
B. Louis Pasteur x1
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: 6
x1 x1
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly usin
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g which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
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equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide x1
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: 36
x1 x1
Page 1 of 17 x1 x1 x1
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
x1 x1 x1
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classificatio
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n system is which of the following people?
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A. Ernst Haeckel x1
B. Carolus Linnaeus* x1
C. Louis Pasteur x1
D. Robert Whittaker x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
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 AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* x1 x1 x1
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota x1 x1 x1
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista x1 x1 x1
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomi
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al nomenclature?
x1
A. domain and kingdom x1 x1
B. genus and family x1 x1
C. genus and species* x1 x1
D. phylum and class x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
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 x1 x1
M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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Page 2 of 17
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MICROBIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
TESTBANK 1
x
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Conten
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
ts:
Chapter 1: An Invisible Worldx 1 x 1 x 1 x1
Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Cha
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
pter 3: The Cell
x1 x1 x1
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity
x1 x1 x1
Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chap
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
ter 6: Acellular Pathogens
x1 x1 x1
Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Chap
x1 x1 x1 x1
ter 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9:
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
x 1 Microbial Growth x1
Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome Ch
x 1 x 1 x1 x1 x1 x1
apter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics C
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
hapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
x 1 x 1 x1 x1 x1
Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
x 1 x1 x1
Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chap
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ter 16: Disease and Epidemiology
x 1 x1 x1 x1
Chapter 1 7: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses C
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hapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Cha
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pter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
x 1 x 1 x 1 x1 x 1 x 1
Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Cha
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
pter 21: Skin and Eye Infections
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
Chapter 22: Respiratory System Infections Chap
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
ter 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter 2
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4: Digestive System Infections
x1 x1 x1
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chap
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ter 26: Nervous System Infections
x1 x1 x1 x1
,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank x1 x1 x1
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
Chapter 1: An Invisible World x1 x1 x1 x1
* = Correct answer M
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ultiple Choice x1
1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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A. All microbes are harmful. x1 x1 x1
B. Humans could survive without microbes. x1 x1 x1 x1
C. Many microbes are helpful.* x1 x1 x1
D. Most microbes are pathogenic. x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy x1
ASM Standard: 23, 24 x1 x1 x1
2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
A. during the Industrial Revolution x1 x1 x1
B. in prehistoric times* x1 x1
C. in the last century x1 x1 x1
D. within the last 500 years x1 x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: 23
x1 x1
3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” usin
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
g a microscope he developed?
x1 x1 x1 x1
A. Robert Koch x1
B. Louis Pasteur x1
C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: 6
x1 x1
4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly usin
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
g which of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
equipment?
A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide x1
C. incubators
D. microincinerators*
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: 36
x1 x1
Page 1 of 17 x1 x1 x1
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
x1 x1 x1
Chapter 1: An Invisible World
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
5. The Swedish botanist known for having developed an important biological classificatio
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
n system is which of the following people?
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
A. Ernst Haeckel x1
B. Carolus Linnaeus* x1
C. Louis Pasteur x1
D. Robert Whittaker x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
6. Which kingdom was the only one found in Empire Prokaryota?
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
A. Animalia
B. Fungi
C. Monera*
D. Protista
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya* x1 x1 x1
B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota x1 x1 x1
C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista x1 x1 x1
D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomi
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
al nomenclature?
x1
A. domain and kingdom x1 x1
B. genus and family x1 x1
C. genus and species* x1 x1
D. phylum and class x1 x1
Difficulty: Easy AS x1 x1
M Standard: N/A
x1 x1
9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
A. It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
B. It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
C. It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.*
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
D. It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1
Difficulty: Moderate AS x1 x1
M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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Page 2 of 17
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