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Test Bank for Microbiology by OpenStax by Nina Parker, Mark Schneegurt & Anh-Hue Thi Tu – Latest Update 2026 Exam Prep | Graded A+

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Microbiology By OpenStax
Course
Microbiology By OpenStax

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MICROBIOLOGY

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,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 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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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 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 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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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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B. Humans could survive without microbes. +q +q +q +q


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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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Difficulty: Easy AS +q +q


M Standard: 23
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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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B. Louis Pasteur +q


C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* +q +q




Difficulty: Easy AS +q +q


M Standard: 6
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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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f equipment?
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A. autoclaves
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy AS +q +q


M Standard: 36
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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Ban
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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 +q


B. Carolus Linnaeus* +q


C. Louis Pasteur +q


D. Robert Whittaker +q




Difficulty: Easy AS +q +q


M 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 AS +q +q


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


B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota +q +q +q


C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista +q +q +q


D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya +q +q +q




Difficulty: Easy AS +q +q


M 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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B. genus and family +q +q


C. genus and species* +q +q


D. phylum and class +q +q




Difficulty: Easy AS +q +q


M 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 +q +q


M Standard: 11, 23, 26
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