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OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK OpenStax Microbiology THIS TEST BANK COVERS ALL CHAPTERS 1-26 OF THE BOOK

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

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TESTBANK y




MICROBIOLOGY

OPENSTAX




TESTBANK y

, 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 Chapter
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y 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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y 6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: MicrobialBiochemistry Chapter
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y 8: Microbial Metabolism Chapter 9:
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y Microbial Growth y




Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome
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y Chapter 11: Mechanisms ofMicrobial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics
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y Chapter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs
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Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms ofPathogenicity Chapter
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y 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses
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y Chapter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses
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y Chapter 19: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter20: LaboratoryAnalysis ofthe Immune Response Chapter
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y 21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter22: RespiratorySystem Infections Chapter
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y 23: Urogenital System Infections Chapter 24:
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y Digestive System Infections y y




Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chapter
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y 26: Nervous System Infections
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,OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank y y y




Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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Chapter 1:An Invisible World y y y y




*=Correctanswer
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Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world? y y y y y y y y y




A. All microbes are harmful. y y y




B. Humans could survive without microbes. y y y y




C. Many microbes are helpful.* y y y




D. Most microbes are pathogenic. y y y




Difficulty:Easy y




ASM Standard: 23, 24 y y y




2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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A. during the Industrial Revolution y y y




B. in prehistoric times* y y




C. in the last century y y y




D. within the last 500 years y y y y




Difficulty: Easy y




ASMStandard: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?
y y y




A. Robert Koch y




B. Louis Pasteur y




C. Thucydides
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek* y y




Difficulty: Easy y




ASMStandard: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?
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A. autoclaves
B. ethylene oxide y




C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

Difficulty: Easy y




ASMStandard:36
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Page 1 of 17 y y y

, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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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 y




B. Carolus Linnaeus* y




C. Louis Pasteur y




D. Robert Whittaker y




Difficulty: Easy y




ASMStandard: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 y




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




B. Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota y y y




C. Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista y y y




D. Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya y y y




Difficulty: Easy y




ASMStandard: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?
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A. domain and kingdom y y




B. genus and family y y




C. genus and species* y y




D. phylum and class y y




Difficulty: Easy y




ASMStandard: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 y




ASMStandard:11,23,26
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