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TEST BANK FOR Microbiology by OpenStax by Nina Parker, Mark Schneegurt, and Anh-Hue Thi Tu ISBN:978-1938168147 CHAPTERs 1-26 COVERED 100 % VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!!

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OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY
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OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY

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MICROBIOLOGY

OPENSTAX




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, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank All Book Chapters Covered: Contents:
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World r l r l r l r l




Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World Chapter
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3: The Cell
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Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Diversity rl rl rl




Chapter 5: The Eukaryotes of Microbiology Chapter
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6: Acellular Pathogens
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Chapter 7: Microbial Biochemistry Chapte rl rl rl rl




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Chapter 10: Biochemistry of the Genome Chapt r l r l rl rl rl rl




er 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics
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Chapter 12: Modern Applications of Microbial Genetics Chap
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ter 13: Control of Microbial Growth
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Chapter 14: Antimicrobial Drugs r l rl rl




Chapter 15: Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity Chapter
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l 16: Disease and Epidemiology
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Chapter 17: Innate Nonspecific Host Defenses Chap
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ter 18: Adaptive Specific Host Defenses Chapter 1
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9: Diseases of the Immune System
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Chapter 20: Laboratory Analysis of the Immune Response Chapter
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21: Skin and Eye Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections Chapter
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26: Nervous System Infections
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Chapter 1: An Invisible World
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* = Correct answer Mul
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1. Which of the following is true of the microbial world?
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2. Which of the following is when humans first suspected the existence of microbes?
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3. Which individual first observed unicellular organisms, which he called “animalcules,” using a m
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C. Thucydides
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4. To reduce the risk of open flame from Bunsen burners, microbiologists are increasingly using whi
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ch of the following devices for easy, rapid benchtop sterilization of small pieces of equipment?
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C. incubators
D. microincinerators*

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, 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 sys
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tem is which of the following people?
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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

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7. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
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8. Which two taxonomic units are typically used to identify an organism when using binomial no
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D. phylum and class rl rl




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9. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
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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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MStandard:11, 23,26
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