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Complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A
Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly
Cowan. This latest updated test bank
includes comprehensive microbiology
exam questions with verified correct
answers for all chapters.
1. Microorganisms are best defined as organisms that .
a. cause human disease
b. lack a cell nucleus
c. are infectious particles
d. are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
e. can only be found growing in laboratories
2. Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
a. Mosquitoes
b. Protozoa
c. Bacteria
d. Viruses
e. Fungi
3. Helminths are .
a. bacteria
b. protozoa
c. molds
d. parasitic worms
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
e. infectious particles
4. Among these types of microorganisms, the _ arenoncellular.
a. viruses
b. helminths
c. protozoans
d. bacteria
5. Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by microorganisms would be
performed by a/an .
a. hypersensitivity specialist
b. epidemiologist
c. immunologist
d. geomicrobiologist
6. Which of the following pairs of career descriptions and work tasks is not correctly
matched?
a. Industrial microbiologist -- manipulate bacterial strains to be less pathogenic
b. Agricultural microbiologist -- identify bacterial causes of crop disease
c. Public health microbiologist -- track the incidence of AIDS in a population
d. Medical microbiologist -- identify the cause of a bladder infection at a hospital lab
7. A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is called a/an
.
a. geomicrobiologist
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
b. astrobiologist
c. epidemiologist
d. immunologist
8. Astrobiology is considered a sub-discipline of microbiology because .
a. life elsewhere in the universe is likely to be microbial
b. microbes are known to exist on other planets
c. all extraterrestrials known are microbial
d. only microbes can reproduce under the extreme conditions in outer space
9. Which of the following does not indicate microbe involvement in energy and nutrientflow?
a. Thermal hot springs warmed by heat from earth's interior
b. Formation of greenhouse gases, CO 2 and methane
c. Digestion of complex carbohydrates in animal diets
d. Decomposition of dead matter and wastes
10. The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are
called .
a. decomposers
b. prokaryotes
c. pathogens
d. eukaryotes
e. fermenters
11. The majority of oxygen in earth's atmosphere is a product of photosynthesis by .
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
a. microorganisms
b. rain forests
c. agricultural lands
d. green plants
12. The three cell types discussed, eukaryotes, archaea, and bacteria, all derived from
.
a. a common ancestral cell
b. photosynthetic bacteria
c. archaea
d. cells with a true nucleus
13. The first cells appeared about billion years ago.
a. 5
b. 4
C) 3.5
D) 2
E) 1
14. Which area of biology states that living things undergo gradual structural and functional
changes over long periods of time?
a. Morphology
b. Phylogeny
c. Evolution
d. Genetics
e. Transformation
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic treBloom's : 1.
Remember
Section : 01.02
Topic : History of Microbiology
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
15. When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called .
a. bioremediation
b. genetic engineering
c. epidemiology
d. immunology
e. taxonomy
Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.05 Explain one old way and one new way that humans manipulate organisms for theASM Topic :
Module 04 Information Flow
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Objective : 04.05 Cell genomes can be manipulated to alter cell function.
ASM Objective : 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their products.Bloom's : 1.
Remember
Section : 01.03
Topic : Microbial Roles Accessibility :
Keyboard Navigation
16. Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
a. Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
b. A microbiologist using the microscope to view bacteria
c. Egyptians using moldy bread on wounds
d. Escherichia coli producing human insulin
e. Public health officials monitoring diseases in a community
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
Complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A
Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly
Cowan. This latest updated test bank
includes comprehensive microbiology
exam questions with verified correct
answers for all chapters.
1. Microorganisms are best defined as organisms that .
a. cause human disease
b. lack a cell nucleus
c. are infectious particles
d. are too small to be seen with the unaided eye
e. can only be found growing in laboratories
2. Which of the following are not considered microorganisms?
a. Mosquitoes
b. Protozoa
c. Bacteria
d. Viruses
e. Fungi
3. Helminths are .
a. bacteria
b. protozoa
c. molds
d. parasitic worms
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
e. infectious particles
4. Among these types of microorganisms, the _ arenoncellular.
a. viruses
b. helminths
c. protozoans
d. bacteria
5. Studies of the immune response to an infection caused by microorganisms would be
performed by a/an .
a. hypersensitivity specialist
b. epidemiologist
c. immunologist
d. geomicrobiologist
6. Which of the following pairs of career descriptions and work tasks is not correctly
matched?
a. Industrial microbiologist -- manipulate bacterial strains to be less pathogenic
b. Agricultural microbiologist -- identify bacterial causes of crop disease
c. Public health microbiologist -- track the incidence of AIDS in a population
d. Medical microbiologist -- identify the cause of a bladder infection at a hospital lab
7. A scientist who studies the influence of microbes in the formation of caves is called a/an
.
a. geomicrobiologist
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
b. astrobiologist
c. epidemiologist
d. immunologist
8. Astrobiology is considered a sub-discipline of microbiology because .
a. life elsewhere in the universe is likely to be microbial
b. microbes are known to exist on other planets
c. all extraterrestrials known are microbial
d. only microbes can reproduce under the extreme conditions in outer space
9. Which of the following does not indicate microbe involvement in energy and nutrientflow?
a. Thermal hot springs warmed by heat from earth's interior
b. Formation of greenhouse gases, CO 2 and methane
c. Digestion of complex carbohydrates in animal diets
d. Decomposition of dead matter and wastes
10. The microorganisms that recycle nutrients by breaking down dead matter and wastes are
called .
a. decomposers
b. prokaryotes
c. pathogens
d. eukaryotes
e. fermenters
11. The majority of oxygen in earth's atmosphere is a product of photosynthesis by .
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
a. microorganisms
b. rain forests
c. agricultural lands
d. green plants
12. The three cell types discussed, eukaryotes, archaea, and bacteria, all derived from
.
a. a common ancestral cell
b. photosynthetic bacteria
c. archaea
d. cells with a true nucleus
13. The first cells appeared about billion years ago.
a. 5
b. 4
C) 3.5
D) 2
E) 1
14. Which area of biology states that living things undergo gradual structural and functional
changes over long periods of time?
a. Morphology
b. Phylogeny
c. Evolution
d. Genetics
e. Transformation
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!#@@@@!########################!!!!!!complete Test Bank for Microbiology: A Systems Approach by Marjorie Kelly Cowan. This latest updated test bank includes comprehensive microbiology exam questions with verified correct answers for all chapters.
ASM Objective : 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic treBloom's : 1.
Remember
Section : 01.02
Topic : History of Microbiology
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
15. When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms, the process is called .
a. bioremediation
b. genetic engineering
c. epidemiology
d. immunology
e. taxonomy
Question Details
Learning Outcome : 01.05 Explain one old way and one new way that humans manipulate organisms for theASM Topic :
Module 04 Information Flow
ASM Topic : Module 05 Systems
ASM Objective : 04.05 Cell genomes can be manipulated to alter cell function.
ASM Objective : 06.03 Humans utilize and harness microorganisms and their products.Bloom's : 1.
Remember
Section : 01.03
Topic : Microbial Roles Accessibility :
Keyboard Navigation
16. Which activity is an example of biotechnology?
a. Bacteria in the soil secreting an antibiotic to kill competitors
b. A microbiologist using the microscope to view bacteria
c. Egyptians using moldy bread on wounds
d. Escherichia coli producing human insulin
e. Public health officials monitoring diseases in a community
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