Microbiology: An Introduction 13th Edition Tortora Test Bank

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Microbiology: An Introduction 13th Edition Tortora Test Bank Chapter 1 The Microbial World and You 1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEP... T A) infection. B) decomposition of organic material. C) O2 production. D) food production. E) smog production. Answer: E Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.1 Global Outcome: 5 2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT A) yeast. B) protozoan. C) bacterium. D) mushroom. E) virus. Answer: D Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.4 3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is A) microbe. B) bacterium. C) virus. D) pathogen. E) infection. Answer: D Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.1 1 .lOMoARcPSD| 4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of A) riboflavin. B) acetone. C) insulin. D) aspirin. E) riboflavin, acetone and insulin. Answer: E Section: 1.1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome: 6.3 Learning Outcome: 1.1 5) What factors contribute to the rising incidence of antibiotic resistance? A) overuse of the specific drugs B) misuse of the specific drugs C) random mutations in bacterial genomes D) random mutations, overuse and misuse of specific drugs E) overuse and misuse of specific drugs Answer: D Section: 1.5 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMcue Outcome: 4.1 Learning Outcome: 1.19 Global Outcome: 5 6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by A) Robert Koch. B) Ignaz Semmelweis. C) Aristotle. D) Carolus Linnaeus. E) Louis Pasteur. Answer: D Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.3 7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the A) genus. B) domain name. C) species. D) kingdom. E) family name. Answer: C Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.3 2 .Downloaded by: dennys | Distribution of this document is illegal lOMoARcPSD| 8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT A) flagella. B) a nucleus. C) ribosomes. D) a cell wall. E) a cell membrane. Answer: B Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome: 2.1 Learning Outcome: 1.4 9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses? A) organelles B) nucleic acid C) envelope D) chemical reactions E) protein coat Answer: A Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMcue Outcome: 2.1 Learning Outcome: 1.4 3 .lOMoARcPSD| 10) Figure 1.1 The bacterial shape of the cells in the scanning electron micrograph shown in Figure 1.1 would best be described as A) bacillus. B) spiral. C) coccus. D) ovoid. E) columnar. Answer: A Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding ASMcue Outcome: 2.1 Learning Outcome: 1.4 11) Protozoan motility structures include A) cilia. B) flagella. C) pseudopods. D) cilia and pseudopods only. E) cilia, flagella, and pseudopods. Answer: E Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.4 12) Viruses are not considered living organisms because they A) cannot reproduce by themselves. B) are structurally very simple. C) can only be visualized using an electron microscope. D) are typically associated with disease. E) are ubiquitous in nature. Answer: A Section: 1.2 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome [Show More]

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