Test Bank for Microbiology Principles and Explorations 10th Edition by Black Test Bank for Microbiology Principles and Explorations 10th Edition by Black Test Bank for Microbiology Principles and Explorations 10th Edition by Black
,Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Black 10e
Chapter Number: 1
Question type: Multiple-Choice
1) Microbes live in us, on us and nearly everywhere around us. Which of the following activities
are microbes involved in?
a) Decomposing dead organisms
b) Aiding the digestive processes of grazing animals
c) Capturing energy from the sun
d) All of these
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the roles that microbes play in our world, outlining their
beneficial and harmful contributions and uses in research.
Section Reference 1: Section 1.1
Question type: Multiple-Choice
2) Which of the following is a reason microorganisms are useful in many different research
laboratories (such as ecology, biochemistry, evolution and genetics)?
,a) They are easy to see and count.
b) They have fairly complex structures and are expensive.
c) They reproduce fast and grow in large numbers.
d) They live everywhere so contaminants from the environment are not a problem.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the roles that microbes play in our world, outlining their
beneficial and harmful contributions and uses in research.
Section Reference 1: Section 1.1
Question type: Multiple-Choice
3) Microbiology is the study of bacteria, algae, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Most of these are
single-celled, except for which two:
a) bacteria (some of which are multicellular) and algae
b) algae and fungi (some have many cells)
c) protozoa and fungi
d) bacteria and viruses
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
, Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Distinguish between the different major taxonomical groups of
microbes based on their cellular structure and the fields of microbiology with which they are
frequently associated.
Section Reference 1: Section 1.2
Question type: Multiple-Choice
4) A parasitologist studies parasites. What does a mycologist study?
a) protozoa
b) how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer
c) the development of chemical substances to treat diseases
d) fungi
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Distinguish between the different major taxonomical groups of
microbes based on their cellular structure and the fields of microbiology with which they are
frequently associated.
Section Reference 1: Section 1.2
Question type: Multiple-Choice
5) While a doctor may diagnose and treat a patient who presents with a disease, an
epidemiologist:
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