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Test Bank Microbiology The Human Experience 1st Edition

,Table of Contents
PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

1. Microbes Shape Our History
2. Basic Concepts of Infectious Disease
3. Observing Microbes
4. Living Chemistry: From Atoms to Cells
5. Cell Biology of Bacteria and Eukaryotes
6. Bacterial Growth, Nutrition, and Differentiation

PART II: ESSENTIAL BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS

7. Bacterial Metabolism
8. Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
9. Bacterial Genomes and Evolution
10. Bacterial Diversity
11. Eukaryotic Microbes and Invertebrate Infectious Agents
12. Viruses
13. Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antibiotic Therapy

PART III: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

14. Normal Human Microbiota: A Delicate Balance of Power
15. The Immune System: Inflammation and Innate Immunity
16. The Immune System: Adaptive Immunity
17. Immune Disorders, Tools, and Vaccines

PART IV: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

18. Microbial Pathogenesis
19. Infections of the Skin and Eye
20. Infections of the Respiratory Tract
21. Systemic Infections
22. Infections of the Digestive System
23. Infections of the Urinary and Reproductive Tracts
24. Infections of the Central Nervous System

PART V: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

25. Diagnostic Clinical Microbiology
26. Epidemiology: Tracking Infectious Diseases
27. Environmental and Food Microbiology

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Chapter 01: Microbes Shape Our History


M U LT I P L E C H O I C E

1. Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of microorganisms?
a. nitrogen fixation c. synthesis of vitamins
b. production of fermented foods d. causative agents of disease
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1a Describe how we define a microbe, and explain why the definition is a challenge.
MSC: Remembering

2. A microbe that is 50 nm in size would most likely be
a. fungi. c. virus.
b. E. coli. d. algae.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying

3. Based on the figure shown, the type of organism indicated with an arrow could be a




a. virus. c. macroscopic fungi.
b. bacteria. d. large ameba.


ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying

4. Based on the figure, the type of organism shown is a(n)

, Test Bank Microbiology The Human Experience 1st Edition




a. virus. c. archaea.
b. bacteria. d. eukaryote.


ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying

5. Which of the following demonstrates correct scientific notation of a bacterial organism?
a. Staphylococcus Epidermidis c. Staphylococcus epidermidis
b. Staphylococcus epidermidis d. Staphylococcus Epidermidis
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying

6. Which key characteristic differentiates a prokaryote from a eukaryote?
a. the absence of proteins
b. the presence of DNA
c. the absence of membrane-bound organelles
d. the presence of a cell wall
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Remembering

7. Which of the following methods for classifying life forms can best be used to distinguish between two
closely related rod-shaped bacterial organisms, Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli?
a. physical characteristics c. DNA sequence comparison
b. method of reproduction d. environmental habitat
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1
OBJ: 1.1b Describe the three major domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Explain what
the three domains have in common and how they differ. MSC: Applying

8. Which of the following is always classified as a eukaryote?
a. papillomavirus c. Escherichia coli
b. methanogen d. yeast
ANS: D DIF: Moderate REF: 1.1

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