Microbiology An Introduction 11th Edition Tortora Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.1) Microorganisms are involved in each of the following processes EXCEPT 1)
A) food production.B) infection.C) O2 production.D) smog production.E) decomposition of organic material.
2) Each of the following organisms would be considered a microbe EXCEPT 2)
A) mushroom.B) yeast.C) bacterium.D) protozoan.E) virus.
3) The term used to describe a disease-causing microorganism is 3)
A) bacterium.
B)
infection.
C)
microbe. 1 / 4
D)
virus.
E)
pathogen.
4) Common commercial benefits of microorganisms include synthesis of 4)
A) aspirin.B) antibiotics.C) insulin.D) antibiotics and aspirin.E) antibiotics and insulin.
5) Commercial utilization of microbial products has become increasingly popular due to their environmentally friendly nature. Removal of these products from the environment typically utilizes
5)
A) organic solvents.B) soap.C) alcohol.D) enzymes.E) organic acids.
6) The formal system for classifying and naming organisms was developed by 6)
A) Aristotle. 2 / 4
B) Robert Koch.C) Louis Pasteur.D) Ignaz Semmelweis.E) Carolus Linnaeus.
7) In the name Staphylococcus aureus, aureus is the 7)
A) genus.B) family name.C) specific name.D) domain name.E) kingdom.
8) A prokaryotic cell may possess each of the following cellular components EXCEPT 8)
A) a nucleus.B) ribosomes.C) flagella.D) a cell membrane.E) a cell wall.
9) Which of the following is NOT associated with viruses?9)
A) capsid
B) 3 / 4
nucleic acid C) envelope D) organelles E) spikes
Figure 1.1
10) The bacterial shape of the cells in Figure 1.1 would best be described as 10)
A) ovoid.
B)
bacillus.
C)
coccus.
D)
spiral.
E)
columnar.
11) Protozoan motility structures include 11)
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