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Chapter 1 pretest

front 1

Only a small percentage of microbes__________.

back 1

cause disease

front 2

Which of the following are true of scientific names assigned to living organisms?

back 2

The scientific name is always underlinded or italicized.

front 3

In the scientific name, Escherichia coli, Escherichia is the ________.

back 3

genus name

front 4

An organism is found in a deep-sea vent where the temperature is very high and the mineral content very unusual. The organism is unicellular, has no apparent nucleus, and has a cell wall but no peptidoglycan. This organism would be classified as which of the following types of organisms?

back 4

Archaea

front 5

All of the following describe a major feature used to classify organisms into to three domains (Bacteria, Archaea & Eukarya) EXCEPT _________.

back 5

presence or absence of DNA

front 6

Hooke & Van Leeuwenhoek helped to create the basis of the cell theory by __________.

back 6

observing & documenting cells using microscopes to visualize structure of living things.

front 7

Which of the following were instrumental in DISPROVING spontaneous generation?

back 7

Pasteur's experiments using a specialzed swan-necked flask that prevented microbes from entering flasks open to the air.

front 8

Aseptic techinque is a standard lab practice that includes all of the following EXCEPT _______.

back 8

elimination of all oxygen during any processes to prevent conatamination

front 9

Koch's postulates are the essential foundation for which of the following?

back 9

The steps that relate a specific microbe to specific disease (etiology).

front 10

For which of the following can Koch's postulates be used to identify the etiologic agent as the cause of the disease?

back 10

Streptoccoccus pyogenes, the organism that causes step throat, which can be culutred on blood agar.

front 11

Jenner's work with vaccination depended on which of the following?

back 11

Trusting that the body produced invisible agents that effectively overcame an invisible microbe.

front 12

Which of the following is true about antibiotics?

back 12

Previously treatable microbes have become resistant to some antibiotics.

front 13

Pasteur discovered that microbes can cause food spoilage. His solution to protect wine from spoiling was a process called pasteurization, which is based on what principle?

back 13

Heating beer & wine just enough to kill those organisms causing the spoilage.

front 14

Which of the following statements about normal microbiota found on the human body is FALSE?

back 14

Normal micobiota commonly overcome our defenses & produce disease.

front 15

Which of the following is true of biofilms?

back 15

A biofilm is complex aggregation of microbes.

front 16

All of the following factors contribute to the threat of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) EXCEPT ______.

back 16

vaccinations against various types of childhood diseases.

front 17

Which one of the following is an example of bioremediation?

back 17

use of Pseudomoanas to remove uranium from soil at weapons depots

front 18

Which of the following processes are beneficial activities of microorganisms?

a. recycling elements in the environment
b. decomposing sewage
c. producing foods & chemicals
d. all of these.

back 18

All of these

front 19

Which of the following best describes gene therapy?

back 19

Use of harmless virus to insert a gene in a host cell

front 20

Which of the following is correctly matched?

back 20

Fleming and antimicrobials