Microbiology An Introduction 12th Edition By Gerard J. Tortora – Test Bank

3) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic inherent of the non-endospore-forming gram-positive rods?

1. A) are aerotolerant
2. B) carry out fermentative metabolism
3. C) display a branched filamentous morphology
4. D) nonpathogenic
5. E) lack cell walls

Answer:  D

Section:  11.3

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Comprehension

ASMcue Outcome:  2.3

Learning Outcome:  11.9

4) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Neisseria?

1. A) requires X and V factors
2. B) cocci
3. C) gram-negative
4. D) oxidase-positive
5. E) Some species are human pathogens.

Answer:  A

Section:  11.2

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Comprehension

ASMcue Outcome:  3.2

Learning Outcome:  11.2

5) Staphylococcus and Streptococcus can be easily differentiated in a laboratory by which one of the following?

1. A) cell shape
2. B) Gram stain reaction
3. C) growth in high salt concentrations
4. D) ability to cause disease
5. E) glucose fermentation

Answer:  C

Section:  11.3

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Comprehension

ASMcue Outcome:  3.3

Learning Outcome:  11.9

6) Which of the following genera is an anaerobic gram-negative rod?

1. A) Escherichia
2. B) Staphylococcus
3. C) Bacteroides
4. D) Treponema
5. E) Neisseria

Answer:  C

Section:  11.2

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge

Learning Outcome:  11.6

7) Which of the following do you expect to be MOST resistant to high temperatures?

1. A) Bacillus subtilis
2. B) Eschericia coli
3. C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
4. D) Staphylococcus aureus
5. E) Streptococcocus pyogenes

Answer:  A

Section:  11.3

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Comprehension

ASMcue Outcome:  2.3

Learning Outcome:  11.9

Global Outcome:  2

8) Which of the following is NOT an enteric?

1. A) Salmonella
2. B) Shigella
3. C) Escherichia
4. D) Enterobacter
5. E) Campylobacter

Answer:  E

Section:  11.2

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge

ASMcue Outcome:  5.4

Learning Outcome:  11.3

9) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of spirochetes?

1. A) possess an axial filament
2. B) gram-negative
3. C) helical shape
4. D) easily observed with brightfield microscopy
5. E) found in the human oral cavity

Answer:  D

Section:  11.2

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge

ASMcue Outcome:  2.1

Learning Outcome:  11.8

10) You have isolated a bacterium that grows in a medium containing an organic substrate and nitrate in the absence of oxygen. The nitrate is reduced to nitrogen gas. You can be sure that this bacterium is

1. A) gram-positive.
2. B) using anaerobic respiration.
3. C) a chemoautotroph.
4. D) a photoautotroph.
5. E) a photoheterotroph.

Answer:  B

Section:  11.2

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Comprehension

ASMcue Outcome:  3.1

Learning Outcome:  11.3

Global Outcome:  2

11) Which of the following lacks a cell wall?

1. A) Borrelia
2. B) Mycoplasma
3. C) Mycobacterium
4. D) Clostridium
5. E) Nocardia

Answer:  B

Section:  11.3

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge

ASMcue Outcome:  2.3

Learning Outcome:  11.9

12) Which of the following bacteria is gram-negative?

1. A) Treponema
2. B) Corynebacterium
3. C) Bacillus
4. D) Staphylococcus
5. E) Mycobacterium

Answer:  A

Section:  11.2

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge

ASMcue Outcome:  2.1

Learning Outcome:  11.8

13) Which of the following form conidiospores?

1. A) endospore-forming gram-positive rods and cocci
2. B) actinomycetes and related organisms
3. C) rickettsias
4. D) anaerobic gram-negative cocci
5. E) spiral and curved bacteria

Answer:  B

Section:  11.3

Bloom’s Taxonomy:  Knowledge

ASMcue Outcome:  2.3

Learning Outcome:  11.10