Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville (All Chapters Complete, All Answers Verified 100%)

Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by
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Multiple Choice ky




1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for
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the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke ky




B. Zacharias Janssen ky




C. Francesco Stalluti ky




D. Giovanni Faber ky




Ans: Aky




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than
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200X. However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
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Ans: Bky




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,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: ky ky ky ky ky




A. see viruses. ky




B. use a microscope.
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C. describe bacteria. ky




D. suggest animalcules caused disease.ky ky ky




Ans: Cky




4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the
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debate regarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did
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not develop maggots, the uncovered ones did.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
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D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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Ans: Bky




5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi ky




B. Robert Koch ky




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani ky




D. Louis Pasteur ky




Ans: Bky




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,6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
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generation?
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A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media. ky ky ky ky ky ky ky




B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
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Ans: C
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7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: ky ky ky




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. ky ky




C. miasma was the cause of disease.
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D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. ky ky ky ky ky ky ky




Ans: D
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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich ky ky




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham ky ky




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, D. Pasteur and Snow ky ky




Ans: C
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9. Semmelweis showed that the transmission of disease could be interrupted by:
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A. killing disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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B. disinfecting water supplies. ky ky




C. pasteurizing milk. ky




D. washing hands in chlorine water.
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Ans: D
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10. In 1854, John Snow determined that contaminated water transmits:
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A. smallpox.
B. cholera.
C. influenza.
D. anthrax.


Ans: B
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11. John Snow traced the source of an 1854 outbreak of cholera to:
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A. consumption of contaminated beef. ky ky ky




B. an increase in infected mosquitoes.
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