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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Microbiology
Scope of Microbiology
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life
Chemical Foundations of Living Systems
Chapter 3: Cell Structure and Function
Cellular Organization and Functional Processes
Chapter 4: Prokaryotic Microorganisms
Bacteria and Archaea
Chapter 5: Virology
Viruses: Structure, Classification, and Replication
Chapter 6: Eukaryotic Microorganisms
Diversity and Functional Roles
Chapter 7: Control of Microbial Growth
Physical and Chemical Methods of Control
Chapter 8: Microbiological Laboratory Techniques
Methods and Experimental Practices
Chapter 9: Laboratory Safety in Microbiology
Biosafety Principles and Risk Management
Chapter 10: Introduction to Pharmacology
Basic Principles of Drug Action
Chapter 11: Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial Drugs and Resistance
Chapter 12: Infection and Disease Processes
Mechanisms of Pathogenesis
Chapter 13: The Immune System
Immune Response and Lymphatic System
Chapter 14: Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Infections
Skin, Soft Tissue, and Musculoskeletal System Infections
Chapter 15: Respiratory Infections
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Chapter 16: Gastrointestinal Infections
Diseases of the Digestive System
Chapter 17: Nervous System and Sensory Infections
Neurological and Sensory Structure Infections
Chapter 18: Cardiovascular Infections
Circulatory System Diseases
Chapter 19: Urinary System Infections
Diseases of the Urinary Tract
Chapter 20: Reproductive System Infections
Diseases of the Reproductive Organs
Chapter 21: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Transmission, Prevention, and Control
Chapter 22: Microorganisms and Human Development
Microbial Interactions Across the Lifespan
Chapter 23: Environmental Microbiology
Microorganisms in the Environment and Human Health
Chapter 24: Emerging Infectious Diseases
New and Re-emerging Pathogens
Chapter 25: Biotechnology in Microbiology
Applications and Innovations


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Ch01


In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of produced acompound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses
at each end.
vanLeeuwenhoek
Semmelweis
Janssen
Hooke
ANSWERS: C REFF: p. 3

"Animalcules" were first described by
Robert Hooke.
Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
Hans Janssen.
John Needham.
ANSWERS: B REFF: p. 3

Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published by
Robert Hooke.
Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
Hans Janssen.
John Needham.
ANSWERS: A REFF: p. 3

Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or wormsare
electron microscopes.
dark-field microscopes.
fluorescence microscopes.
stereomicroscopes.
ANSWERS: D REFF: p. 5

A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
dark-field microscope.
transmission electron microscope.
bright-field microscope.
scanning electron microscope.
ANSWERS: D REFF: p. 7

The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
bright-field microscope.
phase-contrast microscope.
fluorescence microscope.
electron microscope.
ANSWERS: B REFF: p. 6

Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
John Needham
Joseph Lister
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
ANSWERS: C REFF: p. 8

Fossils of prokaryotes go back billion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
ANSWERS: B REFF: p. 9

Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
Proto oans
Archaea
Fungi
Algae
ANSWERS: C REFF: p. 11

The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
ANSWERS: C REFF: p. 10


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Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
colonies.
biofilms.
biospheres.
flora.
ANSWERS: B REFF: p. 12

A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients foranother is called
mutualism.
competition.
synergism.
commensalism.
ANSWERS: D REFF: p. 12


Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
Intestine
Skin
Vagina
Blood

ANSWERS: D REFF: p. 12

Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
Archaea
Viruses
Prions
Bacteria

ANSWERS: C REFF: p. ll

The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
Pasteur.
Linnaeus.
Martini.
Jenner.

ANSWERS: B REFF: p. ll

Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
Pasteur
Jenner
Semmelweis
Koch
ANSWERS: B REFF: p. 9

Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
Mumps
Shigellosis
Legionellosis
Tuberculosis
ANSWERS: B REFF: p. 13

Which of the following diseases is transmitted Via aerosols?
Psittacosis
Shigellosis
Leptospirosis
Giardiasis
ANSWERS: A REFF: p. 14

Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
Propionibacterium shermanii
Acetobacter aceti
Giardia
Fusobacterium
ANSWERS: A REFF: p. 14

Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium?
Alexander Fleming
Louis Pasteur
Joseph lister
Edward Jenner
ANSWERS: A REFF: p. lS

COMPLETION


In a compound light microscope the lens closest to the eye is the lens.

ANSWERS: ocular

REFF: p. 3




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