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Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional
(3rd Edition) – VanMeter – Test Bank with
Practice Questions and Answers
Ch01
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) 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.
i. Van Leeuwenhoek
ii. Semmelweis
iii. Janssen
iv. Hooke
ANSWERS: C REF: p. 3
2) “Animalcules” were first described by
i. Robert Hooke.
ii. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
iii. Hans Janssen.
iv. John Needham.
ANSWERS: B REF: p. 3
3) Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published
by
i. Robert Hooke.
ii. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
iii. Hans Janssen.
iv. John Needham.
ANSWERS: A REF: p. 3
4) Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or
wormsare
i. Electron microscopes.
ii. Dark-field microscopes.
iii. Fluorescence microscopes.
iv. Stereomicroscopes.
ANSWERS: D REF: p. 5
5) A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
i. Dark-field microscope.
ii. Transmission electron microscope.
iii. Bright-field microscope.
iv. Scanning electron microscope.
ANSWERS: D REF: p. 7
6) The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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i. Bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.
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c. Fluorescence microscope.
d. Electron microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. 6
7) Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
i. John Needham
ii. Joseph Lister
iii. Louis Pasteur
iv. Robert Koch
ANS: C REF: p. 8
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
ANS: B REF: p. 9
9) Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
i. Protozoans
ii. Archaea
iii. Fungi
iv. Algae
ANS: C REF: p. 11
10) The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
i. Species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
ii. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
iii. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
iv. Kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
ANS: C REF: p. 10
11) Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
i. Colonies.
ii. Biofilms.
iii. Biospheres.
iv. Flora.
ANS: B REF: p. 12
12) A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients
foranother is called
i. Mutualism.
ii. Competition.
iii. Synergism.
iv. Commensalism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12
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Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional
(3rd Edition) – VanMeter – Test Bank with
Practice Questions and Answers
Ch01
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) 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.
i. Van Leeuwenhoek
ii. Semmelweis
iii. Janssen
iv. Hooke
ANSWERS: C REF: p. 3
2) “Animalcules” were first described by
i. Robert Hooke.
ii. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
iii. Hans Janssen.
iv. John Needham.
ANSWERS: B REF: p. 3
3) Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published
by
i. Robert Hooke.
ii. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
iii. Hans Janssen.
iv. John Needham.
ANSWERS: A REF: p. 3
4) Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or
wormsare
i. Electron microscopes.
ii. Dark-field microscopes.
iii. Fluorescence microscopes.
iv. Stereomicroscopes.
ANSWERS: D REF: p. 5
5) A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
i. Dark-field microscope.
ii. Transmission electron microscope.
iii. Bright-field microscope.
iv. Scanning electron microscope.
ANSWERS: D REF: p. 7
6) The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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i. Bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.
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c. Fluorescence microscope.
d. Electron microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. 6
7) Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
i. John Needham
ii. Joseph Lister
iii. Louis Pasteur
iv. Robert Koch
ANS: C REF: p. 8
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
ANS: B REF: p. 9
9) Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
i. Protozoans
ii. Archaea
iii. Fungi
iv. Algae
ANS: C REF: p. 11
10) The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
i. Species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
ii. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
iii. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
iv. Kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
ANS: C REF: p. 10
11) Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
i. Colonies.
ii. Biofilms.
iii. Biospheres.
iv. Flora.
ANS: B REF: p. 12
12) A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients
foranother is called
i. Mutualism.
ii. Competition.
iii. Synergism.
iv. Commensalism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12
