Test Bank - Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition by Jeffrey C. Pommerville 9781284211757 Chapter 1-27 | Complete Guide A+

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Multiple Choice g x




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




B. Zacharias Janssen g x




C. Francesco Stalluti g x




D. Giovanni Faber g x




Ans: A g x




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than
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20 0X.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: g x



B

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




A. see viruses. gx




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




D. suggest animalcules caused disease. gx gx gx




Ans: C gx




4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the
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deb ate 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 j
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ars did notdevelop 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: B g x




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




B. Robert Koch gx




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani gx




D. Louis Pasteur gx




Ans: B gx

, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneo
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usgeneration?

A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media. gx gx gx gx gx gx gx




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 gx




7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: gx gx gx




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




C. miasma was the cause of disease.gx gx gx gx gx




D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. gx gx gx gx gx gx gx




Ans: D Pag
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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 gx gx




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