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CHAPTER 01: A BRIEF HISTORY OF MICROBIOLOGY
MUTIPLE CHOICE
1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease.
ANSWER: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Early Years of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) The microbes commonly known as are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally
motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
ANSWER: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning
Outcome: 1.3
3) Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
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E) worms
ANSWER: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning
Outcome: 1.5
4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
ANSWER: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.6
5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of
spontaneous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
ANSWER: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.7
6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
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E) antisepsis.
ANSWER: A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Golden Age of MicrobiologyLearning
Outcome: 1.10
7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are unicellular.
ANSWER: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning
Outcome: 1.3
8) Which of the following contribute to the successful application of Koch's postulates?
A) the development of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically
D) the development of simple bacterial staining techniques
E) the development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria
ANSWER: E