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MultipleChoice b
1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for theempt y cork spaces
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that became the word we use today,h“cells”?
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A. RobertHooke b
B. Zacharias h Janssen b
C. Francescoh Stalluti b
D. Giovanni Faber b
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lensesthat allowed himto magnify objectsmore than 200X.How ever,hefailed
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topromotescientificinquirybecause:
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A. hedidn'thsharehisdrawings with other scientists.
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B. hehdidn'trevealhowhegroundthe lensesandnooneelse wasdoingit that well.
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C. helimitedhisresearchtopondwater
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D. itwasonlyahobbyandhedidn'tliveverylong Ans:B
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,3. Leeuwenhoek washthe first person to: b b b b
A. see viruses. b
B. useamicroscope. b b
C. describebacteria. b
D. suggestanimalcules caused disease. b b b
Ans: C b
4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debaterega rding
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spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. Heboiledsome muttonhgravy andsealed thetops with corks.
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B. He covered some jarsof meathwith gauze and lefthothershopen. The covered jarsdid notdeve lopmaggots,
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theuncoveredoneshdid.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp ragsand rice.
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D. He boiled broth forlonger periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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Ans: B b
5. did not attempttoprove or refute theideaof spontaneoushgeneration.
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A. FrancescohRedi
B. RobertKoch b
C. LazzaroSpallanzani b
D. LouisPasteur b
Ans:B
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, 6. Whichoneofthefollowingwouldbeconsistentwiththeideaofspontaneousgener ation?
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A. Microorganismsmaybecultivatedonsolidlaboratorymedia. b b b b b b b
B. Insects are importantin thetransmissionof disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfectionisessentialtopreventthespreadofmicroorganisms. b b b b b b b b
Ans: C
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7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: b b b
A. virusesweretransmittedbywater.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. b b
C. miasma washthe cause ofdisease. b b b b
D. experimentscanbemodifiedtotestahypothesis. b b b b b b b
Ans: D Page
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8. Whichpairofscientistswereantagonistsduringthesameperiodofhistory?
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A. Pasteurand Ehrlich b b
B. Koch andLeeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzaniand Needham b b
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Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
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VerifiedChapter's 1 -27 | Complete
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,Chap01, Chapter 1 b b
MultipleChoice b
1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for theempt y cork spaces
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that became the word we use today,h“cells”?
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A. RobertHooke b
B. Zacharias h Janssen b
C. Francescoh Stalluti b
D. Giovanni Faber b
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lensesthat allowed himto magnify objectsmore than 200X.How ever,hefailed
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topromotescientificinquirybecause:
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A. hedidn'thsharehisdrawings with other scientists.
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B. hehdidn'trevealhowhegroundthe lensesandnooneelse wasdoingit that well.
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C. helimitedhisresearchtopondwater
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D. itwasonlyahobbyandhedidn'tliveverylong Ans:B
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,3. Leeuwenhoek washthe first person to: b b b b
A. see viruses. b
B. useamicroscope. b b
C. describebacteria. b
D. suggestanimalcules caused disease. b b b
Ans: C b
4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debaterega rding
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spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. Heboiledsome muttonhgravy andsealed thetops with corks.
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B. He covered some jarsof meathwith gauze and lefthothershopen. The covered jarsdid notdeve lopmaggots,
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theuncoveredoneshdid.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp ragsand rice.
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D. He boiled broth forlonger periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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Ans: B b
5. did not attempttoprove or refute theideaof spontaneoushgeneration.
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A. FrancescohRedi
B. RobertKoch b
C. LazzaroSpallanzani b
D. LouisPasteur b
Ans:B
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, 6. Whichoneofthefollowingwouldbeconsistentwiththeideaofspontaneousgener ation?
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A. Microorganismsmaybecultivatedonsolidlaboratorymedia. b b b b b b b
B. Insects are importantin thetransmissionof disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfectionisessentialtopreventthespreadofmicroorganisms. b b b b b b b b
Ans: C
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7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: b b b
A. virusesweretransmittedbywater.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. b b
C. miasma washthe cause ofdisease. b b b b
D. experimentscanbemodifiedtotestahypothesis. b b b b b b b
Ans: D Page
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8. Whichpairofscientistswereantagonistsduringthesameperiodofhistory?
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A. Pasteurand Ehrlich b b
B. Koch andLeeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzaniand Needham b b
