OPENSTAX MICROBIOLOGY 2026 FINAL PAPER
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED
PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ describe how the cause of sickness and disease were explained in
ancient times, prior to the invention of the microscope.
Answer: angry gods, bad air,
◉ Describe key historical events associated with the birth of
microbiology.
Answer: -invention of microscope strong enough to see microbes
-isolation of specific microbes to identify causes of disease
◉ Fermentation.
Answer: a process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast to convert
Sugars (carbohydrates) into alcohol, gasses and organic acids (like
vinegar)
◉ Yeast fermentation yeilds.
Answer: Ethanol and CO2
, ◉ What type of microorganisms would likely be killed by antibiotic
treatment.
Answer:
◉ Hippocrates believed.
Answer: disease had natural causes that came from inside forces or
the environment, not supernatural
◉ Thucydides (father of scientific history).
Answer: advocated for evidence-based analysis of cause-and-effect
reasoning. No reinfections of the plague even around actively sick
people
◉ Give two examples of foods that have historically been produced
by humans with the aid of microbes.
Answer: beer, wine, cheese, bread
◉ Explain how historical understanding of disease contributed to
attempts to treat and contain disease.
Answer: caveman= creams and fungus to fight the gods
romans= underground sewage to fight "bad air"
biblical times= quatantine to fight communicable diseases
REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED
PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ describe how the cause of sickness and disease were explained in
ancient times, prior to the invention of the microscope.
Answer: angry gods, bad air,
◉ Describe key historical events associated with the birth of
microbiology.
Answer: -invention of microscope strong enough to see microbes
-isolation of specific microbes to identify causes of disease
◉ Fermentation.
Answer: a process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast to convert
Sugars (carbohydrates) into alcohol, gasses and organic acids (like
vinegar)
◉ Yeast fermentation yeilds.
Answer: Ethanol and CO2
, ◉ What type of microorganisms would likely be killed by antibiotic
treatment.
Answer:
◉ Hippocrates believed.
Answer: disease had natural causes that came from inside forces or
the environment, not supernatural
◉ Thucydides (father of scientific history).
Answer: advocated for evidence-based analysis of cause-and-effect
reasoning. No reinfections of the plague even around actively sick
people
◉ Give two examples of foods that have historically been produced
by humans with the aid of microbes.
Answer: beer, wine, cheese, bread
◉ Explain how historical understanding of disease contributed to
attempts to treat and contain disease.
Answer: caveman= creams and fungus to fight the gods
romans= underground sewage to fight "bad air"
biblical times= quatantine to fight communicable diseases
