Test Bank for Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition by Jeffrey C. Pommerville – All Chapters Practice Questions & Answers

Test Bank for Fundamentals of Microbiology, 12th Edition
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,TestBank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C.Pommerville



ChapterA1
Multiple Choice
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1.WhoAwasAoneAofAtheAearlyAnaturalAphilosophersAwhoAcoinedAtheAnameA“cella”AforAth
eAemptyAcorkAspacesAthatAbecameAtheAwordAweAuseAtoday,A“cells”?

A.RobertAHooke

B.ZachariasAJanssen

C.FrancescoAStalluti

D.GiovanniAFaber

AAns:AA

2.LeeuwenhoekAmadeAlensesAthatAallowedAhimAtoAmagnifyAobjectsAmoreAthanA200X .

AHowever,AheAfailedAtoApromoteAscientificAinquiryAbecause:

A.heAdidn'tAshareAhisAdrawingsAwithAotherAscientists.

B.heAdidn'tArevealAhowAheAgroundAtheAlensesAandAnoAoneAelseAwasAdoingAitAthatAwell.

C.heAlimitedAhisAresearchAtoApondAwater

D.itAwasAonlyAaAhobbyAandAheAdidn'tAliveAveryAlong


Ans:AB

,3.LeeuwenhoekAwasAtheAfirstApersonAto:
A.seeAviruses.

B.useAaAmicroscope.

C.describeAbacteria.

D.suggestAanimalculesAcausedAdisease.




Ans:AC
4.FrancescoARediAisAfamousAforAperformingAoneAofAtheAfirstAexperimentsAoverAtheAdebat

eAregardingAspontaneousAgeneration.AWhatAwasAhisAexperiment?

A.HeAboiledAsomeAmuttonAgravyAandAsealedAtheAtopsAwithAcorks.

B.HeAcoveredAsomeAjarsAofAmeatAwithAgauzeAandAleftAothersAopen.ATheAcoveredAjarsAdidAn
otAdevelopAmaggots,AtheAuncoveredAonesAdid.

C.HeAshowedAthatAmiceAwillAappearAwithAdampAragsAandArice.

D.HeAboiledAbrothAforAlongerAperiodsAofAtimeAandAsealedAtheAtopsAwithAmeltedAglass.


Ans:AB


5.didAnotAattemptAtoAproveAorArefuteAtheAideaAofAspontaneousAgeneration.

A.FrancescoARedi

B.RobertAKoch

C.LazzaroASpallanzani

D.LouisAPasteu


rAAns:AB




6.WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsistentAwithAtheAideaAofAspontaneo
usAgeneration?

, A.MicroorganismsAmayAbeAcultivatedAonAsolidAlaboratoryAmedia.

B.InsectsAareAimportantAinAtheAtransmissionAofAdisease.

C.SickApeopleAgiveAriseAtoAmicroorganismsAinAtheirAbody.

D.DisinfectionAisAessentialAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAmicroorganism

s.AAns:AC

7.Spallanzani’sAexperimentsAshowedAthat:

A.virusesAwereAtransmittedAbyAwater.

B.spontaneousAgenerationAoccurs.

C.miasmaAwasAtheAcauseAofAdisease.

D.experimentsAcanAbeAmodifiedAtoAtestAaAhypothesi
s.AAns:AD
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8.WhichApairAofAscientistsAwereAantagonistsAduringAtheAsameAperiodAofAhistory?

A.PasteurAandAEhrlich

B.KochAandALeeuwenhoek

C.SpallanzaniAandANeedham

D.PasteurAandASnow



Ans:AC


9.SemmelweisAshowedAthatAtheAtransmissionAofAdiseaseAcouldAbeAinterruptedAby:
A.killingAdisease-carryingAmosquitoes.
B.disinfectingAwaterAsupplies.

C.pasteurizingAmilk.
D.washingAhandsAinAchlorineAwater.