Test Bank for Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 2nd Edition by Karin C. VanMeter

Chapter 01

1. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms? [Multiple Choice]

a. Protozoans

b. Archaea

c. Fungi ✔

d. Algae

ANS: C

2. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is [Multiple Choice]

a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.

b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.

c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. ✔

d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.

ANS: C

3. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of __________, produced a compound
microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end. [Multiple Choice]

a. van Leeuwenhoek

b. Semmelweis

c. Janssen ✔

d. Hooke

ANS: C

4. Microorganisms of various species are often organized into complex communities on a surface and are called
__________.

5. The taxonomic resource for information on bacteria is __________.

6. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation? [Multiple Choice]

a. John Needham

b. Joseph Lister

,c. Louis Pasteur ✔

d. Robert Koch

ANS: C

7. Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium? [Multiple Choice]

a. Alexander Fleming ✔

b. Louis Pasteur

c. Joseph Lister

d. Edward Jenner

ANS: A

8. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a [Multiple Choice]

a. dark-field microscope.

b. transmission electron microscope.

c. bright-field microscope.

d. scanning electron microscope. ✔

ANS: D

9. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called [Multiple Choice]

a. colonies.

b. biofilms. ✔

c. biospheres.

d. flora.

ANS: B

10. In a compound light microscope the lens closest to the eye is the __________ lens.

11. A relationship in which two organisms benefit is referred to as __________.

12. Match the description below with the correct item from this list. Scanning electron microscopePhase-contrast
microscopeTransmission electron microscopeStereomicroscopeObserving insectsThree-dimensional
imagesCytoplasmic streamingFluorescent dyeUltrathin sectioned specimens

13. ?Animalcules? were first described by [Multiple Choice]

,a. Robert Hooke.

b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. ✔

c. Hans Janssen.

d. John Needham.

ANS: B

14. Fossils of prokaryotes go back __________ billion years. [Multiple Choice]

a. 4.0 to 5.0

b. 3.5 to 4.0 ✔

c. 2.5 to 3.0

d. 2.2 to 2.7

ANS: B

15. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox? [Multiple Choice]

a. Pasteur

b. Jenner ✔

c. Semmelweis

d. Koch

ANS: B

16. The cleanup of various industrial wastes by living organisms is referred to as __________.

17. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by [Multiple Choice]

a. Pasteur.

b. Linnaeus. ✔

c. Martini.

d. Jenner.

ANS: B

18. Another term for spontaneous generation is __________.

19. Match the description below to the correct name from this list. AnimalculesVaccinationAseptic

, techniqueGerm theory of diseaseRobert KochEdward JennerLouis PasteurJohn NeedhamJoseph ListerAntony van
Leeuwenhoek

20. Which of the following lack nucleic acids? [Multiple Choice]

a. Archaea

b. Viruses

c. Prions ✔

d. Bacteria

ANS: C

21. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese? [Multiple Choice]

a. Propionibacterium shermanii ✔

b. Acetobacter aceti

c. Giardia

d. Fusobacterium

ANS: A

22. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols? [Multiple Choice]

a. Psittacosis ✔

b. Shigellosis

c. Leptospirosis

d. Giardiasis

ANS: A

23. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the [Multiple Choice]

a. bright-field microscope.

b. phase-contrast microscope. ✔

c. fluorescence microscope.

d. electron microscope.

ANS: B