TEST BANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL, 1ST EDITION: VANMETER

Chapter 1: Scope of Microbiology MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In the 16th century a father-and-son team, by the name of __________, produced a compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end. a. van Leeuwenhoek b. Semmelweis c. Janssen d. Hooke ANS: C 2. “Animalcules” were first described by a. Robert Hooke b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek c. Hans Janssen d. John Needham ANS: B 3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published by a. Robert Hooke b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek c. Hans Janssen d. John Needham ANS: A 4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms are a. Electron microscopes b. Dark-field microscopes c. Fluorescence microscopes d. Stereomicroscopes ANS: D 5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a a. Dark-field microscope b. Transmission electron microscope c. Bright-field microscope d. Scanning electron microscope ANS: D 6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the a. Bright-field microscope b. Phase-contrast microscope