BIOS 242, FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY CHPT 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BIOS 242, FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY CHPT 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Leeuwenhoek's most important contribution to the field of microbiology was: THE FIRST MICROSCOPE 2. What microbial group was NOT discovered until the introduction of modern research tools?: VIRUSES 3. who was the first scientist to challenge the theory of spontaneous genera- tion?: Francesco Redi 4. Early scientists used the term fermentation to mean: the formation of alcohol the formation of acids the putrefaction 5. The germ theory of disease specifically applies to: infectious diseases 6. What laboratory technique became important as a means to satisfy Koch's first postulate?: isolation of organisms in pure culture 7. The gram stain is useful for distinguishing among which types of mi- crobes?: BACTERIA