Test Bank for Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, 5th Edition (Bauman, 2024), All Chapters

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,Chapter 1: A Brief History of Microbiology

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease.
Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Early Years of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.1

2) The microbes commonly known as are single-celled eukaryotes that are
generally motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer:
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3

3) Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms
Answer:
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.5




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, 4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.6

5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of
spontaneous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.7

6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
Answer:
A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.10

7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are unicellular.
Answer: D

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