TEST BANK For Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville | Verified Chapter's 1 - 27 | Complete

TEST BANK For Alcamos Fundamentals of

Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville

| Verified Chapter's 1 - 27 | Complete

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Multiple Choice SP




1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for t
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heempty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke SP




B. Zacharias Janssen SP




C. Francesco Stalluti SP




D. Giovanni Faber SP




Ans: A SP




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200
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X.However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
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Ans: B SP

,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: SP SP SP SP SP




A. see viruses. SP




B. use a microscope. SP SP




C. describe bacteria. SP




D. suggest animalcules caused disease. SP SP SP




Ans: C SP




4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the debat
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eregarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did n
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otdevelop maggots, the uncovered ones did.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
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D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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Ans: B SP




5. SP did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi SP




B. Robert Koch SP




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani SP




D. Louis Pasteur SP




Ans: B SP

, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
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generation?

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B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
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Ans: C SP




7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: SP SP SP




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. SP SP




C. miasma was the cause of disease.
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D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. SP SP SP SP SP SP SP




Ans: D Pag
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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich SP SP




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham SP SP