Microbiology Openstax Ch. 1
Microorganisms or microbes - correct answer Organisms that are visible only through a microscope are
called microorganisms or microbes
Fermentation - correct answer an oxygen-starved process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast to convert
sugars (carbohydrates) to alcohol, gases, and organic acids
Which of the following foods is NOT made by fermentation?
A.beer
B.bread
C.cheese
D.orange juice - correct answer D.orange juice
Who is considered the "father of Western medicine"?
A.Marcus Terentius Varro
B.Thucydides
C.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
D.Hippocrates - correct answer D.Hippocrates
Who was the first to observe "animalcules" under the microscope?
A.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B.Ötzi the Iceman
C.Marcus Terentius Varro
D.Robert Koch - correct answer A.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Who proposed that swamps might harbor tiny, disease-causing animals too small to see?
A.Thucydides
B.Marcus Terentius Varro
C.Hippocrates
D.Louis Pasteur - correct answer B.Marcus Terentius Varro
, Microbiology Openstax Ch. 1
Thucydides is known as the father of _______________. - correct answer scientific history
Researchers think that Ötzi the Iceman may have been infected with _____ disease. - correct answer
Lyme disease
The process by which microbes turn grape juice into wine is called _______________. - correct answer
fermentation
Taxonomy - correct answer the classification, description, identification, and naming of living organisms
Binomial nomenclature - correct answer A scientific naming system where every organism has a unique
name consisting of two parts: a genus name and a species name
phylogenetic tree - correct answer diagram that shows how species are related to each other through
common ancestors
Which of the following was NOT a kingdom in Linnaeus's taxonomy?
A.animal
B.mineral
C.protist
D.plant - correct answer C. protist
Which of the following is a correct usage of binomial nomenclature?
A.Homo Sapiens
B.homo sapiens
C.Homo sapiens
D.Homo Sapiens - correct answer C.Homo sapiens
Which scientist proposed adding a kingdom for protists?
Microorganisms or microbes - correct answer Organisms that are visible only through a microscope are
called microorganisms or microbes
Fermentation - correct answer an oxygen-starved process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast to convert
sugars (carbohydrates) to alcohol, gases, and organic acids
Which of the following foods is NOT made by fermentation?
A.beer
B.bread
C.cheese
D.orange juice - correct answer D.orange juice
Who is considered the "father of Western medicine"?
A.Marcus Terentius Varro
B.Thucydides
C.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
D.Hippocrates - correct answer D.Hippocrates
Who was the first to observe "animalcules" under the microscope?
A.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
B.Ötzi the Iceman
C.Marcus Terentius Varro
D.Robert Koch - correct answer A.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Who proposed that swamps might harbor tiny, disease-causing animals too small to see?
A.Thucydides
B.Marcus Terentius Varro
C.Hippocrates
D.Louis Pasteur - correct answer B.Marcus Terentius Varro
, Microbiology Openstax Ch. 1
Thucydides is known as the father of _______________. - correct answer scientific history
Researchers think that Ötzi the Iceman may have been infected with _____ disease. - correct answer
Lyme disease
The process by which microbes turn grape juice into wine is called _______________. - correct answer
fermentation
Taxonomy - correct answer the classification, description, identification, and naming of living organisms
Binomial nomenclature - correct answer A scientific naming system where every organism has a unique
name consisting of two parts: a genus name and a species name
phylogenetic tree - correct answer diagram that shows how species are related to each other through
common ancestors
Which of the following was NOT a kingdom in Linnaeus's taxonomy?
A.animal
B.mineral
C.protist
D.plant - correct answer C. protist
Which of the following is a correct usage of binomial nomenclature?
A.Homo Sapiens
B.homo sapiens
C.Homo sapiens
D.Homo Sapiens - correct answer C.Homo sapiens
Which scientist proposed adding a kingdom for protists?
