Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank UPDATED & VERIFIED VERSION 2023

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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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MULTIPLE b CHOICE

1. In b the b sixteenth b century b a b father-and-son b team, b by b the b name b of , bproduced ba b

bcompound b microscope b consisting b of b a b simple b tube b with b lenses b at b each b end.

a. van b Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C REF: p. b 3

2. “Animalcules” b were b first b described b by
a. Robert b Hooke.
b. Antony b van b Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans b Janssen.
d. John b Needham.
ANS: B REF: p. b 3

3. Micrographia, ba bpublication billustrating binsects, bsponges, bas bwell bas bplant bcells, bwas
b published b by
a. Robert b Hooke.
b. Antony b van b Leeuwenhoek.
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d. John
b Needham.
ANS: A REF: p. b 3

4. Low-power microscopes b designed for observing fairly large objects such b as b insects or
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a. electron b microscopes.
b. dark-field b microscopes.
c. fluorescence b microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. b 5

5. A b microscope b that b provides b a b three-dimensional b image b of b a b specimen b is b a
a. dark-field b microscope.
b. transmission b electron b microscope.
c. bright-field b microscope.
d. scanning b electron b microscope.
ANS: D REF: p. b 7

6. The toolb of choice to observe living microorganisms isb the b
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a. bright-field b microscope.
b. phase-contrast b microscope.



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c. fluorescence b microscope.
d. electron b microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. b 6

7. Which bscientist b is b most b responsible b for b ending b the b controversy b about
b spontaneous bgeneration?
a. John b Needham
b. Joseph b Lister
c. Louis b Pasteur
d. Robert b Koch
ANS: C REF: p. b 8

8. Fossils b of b prokaryotes b go b back b billion b years.
a. 4.0 b to b 5.0
b. 3.5 b to b 4.0
c. 2.5 b to b 3.0
d. 2.2 b to b 2.7
ANS: B REF: p. b 9

9. Molds b belong b to b which b of b the b following b groups b of b eukaryotic b organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: C REF: p. b 11
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10. The b correct b descending b order b of b taxonomic b categories b is
a. species, b domain, b phylum, b kingdom, b order, b division, b class, b genus.
b. domain, b kingdom, b phylum, b class, b family, b order, b genus, b species.
c. domain, b kingdom, b phylum, b class, b order, b family, b genus, b species.
d. kingdom, b domain, b phylum, b order, b class, b family, b genus, b species.
ANS: C REF: p. b 10

11. Complex b communities b of b microorganisms b on b surfaces b are b called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: B REF: p. b 12

12. A relationship between organisms in whichb the waste product of one provides nutrientsb for
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another isb called b b
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D REF: p. b 12




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13. Which b of b the b following b sites b of b the b human b body b does b not b have b a b normal b flora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: D REF: p. b 12

14. Which b of b the b following b lack b nucleic b acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C REF: p. b 11

15. The b binominal b system b of b nomenclature b was b originally b developed b by
a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: B REF: p. b 11

16. Which b of b the b following b scientists b performed b the b first b vaccination b against b smallpox?
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d. Koch
ANS: B REF: p. b 9

17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated
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a. food?
Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: B REF: p. b 13

18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via
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a. aerosols?
Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A REF: p. b 14

19. Which b of b the b following b organisms b is b used b in b the b production b of b cheese?
a. Propionibacterium b shermanii
b. Acetobacter b aceti
c. Giardia




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d. Fusobacterium
ANS: A REF: p. b 14

20. Which b of b the b following b scientists b discovered b the b antibiotic b properties b of b Penicillium?
a. Alexander b Fleming
b. Louis b Pasteur
c. Joseph b Lister
d. Edward b Jenner
ANS: A REF: p. b 15


COMPLETION

1. In b a b compound b light b microscope b the b lens b closest b to b the b eye b is b the b lens.

ANS: ocular

REF: p. b 3

2. The btotal b magnification b of b an b object b viewed b with b a b compound b microscope b with b an
b ocular blens b of b 10 b and b an b objective b lens b of b 40 b is b  .

ANS: 400

REF: p. b 4

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ANS: abiogenesis

REF: p. b 7

4. Microorganisms bof bvarious bspecies bare boften borganized binto bcomplex bcommunities
b on ba b surface b and b are b called b .

ANS: biofilms

REF: p. b 12

5. All b bacteria b are b cells.

ANS: prokaryotic

REF: p. b 10

6. Cells b that b contain b a b nucleus b are b cells.

ANS: eukaryotic

REF: p. b 10




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