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,Test Bank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C. Pommerville
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Multiple Choice n
1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
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empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke n
B. Zacharias Janssen n
C. Francesco Stalluti n
D. Giovanni Faber n
Ans: A
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.
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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 n
,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: n n n n n
A. see viruses. n
B. use a microscope. n n
C. describe bacteria. n
D. suggest animalcules caused disease. n n n
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4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the debate
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regarding 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 not
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develop 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 n
5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi n
B. Robert Koch n
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani n
D. Louis Pasteur n
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6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
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n generation?
, A. Microorganisms maybe cultivated on solid laboratorymedia. n n n n n n n
B. Insects are important in thetransmission 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. n n n n n n n n
Ans: C
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7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: n n n
A. viruses were transmitted bywater.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. n n
C. miasma was the cause of disease. n n n n n
D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. n n n n n n n
Ans: D
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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 n n
B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham n n
D. Pasteur and Snow n n
Ans: C
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9. Semmelweisshowed that thetransmission ofdisease couldbe interrupted by: n n n n n n n n n n
A. killing disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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B. disinfectingwater supplies. n n
C. pasteurizing milk. n
D. washinghands in chlorine water. n n n n