Test Bank for Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Complete Guide A+ 2025

TestBank
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n MultipleChoice n




1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
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n 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




n Ans: A
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X. n n n n n n n n n n n




n 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




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, 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




Ans: C n




4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the debate
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n 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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n 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




n Ans: B 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 may be cultivated on solid laboratorymedia. n n n n n n n




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. n n n n n n n n




n Ans: C n




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




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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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




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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 n n




C. Spallanzani and Needham n n




D. Pasteur and Snow n n




Ans: C n




9. Semmelweis showed that the transmission of disease could be interrupted by: n n n n n n n n n n




A. killing disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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B. disinfecting water supplies. n n




C. pasteurizing milk. n




D. washing hands in chlorine water. n n n n