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

,Chap01,h Chapterh 1




Multipleh Choice




1. Whoh washonehofh thehearlyhnaturalhphilosophersh whoh coinedhthehnameh“cella”hforhthehempt
yhcorkhspaceshthathbecamehthehwordhwehusehtoday,h“cells”?
A. Roberth Hooke
B. Zachariash Janssen
C. Francescoh Stalluti
D. Giovannih Faber


Ans:hA




2. Leeuwenhoekh madeh lenseshthath allowedh himhtoh magnifyh objectshmoreh thanh 200X.hHow
ever,hhehfailedhtohpromotehscientifichinquiryhbecause:
A. hehdidn'th sharehhishdrawingsh withh otherh scientists.
B. hehdidn'th revealhhowhhehgroundhtheh lenseshandhnohonehelseh washdoinghith thath well.
C. hehlimitedhhish researchhtoh pondhwater
D. ith washonlyhahhobbyhandhhehdidn'thlivehveryhlong


Ans:h B

,3. Leeuwenhoekhwashthehfirsthpersonhto:
A. seehviruses.
B. usehahmicroscope.
C. describehbacteria.
D. suggesthanimalculeshcausedhdisease.


Ans:hC




4. Francescoh Redih ishfamoushforh performingh oneh ofh thehfirsth experimentshoverh thehdebatehrega
rdinghspontaneoushgeneration.hWhathwashhishexperiment?
A. Hehboiledhsomehmuttonhgravyhandhsealedhthehtopsh withh corks.
B. Hehcoveredh somehjarshofh meath withh gauzehandhlefthothershopen.hTheh coveredhjarshdidhnothdeve
lophmaggots,hthehuncoveredhoneshdid.
C. Hehshowedhthathmicehwillhappearhwithhdamphragshandhrice.
D. Hehboiledh brothhforhlongerhperiodshofhtimehandh sealedh thehtopshwithhmeltedh glass.


Ans:h B




5. h didhnothattempthtohprovehorhrefutehthehideahofhspontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. RoberthKoch
C. LazzarohSpallanzani
D. LouishPasteur


Ans:hB

,6. Whichhonehofhthehfollowinghwouldhbehconsistenthwithhthehideahofhspontaneoushgener
ation?
A. Microorganismshmayhbehcultivatedhonhsolidhlaboratoryhmedia.
B. Insectsharehimportanthinhthehtransmissionhofhdisease.
C. Sickhpeoplehgivehrisehtohmicroorganismshinhtheirhbody.
D. Disinfectionhishessentialhtohprevenththehspreadhofhmicroorganisms.


Ans:hC




7. Spallanzani’shexperimentshshowedhthat:
A. viruseshwerehtransmittedhbyhwater.
B. spontaneoushgenerationhoccurs.
C. miasmahwashthehcausehofhdisease.
D. experimentshcanhbehmodifiedhtohtesthahhypothesis.


Ans:hDhPage
:h 8




8. Whichhpairhofhscientistshwerehantagonistshduringhthehsamehperiodhofhhistory?
A. PasteurhandhEhrlich
B. KochhandhLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzanihandhNeedham

,D. PasteurhandhSnow


Ans:hC




9. Semmelweishshowedhthaththehtransmissionhofhdiseasehcouldhbehinterruptedhby:
A. killinghdisease-carryinghmosquitoes.
B. disinfectinghwaterhsupplies.
C. pasteurizinghmilk.
D. washinghhandshinhchlorinehwater.


Ans:h D




10. Inh1854,hJohnhSnowhdeterminedhthathcontaminatedhwaterhtransmits:
A. smallpox.
B. cholera.
C. influenza.
D. anthrax.


Ans:hB




11. JohnhSnowhtracedhthehsourcehofhanh1854houtbreakhofhcholerahto:
A. consumptionhofhcontaminatedhbeef.
B. anhincreasehinhinfectedhmosquitoes.

, C. yeasthcellshonhcontaminatedhapples.
D. ahcontaminatedhmunicipalhwaterhsupply.


Ans:h D




12. WhohwashEdwardhJenner?
A. Hehwashahsurgeonh whoh observedh cowpoxhcouldh providehimmunityhforhsmallpox.
B. Hehwash ahphysicianh whohdiscoveredh washingh yourhhandshcanh reducehdiseasehtra
nsmission.
C. Hehwashthehfirsthtohseeh ah pathogenhthathcauseshdisease.
D. Allhofhthehaboveharehcorrect.


Ans:hA




13. Whath wash ChristianhEhrenberghresponsiblehforh naminghinh theh 1830's?
A. Hehgavehthehnameh"vaccines."
B. Hehgavehthehnameh "eukaryotes".
C. Hehgavehthehnameh "bacteria".
D. Hehgavehthehnameh "cells".


Ans:h C




14. ThehclassicalhGoldenhAgehofhmicrobiologyhcamehtohanhendhpartlyhduehtohthe:

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