TEST BANK
m
,TestmBank:mFundamentalsmofmMicrobiologym12thmEdition,mJeffreymC.mPommervill
emChapterm1
Multiple Choice
m
1. Whomwasmonemofmthemearlymnaturalmphilosophersmwhomcoinedmthemnamem“cella”mformt
hememptymcorkmspacesmthatmbecamemthemwordmwemusemtoday,m“cells”?
A. Robertm Hooke
B. Zachariasm Janssen
C. FrancescomStalluti
D. GiovannimFabe
rmAns:mA
2. Leeuwenhoekmmademlensesmthatmallowedmhimmtommagnifymobjectsmmoremthanm200
X.mHowever,mhemfailedmtompromotemscientificminquirymbecause:
A. hemdidn'tm sharemhism drawingsm withm otherm scientists.
B. hemdidn'tm revealmhowmhemgroundmthemlensesm andm nom onemelsem wasm doingmitm thatm well.
C. hemlimitedm hism researchm tom pondm water
D. itm wasmonlymam hobbymandm hem didn'tm livemverymlong
Ans:m B
,3. Leeuwenhoekmwasmthemfirstmpersonmto:
A. seemviruses.
B. usemammicroscope.
C. describembacteria.
D. suggestmanimalculesmcausedmdisease.
Ans:mC
4. FrancescomRedimismfamousmformperformingmonemofmthemfirstmexperimentsmovermthemdeba
temregardingmspontaneousmgeneration.mWhatmwasmhismexperiment?
A. Hemboiledm somemmuttonmgravymandm sealedm themtopsm withm corks.
B. Hemcoveredmsomemjarsmofmmeatmwithmgauzemandmleftmothersmopen.mThemcoveredmjarsmdidmn
otmdevelopmmaggots,mthemuncoveredmonesmdid.
C. Hemshowedmthatm micemwillmappearmwithm dampm ragsm andm rice.
D. Hemboiledm brothm formlongermperiodsm ofmtimemandm sealedm themtopsm withm meltedmglass.
Ans:m B
5. didmnotmattemptmtomprovemormrefutemthemideamofmspontaneousmgeneration.
A. FrancescomRedi
B. RobertmKoch
C. LazzaromSpallanzani
D. LouismPasteu
rmAns:mB
6. Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemconsistentmwithmthemideamofmspontaneo
usmgeneration?
, A. Microorganismsmmaymbemcultivatedmonmsolidmlaboratorymmedia.
B. Insectsmaremimportantminmthemtransmissionmofmdisease.
C. Sickmpeoplemgivemrisemtommicroorganismsminmtheirmbody.
D. Disinfectionmismessentialmtompreventmthemspreadmofmmicroorganis
ms.mAns:mC
7. Spallanzani’smexperimentsmshowedmthat:
A. virusesmweremtransmittedmbymwater.
B. spontaneousmgenerationmoccurs.
C. miasmamwasmthemcausemofmdisease.
D. experimentsmcanmbemmodifiedmtomtestmamhypothes
is.mAns:mD
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8. Whichmpairmofmscientistsmweremantagonistsmduringmthemsamemperiodmofmhistory?
A. PasteurmandmEhrlich
B. KochmandmLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzanimandmNeedham
D. PasteurmandmSnow
Ans:mC
9. Semmelweismshowedmthatmthemtransmissionmofmdiseasemcouldmbeminterruptedmby:
A. killingmdisease-carryingmmosquitoes.
B. disinfectingmwatermsupplies.
C. pasteurizingmmilk.
D. washingmhandsminmchlorinemwater.
m
,TestmBank:mFundamentalsmofmMicrobiologym12thmEdition,mJeffreymC.mPommervill
emChapterm1
Multiple Choice
m
1. Whomwasmonemofmthemearlymnaturalmphilosophersmwhomcoinedmthemnamem“cella”mformt
hememptymcorkmspacesmthatmbecamemthemwordmwemusemtoday,m“cells”?
A. Robertm Hooke
B. Zachariasm Janssen
C. FrancescomStalluti
D. GiovannimFabe
rmAns:mA
2. Leeuwenhoekmmademlensesmthatmallowedmhimmtommagnifymobjectsmmoremthanm200
X.mHowever,mhemfailedmtompromotemscientificminquirymbecause:
A. hemdidn'tm sharemhism drawingsm withm otherm scientists.
B. hemdidn'tm revealmhowmhemgroundmthemlensesm andm nom onemelsem wasm doingmitm thatm well.
C. hemlimitedm hism researchm tom pondm water
D. itm wasmonlymam hobbymandm hem didn'tm livemverymlong
Ans:m B
,3. Leeuwenhoekmwasmthemfirstmpersonmto:
A. seemviruses.
B. usemammicroscope.
C. describembacteria.
D. suggestmanimalculesmcausedmdisease.
Ans:mC
4. FrancescomRedimismfamousmformperformingmonemofmthemfirstmexperimentsmovermthemdeba
temregardingmspontaneousmgeneration.mWhatmwasmhismexperiment?
A. Hemboiledm somemmuttonmgravymandm sealedm themtopsm withm corks.
B. Hemcoveredmsomemjarsmofmmeatmwithmgauzemandmleftmothersmopen.mThemcoveredmjarsmdidmn
otmdevelopmmaggots,mthemuncoveredmonesmdid.
C. Hemshowedmthatm micemwillmappearmwithm dampm ragsm andm rice.
D. Hemboiledm brothm formlongermperiodsm ofmtimemandm sealedm themtopsm withm meltedmglass.
Ans:m B
5. didmnotmattemptmtomprovemormrefutemthemideamofmspontaneousmgeneration.
A. FrancescomRedi
B. RobertmKoch
C. LazzaromSpallanzani
D. LouismPasteu
rmAns:mB
6. Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemconsistentmwithmthemideamofmspontaneo
usmgeneration?
, A. Microorganismsmmaymbemcultivatedmonmsolidmlaboratorymmedia.
B. Insectsmaremimportantminmthemtransmissionmofmdisease.
C. Sickmpeoplemgivemrisemtommicroorganismsminmtheirmbody.
D. Disinfectionmismessentialmtompreventmthemspreadmofmmicroorganis
ms.mAns:mC
7. Spallanzani’smexperimentsmshowedmthat:
A. virusesmweremtransmittedmbymwater.
B. spontaneousmgenerationmoccurs.
C. miasmamwasmthemcausemofmdisease.
D. experimentsmcanmbemmodifiedmtomtestmamhypothes
is.mAns:mD
Page:m 8
8. Whichmpairmofmscientistsmweremantagonistsmduringmthemsamemperiodmofmhistory?
A. PasteurmandmEhrlich
B. KochmandmLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzanimandmNeedham
D. PasteurmandmSnow
Ans:mC
9. Semmelweismshowedmthatmthemtransmissionmofmdiseasemcouldmbeminterruptedmby:
A. killingmdisease-carryingmmosquitoes.
B. disinfectingmwatermsupplies.
C. pasteurizingmmilk.
D. washingmhandsminmchlorinemwater.
