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