Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology (9th Edition, Pommerville) – Complete Test Bank with Questions and Answers

Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of
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Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville
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,Chap01, Chapter 1 b5 b5




Multiple Choice b5




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 b5




B. Zacharias Janssen b5




C. Francesco Stalluti b5




D. Giovanni Faber b5




Ans: A b5




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
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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 b5




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,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: b5 b5 b5 b5 b5




A. see viruses. b5




B. use a microscope.b5 b5




C. describe bacteria. b5




D. suggest animalcules caused disease. b5 b5 b5




Ans: C b5




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
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glass.
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Ans: B b5




5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi b5




B. Robert Koch b5




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani b5




D. Louis Pasteur b5




Ans: B b5




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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.
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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 microorganisms.
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Ans: C b5




7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: b5 b5 b5




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. b5 b5




C. miasma was the cause of disease.
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D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis.
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Ans: D b5




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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 b5 b5




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham b5 b5




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