Microbiology: An Introduction, 12th Edition Test Bank By Tortora Complete

Microbiology: An Introduction, 12th Edition Test Bank By Tortora Complete. If you were setting up an experiment to disprove spontaneous generation in a liquid medium, which of the following would be essential to the experiment? A) supplying the liquid with nutrients B) starting with a liquid that contains microorganisms C) adding antibiotics to the liquid D) using a sterile liquid and eliminating exposure to microorganisms E) adding carbon dioxide to the liquid Answer: D Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.7 21) The arguments supporting spontaneous generation were finally disproved by A) Louis Pasteur. B) Francesco Redi. C) Rudolf Virchow. D) John Needham. E) Lazzaro Spallanzani. Answer: A Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.8 22) Regarding Louis Pasteur's experiments with the S-neck flask, which of the following statements is TRUE? A) Air exchange was involved. B) A food source was provided. C) The possibility of contamination was removed. D) All preexisting microorganisms were killed. E) Air exchange occurred, a food source was provided, preexisting microorganisms were killed and contamination was prevented Answer: E 12 . Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding Learning Outcome: 1.8 23) The microbial process of converting sugars to alcohol is known as A) fermentation. B) pasteurization. C) tyndallization. D) lyophilization. E) alcoholism. Answer: A Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome: 3.1 Learning Outcome: 1.8 24) Proof that a microbe could cause disease was provided by A) Pasteur. B) Lister. C) Koch. D) Wasserman. E) Semmelweis. Answer: C Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome: 5.4 Learning Outcome: 1.10 25) The use of phenol (carbolic acid) as a wound disinfectant was first practiced by A) Lister. B) Semmelweis. C) Pasteur. 13 . D) Holmes. E) Koch. Answer: A Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome: 3.4 Learning Outcome: 1.9 26) Mycology is the study of A) mycoplasma. B) mushrooms. C) protozoa. D) molds. E) molds, yeast, and mushrooms. Answer: E Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering Learning Outcome: 1.13 14 . 27) The first step for directly linking a microbe to a specific disease according to Koch's postulates is to A) culture the blood or other body fluid from a diseased animal using nutrient medium. B) inject a sample of blood or other body fluid from a diseased animal into a healthy animal. C) obtain a sample of blood or other body fluid from a diseased animal. D) compare the blood of a sick animal to blood obtained from a healthy animal. E) isolate microbes from the blood of healthy animals. Answer: C Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying ASMcue Outcome: 5.4 Learning Outcome: 1.10 28) In which of the following situations would Koch's postulates be utilized? A) determination of the cause of a new emerging disease by scientists studying disease transmission B) development of a new antibiotic in a pharmaceutical lab C) determination of the cause of cancer in a patient D) formulation of a vaccine against a new pathogen in a genetic engineering lab E) whenever the scientific method is used to investigate a microbiological problem Answer: A Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying ASMcue Outcome: 5.4 Learning Outcome: 1.10 Global Outcome: 5 29) Robert Koch identified the cause of A) smallpox. B) anthrax. C) diphtheria. 15 . D) AIDS. E) rabies. Answer: B Section: 1.3 Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering ASMcue Outcome: 5.4 Learning Outcome: 1.10 Global Outcome: 5