,
,Chapter 1: A Brief History of Microbiology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease.
Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Early Years of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.1
2) The microbes commonly known as are single-celled eukaryotes that are
generally motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer:
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3
3) Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms
Answer:
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.5
1|Page
,4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.6
5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of
spontaneous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.7
6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
Answer:
A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.10
7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are unicellular.
Answer: D
2|Page
,Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3
3|Page
,8) Which of the following contribute to the successful application of Koch's postulates?
A) the development of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically
D) the development of simple bacterial staining techniques
E) the development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria
Answer: E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.13
9) Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence
ofinfections during surgery?
A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.16
10) The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial
A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.15
11) The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is
A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
E) biotechnology.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
4|Page
,Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.18
5|Page
,12) Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because
A) they are parasites.
B) diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples.
C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
D) Leeuwenhoek first discovered them.
E) no one else wants to study them.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.4
13) Which of the following areas of investigation is considered a major driver of
modern microbiology?
A) microbial classification
B) industrial microbiology
C) the etiology of infectious disease
D) genetics
E) food preparation
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Modern Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.19
14) Work by laid the foundations of immunology with the development of vaccines.
A) Redi and Spallanzani
B) Koch and Pasteur
C) Jenner and Pasteur
D) Lister and Semmelweis
E) Pauling and Woese
Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.17
15) According to Kluyver and van Niel, which of the following are TRUE of basic biochemicalreactions?
A) They vary widely among living things.
B) There are an unlimited number of them.
C) They all require energy input.
D) Basic biochemical reactions of life primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions.
E) They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups.
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
6|Page
,Section: The Modern Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.19
7|Page
, 16) Semmelweis advocated handwashing as a method of preventing which of the
following diseases?
A) cholera
B) puerperal fever
C) smallpox
D) anthrax
E) syphilis
Answer:
B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.16
17) Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat
A) cholera.
B) cancer.
C) anthrax.
D) smallpox.
E) syphilis.
Answer:
E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.18
18) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?
A) They are visible with a light microscope.
B) They are acellular.
C) They are composed of genetic material and protein.
D) They are typically smaller than prokaryotic cells.
E) They are obligatory parasites.
Answer: A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.3
19) The first true vaccine protected against disease caused by a(n) pathogen.
A) bacterial
B) protozoal
C) fungal
D) viral
E) archaeal
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,Chapter 1: A Brief History of Microbiology
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease.
Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Early Years of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.1
2) The microbes commonly known as are single-celled eukaryotes that are
generally motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer:
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3
3) Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms
Answer:
D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.5
1|Page
,4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.6
5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of
spontaneous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.7
6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
Answer:
A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.10
7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are unicellular.
Answer: D
2|Page
,Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Section: The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3
3|Page
,8) Which of the following contribute to the successful application of Koch's postulates?
A) the development of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically
D) the development of simple bacterial staining techniques
E) the development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria
Answer: E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.13
9) Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence
ofinfections during surgery?
A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.16
10) The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial
A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.15
11) The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is
A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
E) biotechnology.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
4|Page
,Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.18
5|Page
,12) Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because
A) they are parasites.
B) diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples.
C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
D) Leeuwenhoek first discovered them.
E) no one else wants to study them.
Answer: B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.4
13) Which of the following areas of investigation is considered a major driver of
modern microbiology?
A) microbial classification
B) industrial microbiology
C) the etiology of infectious disease
D) genetics
E) food preparation
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Modern Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.19
14) Work by laid the foundations of immunology with the development of vaccines.
A) Redi and Spallanzani
B) Koch and Pasteur
C) Jenner and Pasteur
D) Lister and Semmelweis
E) Pauling and Woese
Answer: C
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.17
15) According to Kluyver and van Niel, which of the following are TRUE of basic biochemicalreactions?
A) They vary widely among living things.
B) There are an unlimited number of them.
C) They all require energy input.
D) Basic biochemical reactions of life primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions.
E) They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups.
Answer: D
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
6|Page
,Section: The Modern Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.19
7|Page
, 16) Semmelweis advocated handwashing as a method of preventing which of the
following diseases?
A) cholera
B) puerperal fever
C) smallpox
D) anthrax
E) syphilis
Answer:
B
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Section: The Golden Age of
Microbiology Learning Outcome:
1.16
17) Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat
A) cholera.
B) cancer.
C) anthrax.
D) smallpox.
E) syphilis.
Answer:
E
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Golden Age of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.18
18) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?
A) They are visible with a light microscope.
B) They are acellular.
C) They are composed of genetic material and protein.
D) They are typically smaller than prokaryotic cells.
E) They are obligatory parasites.
Answer: A
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section:
The Early Years of
MicrobiologyLearning Outcome:
1.3
19) The first true vaccine protected against disease caused by a(n) pathogen.
A) bacterial
B) protozoal
C) fungal
D) viral
E) archaeal
8|Page
