MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation? A. The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S-shape B. The flasks were free of microbes unti

MICROBIOLOGY TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation? A. The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S-shape B. The flasks were free of microbes until they opened C. He boiled the infusions to kill any microbes present. D. The flasks were incubated for very long periods of time E. The flasks he used were sealed with corks - correct answers -The flasks he used were sealed with corks The study of the occurrence, distribution, and spread of disease is known as: A. Biotechnology B. Biochemistry C. Serology D. Immunology E. Epidemiology - correct answers -Epidemiology Work by ________ laid the foundations of the field of environmental microbiology. A. Beijerinck and Winogradsky B. Pauling and Woese C. Reid and Spallanzani D. Lister and Semmelweis E. Koch and Pasteur - correct answers -Beijerinck and Winogradsky What must one have before designing and conducting experiments? A. A hypothesis B. Popular opinion C. A theory D. Scientific law E. A complete set of data - correct answers -A hypothesis Whose search for chemicals would kill microbes without harming humans was the foundation for chemotherapy? A. Ehrlich B. Koch C. Pasteur D. Lister E. Gram - correct answers -Ehrlich Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to A. Disprove spontaneous generation B. Use a magnifying glass C. View microorganisms and record these observations D. Use the germ theory of disease E. develop a taxonomic system - correct answers -View microorganisms and record these observations Microorganisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus are called A. Prokaryotes B. Viruses C. Pathogens