MBI 111 Development of Microbiology as a Science || with
100% Correct Answers.
robert hooke correct answers made the microscope widely known and coined the term "cell".
published micrographia.
schleiden and schwann correct answers proposed that cells are the fundamental unit of life
antonie van leeuwenhoek correct answers a Dutch tradesman and scientist who is known as "the
Father of Microbiology;" the first person to see bacteria through a microscope; best known for
his work on the improvement of the microscope and his work which led to the creation of
microbiology
germ theory of disease correct answers idea that infectious diseases are caused by
microorganisms
girolamo fracostoro correct answers proposed the idea of invisible particles causing disease. not
taken seriously.
athanasius kircher correct answers a jesuit scholar who saw microscopic worms in the blood of
plague victims and suggested that it was an infectious agent
miasmatic theory of disease correct answers theory that stated that disease was transmitted by a
miasm, or cloud, that clung low on the surface of the earth
aristotle correct answers provided basis of doctrine of spontaneous generation. said that flies,
worms, and other small animals come from decaying matter and rats came from wheat bran and
frogs from slime and so on.
francesco redi correct answers disproved spontaneous generation by showing that maggots do
not spontaneously arise from decaying meat.
john needham correct answers believed there was a life force that caused spontaneous
generation. gravy flask experiment proved his theory.
lazzaro spallanzani correct answers showed that a sealed flask of meat broth sterilized by boiling
failed to grow microbes
deductive reasoning correct answers reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a
general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case
inductive reasoning correct answers a type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large
number of specific observations.
, theory correct answers a collection of statements, propositions, or concepts that explains or
accounts for a natural event. not result of one experiment; must be conducted over and over
again and produce the same results.
john tyndall correct answers provided the initial evidence that some of the microbes in dust and
air have very high heat resistance and something stronger than boiling is required to destroy
them.
ferdinand cohn correct answers discovered and described bacterial endospores. clarified the
reason that heat would sometimes fail to eliminate all microorganisms.
sterile correct answers completely free of all life forms and virus particles
joseph lister correct answers began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery
louis pasteur correct answers began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria. began with work with wine
souring. wrote paper relating microorganisms to disease in 1857, which led to germ theory of
disease.
robert koch correct answers provided definitive proof of germ theory. primary interest in anthrax.
koch's postulates correct answers in order to relate a specific microorganism to disease one must:
1. show it is always present in the disease
2. isolate and grow the organism in pure culture
3. reproduce disease in susceptible animals using the pure culture
4. recover the same microorganism from the diseased animal
pure culture technique correct answers a laboratory technique used to ensure the growth of only
one type of microbe on a culture medium in a petri dish or in a broth medium. published by
koch.
phagocytic theory of immunity correct answers proposed by mechnikov in 1884 and stated that
host cells ingest and destroy microbes.
humoral immunity correct answers specific immunity produced by B cells that produce
antibodies that circulate in body fluids. discovered in 1890 by von behring and kitasato.
chadwick correct answers proposed network of sewer systems after observing greater disease in
areas with greater filth and poorer living conditions. provided basis for "great sanitary
movement"
john snow correct answers father of epidemiology; mapped the outbreak of cholera in
westminster
100% Correct Answers.
robert hooke correct answers made the microscope widely known and coined the term "cell".
published micrographia.
schleiden and schwann correct answers proposed that cells are the fundamental unit of life
antonie van leeuwenhoek correct answers a Dutch tradesman and scientist who is known as "the
Father of Microbiology;" the first person to see bacteria through a microscope; best known for
his work on the improvement of the microscope and his work which led to the creation of
microbiology
germ theory of disease correct answers idea that infectious diseases are caused by
microorganisms
girolamo fracostoro correct answers proposed the idea of invisible particles causing disease. not
taken seriously.
athanasius kircher correct answers a jesuit scholar who saw microscopic worms in the blood of
plague victims and suggested that it was an infectious agent
miasmatic theory of disease correct answers theory that stated that disease was transmitted by a
miasm, or cloud, that clung low on the surface of the earth
aristotle correct answers provided basis of doctrine of spontaneous generation. said that flies,
worms, and other small animals come from decaying matter and rats came from wheat bran and
frogs from slime and so on.
francesco redi correct answers disproved spontaneous generation by showing that maggots do
not spontaneously arise from decaying meat.
john needham correct answers believed there was a life force that caused spontaneous
generation. gravy flask experiment proved his theory.
lazzaro spallanzani correct answers showed that a sealed flask of meat broth sterilized by boiling
failed to grow microbes
deductive reasoning correct answers reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a
general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case
inductive reasoning correct answers a type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large
number of specific observations.
, theory correct answers a collection of statements, propositions, or concepts that explains or
accounts for a natural event. not result of one experiment; must be conducted over and over
again and produce the same results.
john tyndall correct answers provided the initial evidence that some of the microbes in dust and
air have very high heat resistance and something stronger than boiling is required to destroy
them.
ferdinand cohn correct answers discovered and described bacterial endospores. clarified the
reason that heat would sometimes fail to eliminate all microorganisms.
sterile correct answers completely free of all life forms and virus particles
joseph lister correct answers began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery
louis pasteur correct answers began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria. began with work with wine
souring. wrote paper relating microorganisms to disease in 1857, which led to germ theory of
disease.
robert koch correct answers provided definitive proof of germ theory. primary interest in anthrax.
koch's postulates correct answers in order to relate a specific microorganism to disease one must:
1. show it is always present in the disease
2. isolate and grow the organism in pure culture
3. reproduce disease in susceptible animals using the pure culture
4. recover the same microorganism from the diseased animal
pure culture technique correct answers a laboratory technique used to ensure the growth of only
one type of microbe on a culture medium in a petri dish or in a broth medium. published by
koch.
phagocytic theory of immunity correct answers proposed by mechnikov in 1884 and stated that
host cells ingest and destroy microbes.
humoral immunity correct answers specific immunity produced by B cells that produce
antibodies that circulate in body fluids. discovered in 1890 by von behring and kitasato.
chadwick correct answers proposed network of sewer systems after observing greater disease in
areas with greater filth and poorer living conditions. provided basis for "great sanitary
movement"
john snow correct answers father of epidemiology; mapped the outbreak of cholera in
westminster
