Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
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,Chap01,Y ChapterY1
MultipleY Choice
1. WhoY wasYoneYofYtheYearlyYnaturalYphilosophersY whoY coinedYtheYnameY“cella”YforYth
eYemptyYcorkYspacesYthatYbecameYtheYwordYweYuseYtoday,Y“cells”?
A. RobertY Hooke
B. ZachariasY Janssen
C. FrancescoY Stalluti
D. GiovanniY Faber
Ans:YA
2. LeeuwenhoekY madeY lensesY thatY allowedY himYtoY magnifyY objectsYmoreY thanY 200X
.YHowever,YheYfailedYtoYpromoteYscientificYinquiryYbecause:
A. heYdidn'tY shareY hisYdrawingsY withY otherY scientists.
B. heYdidn'tY revealYhowYheYgroundYtheY lensesYandYnoYoneYelseY wasYdoingYitY thatY well.
C. heYlimitedYhisY researchYtoYpondYwater
D. itY wasYonlyYaYhobbyYandYheYdidn'tYliveY veryYlong
Ans:Y B
,3. LeeuwenhoekYwasYtheYfirstYpersonYto:
A. seeYviruses.
B. useYaYmicroscope.
C. describeYbacteria.
D. suggestYanimalculesYcausedYdisease.
Ans:YC
4. FrancescoY RediY isYfamousYforY performingY oneY ofY theYfirstYexperimentsYoverY theYdebat
eYregardingYspontaneousYgeneration.YWhatYwasYhisYexperiment?
A. HeYboiledYsomeYmuttonYgravyYandYsealedYtheYtopsY withY corks.
B. HeYcoveredY someYjarsYofY meatY withY gauzeYandYleftYothersYopen.YTheY coveredYjarsYdidYno
tYdevelopYmaggots,YtheYuncoveredYonesYdid.
C. HeYshowedYthatYmiceYwillYappearY withYdampYragsY andYrice.
D. HeYboiledY brothYforYlongerYperiodsYofYtimeYandY sealedY theYtopsY withYmeltedYglass.
Ans:Y B
5. Y didYnotYattemptYtoYproveYorYrefuteYtheYideaYofYspontaneousYgeneration.
A. FrancescoYRedi
B. RobertYKoch
C. LazzaroYSpallanzani
D. LouisYPasteur
Ans:YB
, 6. WhichYoneYofYtheYfollowingYwouldYbeYconsistentYwithYtheYideaYofYspontaneou
sYgeneration?
A. MicroorganismsYmayYbeYcultivatedYonYsolidYlaboratoryYmedia.
B. InsectsYareYimportantYinYtheYtransmissionYofYdisease.
C. SickYpeopleYgiveYriseYtoYmicroorganismsYinYtheirYbody.
D. DisinfectionYisYessentialYtoYpreventYtheYspreadYofYmicroorganisms.
Ans:YC
7. Spallanzani’sYexperimentsYshowedYthat:
A. virusesYwereYtransmittedYbyYwater.
B. spontaneousYgenerationYoccurs.
C. miasmaYwasYtheYcauseYofYdisease.
D. experimentsYcanYbeYmodifiedYtoYtestYaYhypothesis.
Ans:YDYPag
e:Y 8
8. WhichYpairYofYscientistsYwereYantagonistsYduringYtheYsameYperiodYofYhistory?
A. PasteurYandYEhrlich
B. KochYandYLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzaniYandYNeedham