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1. Scope0of0microbiology
2. Chemistry0of0life
3. Cell0structure0and0function
4. Bacteria0and0archaea
5. Viruses
6. Eukaryotic0microorganisms
7. Physical0and0chemical0methods0of0control
8. Microbiological0 laboratory0 techniques
9. Microbiological0 laboratory0 safety0 issues
10. Pharmacology
11. Antimicrobial0drugs
12. Infection0and0disease
13. The0immune0response0and0lymphatic0system
14. Infections0of0the0integumentary0system,0soft0tissue,0and0musculoskeletal0system
15. Infections0 of0the0 respiratory0 system
16. Infections0of0the0gastrointestinal0system
17. Infections0of0the0nervous0system0and0sensory0structures
18. Infections0of0the0 cardiovascular0 and0circulatory0 systems
19. Infections0of0the0urinary0system
20. Infections0of0the0 reproductive0 system
21. Sexually0 transmitted0 infections0and0 diseases
22. Human0age0and0microorganisms
23. Microorganisms0in0the0environment0and0effects0on0human0health
24. Emerging0infectious0diseases
25. Biotechnology
,Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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VanMeter:0Microbiology0for0the0Healthcare0Professional,03rd0Edition
MULTIPLE0CHOICE
1. In0the0sixteenth0century0a0father-and-son0team,0by0the0name0of
,0produced0acompound0microscope0consisting0of0a0simple0tube0with0lenses0at0each0end.
a. van0Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
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2. “Animalcules”0 were0 first0 described0 by
a. Robert0Hooke.
b. Antony0van0Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans0Janssen.
d. John0Needham.
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3. Micrographia,0a0publication0illustrating0insects,0sponges,0as0well0as5plant5cells,0was0publishedby
a. Robert0Hooke.
b. Antony0van0Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans0Janssen.
d. John0Needham.
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4. Low-power0microscopes0 designed0for0observing0 fairly0large0objects5such0as0insects0or0 wormsare
a. electron0microscopes.
b. dark-field0microscopes.
c. fluorescence0microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
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5. A0microscope0that0provides0a0three-dimensional0image0of0a0specimen0is0a
a. dark-field0microscope.
b. transmission0 electron0 microscope.
c. bright-field0microscope.
d. scanning0electron0microscope.
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6. The0tool0of0choice0to0observe0living0microorganisms0is0the
a. bright-field0microscope.
b. phase-contrast0 microscope.
, c. fluorescence0microscope.
d. electron0microscope.
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7. Which0scientist0is0most0responsible0for0ending0the0controversy0about0spontaneous0generation?
a. John0Needham
b. Joseph0Lister
c. Louis0Pasteur
d. Robert0Koch
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8. Fossils0of0prokaryotes0go0back billion0years.
a. 4.00to05.0
b. 3.50to04.0
c. 2.50to03.0
d. 2.20to02.7
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9. Molds0belong0to0which0of0the0following0groups0of0eukaryotic0organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
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10. The0correct0 descending0 order0of0taxonomic0 categories0 is
a. species,0domain,0phylum,0kingdom,5order,0division,0class,0genus.
b. domain,0kingdom,0phylum,0class,0family,0 order,0genus,5species.
c. domain,0kingdom,0phylum,0class,0order,0family,0genus,0species.
d. kingdom,0domain,0phylum,0order,0class,0family,0genus,0species.
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11. Complex0communities0of0microorganisms0on0surfaces0are0called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
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12. A0relationship0between0organisms0in0which0the0waste0product0of0one0provides0nutrients0foran
0 other0is5called
a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
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