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2. The word "animalcule" was coined by
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A. Pasteur.
B. van Leeuwenhoek.
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C. Redi.
D. Tyndall.
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3.
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D. living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living material.
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4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating the idea of
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A. Redi
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C. Pasteur
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E. Redi AND Pasteur
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5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn
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B. was used to explain why others investigating spontaneous generation had obtained results th
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C. showed that microbes caused disease.
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D. allowed scientists to see microorganisms.
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6.
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are
A. chlorophyll.
B. toxins.
C. organelles.
D. endospores.
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7. The opposite results obtained by scientists apparently doing the same experiments in in
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C. led to further experiments that ultimately furthered knowledge.
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D. All of the choices are correct.
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earningeOutcome:e01.01
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Chapter 01 e e
Humans and the Microbial World
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Multiple Choice Questions
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1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms, which he called "a
e e e e e e e e e e e e
nimalcules", was e
A.
Redi.
B.
vaneLeeuwenhoek.
C.
Pasteur.
D.
Tyndall.
Bloom'seLevel:e1.eRemembere Le
arningeOutcome:e01.01
Section:e01.01
Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
,Chapter 01 - Humans and the Microbial World
2. The word "animalcule" was coined by
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A. Pasteur.
B. van Leeuwenhoek.
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C. Redi.
D. Tyndall.
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arningeOutcome:e01.01
Section:e01.01
Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
3.
TheeideaeofespontaneouseGenerationepostulatedethat
A. organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms.
e e e e e e e e
B. organisms could spontaneously combust.
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C. organisms could spontaneously arise from other living organisms.
e e e e e e e
D. living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living material.
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Bloom'seLevel:e2.eUnderstande L
earningeOutcome:e01.01
Section:e01.01
Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating the idea of
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spontaneous generation? e
A. Redi
B. van Leeuwenhoek
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C. Pasteur
D. Escherich
E. Redi AND Pasteur
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arningeOutcome:e01.01
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Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
, Chapter 01 - Humans and the Microbial World
5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn
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A. supported the idea of spontaneous generation. e e e e e
B. was used to explain why others investigating spontaneous generation had obtained results th
e e e e e e e e e e e e
at were opposite of those obtained by Pasteur.
e e e e e e e
C. showed that microbes caused disease.
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D. allowed scientists to see microorganisms.
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Bloom'seLevel:e2.eUnderstande L
earningeOutcome:e01.01
Section:e01.01
Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
6.
Theestructuresepresenteinetheehayeinfusionseusedeineexperimentseonespontaneousegenerationethatemadeethemedifficultetoesterilizee
are
A. chlorophyll.
B. toxins.
C. organelles.
D. endospores.
Bloom'seLevel:e1.eRemembere Le
arningeOutcome:e01.01
Section:e01.01
Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
7. The opposite results obtained by scientists apparently doing the same experiments in in
e e e e e e e e e e e e
vestigating spontaneous generation e e
A. shows the importance of repeating experiments.
e e e e e
B. shows the importance of exactly duplicating experimental conditions.
e e e e e e e
C. led to further experiments that ultimately furthered knowledge.
e e e e e e e
D. All of the choices are correct.
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earningeOutcome:e01.01
Section:e01.01
Topic:eHistoryeofeMicrobiology
