,Chapter].01:].Scope].of].Microbiology
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1. In].the].sixteenth].century].a].father-and-son].team,].by].the].name].of].
,].produced].
a].compound].microscope].consisting].of].a].simple].tube].with].lenses].at].each].end.
a. van].Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
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2. “Animalcules”].were].first].described].by
a. Robert].Hooke.
b. Antony].van].Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans].Janssen.
d. John].Needham.
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3. Micrographia,].a].publication].illustrating].insects,].sponges,].as].well].as].plant].cells,].was].publis
hed].by
a. Robert].Hooke.
b. Antony].van].Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans].Janssen. NURSINGTB.COM
d. John].Needham
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4. Low-
power].microscopes].designed].for].observing].fairly].large].objects].such].as].insects].or].worms] .
].are] .
a. electron].microscopes.
b. dark-field].microscopes.
c. fluorescence].microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
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5. A].microscope].that].provides].a].three-dimensional].image].of].a].specimen].is].a
a. dark-field].microscope.
b. transmission].electron].microscope.
c. bright-field].microscope.
d. scanning].electron].microscope.
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6. The].tool].of].choice].to].observe].living].microorganisms].is].the] .
,a. bright-field].microscope.
b. phase-contrast].microscope.
, c. fluorescence].microscope.
d. electron].microscope.
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7. Which].scientist].is].most].responsible].for].ending].the].controversy].about].spontaneous].generation?
a. John].Needham
b. Joseph].Lister
c. Louis].Pasteur
d. Robert].Koch
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8. Fossils].of].prokaryotes].go].back]. billion].years.
a. 4.0].to].5.0
b. 3.5].to].4.0
c. 2.5].to].3.0
d. 2.2].to].2.7
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9. Molds].belong].to].which].of].the].following].groups].of].eukaryotic].organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
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10. The].correct].descending].order].of].taxonomic].categories].is
a. species,].domain,].phylum,].kingdom,].order,].division,].class,].genus.
b. domain,].kingdom,].phylum,].class,].family,].order,].genus,].species.
c. domain,].kingdom,].phylum,].class,].order,].family,].genus,].species.
d. kingdom,].domain,].phylum,].order,].class,].family,].genus,].species.
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11. Complex].communities].of].microorganisms].on].surfaces].are].called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
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12. A].relationship].between].organisms].in].which].the].waste].product].of].one].provides].nutrients].for] .
].another].is].called] .
a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
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VanMeter:].Microbiology].for].the].Healthcare].Professional,].2nd].Edition
MULTIPLE].CHOICE
1. In].the].sixteenth].century].a].father-and-son].team,].by].the].name].of].
,].produced].
a].compound].microscope].consisting].of].a].simple].tube].with].lenses].at].each].end.
a. van].Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
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2. “Animalcules”].were].first].described].by
a. Robert].Hooke.
b. Antony].van].Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans].Janssen.
d. John].Needham.
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3. Micrographia,].a].publication].illustrating].insects,].sponges,].as].well].as].plant].cells,].was].publis
hed].by
a. Robert].Hooke.
b. Antony].van].Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans].Janssen. NURSINGTB.COM
d. John].Needham
.
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4. Low-
power].microscopes].designed].for].observing].fairly].large].objects].such].as].insects].or].worms] .
].are] .
a. electron].microscopes.
b. dark-field].microscopes.
c. fluorescence].microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
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5. A].microscope].that].provides].a].three-dimensional].image].of].a].specimen].is].a
a. dark-field].microscope.
b. transmission].electron].microscope.
c. bright-field].microscope.
d. scanning].electron].microscope.
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6. The].tool].of].choice].to].observe].living].microorganisms].is].the] .
,a. bright-field].microscope.
b. phase-contrast].microscope.
, c. fluorescence].microscope.
d. electron].microscope.
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7. Which].scientist].is].most].responsible].for].ending].the].controversy].about].spontaneous].generation?
a. John].Needham
b. Joseph].Lister
c. Louis].Pasteur
d. Robert].Koch
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8. Fossils].of].prokaryotes].go].back]. billion].years.
a. 4.0].to].5.0
b. 3.5].to].4.0
c. 2.5].to].3.0
d. 2.2].to].2.7
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9. Molds].belong].to].which].of].the].following].groups].of].eukaryotic].organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
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10. The].correct].descending].order].of].taxonomic].categories].is
a. species,].domain,].phylum,].kingdom,].order,].division,].class,].genus.
b. domain,].kingdom,].phylum,].class,].family,].order,].genus,].species.
c. domain,].kingdom,].phylum,].class,].order,].family,].genus,].species.
d. kingdom,].domain,].phylum,].order,].class,].family,].genus,].species.
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11. Complex].communities].of].microorganisms].on].surfaces].are].called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
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12. A].relationship].between].organisms].in].which].the].waste].product].of].one].provides].nutrients].for] .
].another].is].called] .
a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
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