TEST BANK For Alcamos Fundamentals of
Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
Verified Chapter's 1 - 27 Complete -
,Chap01, | Chapter | 1
Multiple |Choice
1. Whohwashone |of |the |early |natural |philosophers |who |coined |the |name |“cella” |for |theempt |y
|cork |spaces |that |became |the |word |we |use |today,h“cells”?
A. Robert |Hooke
B. Zachariash |Janssen
C. Francesco h |Stalluti
D. Giovanni
| Faber |Ans: |A
2. Leeuwenhoek |made |lenses |that |allowed |him |to |magnify |objects |more |than |200X.How
|ever, |he |failed |to |promote |scientific |inquiry |because:
A. he |didn'th |share |his |drawings |with |other |scientists.
B. hehdidn't |reveal |how |he |ground |the |lenses |and |no |one |else |was |doing |it |that |well.
C. he |limited |his |research |to |pond |water
D. it |was |only |a |hobby |and |he |didn't |live |very |long
Ans: |B
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,3. Leeuwenhoek |washthe |first |person |to:
A. see |viruses.
B. use |a |microscope.
C. describe |bacteria.
D. suggest |animalcules |caused |disease.
Ans: |C
4. Francesco |Redi |ishfamous |for |performing |one |of |the |firsthexperiments |over |the |debaterega
|rding |spontaneous |generation. |What |was |his |experiment?
A. He |boiled |some |muttonhgravy |and |sealed |the |tops |with | corks.
B. He |covered |some |jars |of |meathwith |gauze |and |lefthothershopen. |The |covered |jars |did |notdeve
|lop |maggots, |the |uncovered |oneshdid.
C. He |showed |that |mice |will |appear |with |damp |rags |and |rice.
D. He |boiled |broth |for |longer |periods |of |time |and |sealed |the |tops |with |melted |glass.
Ans: |B
5. did |not |attempt |to |prove |or |refute |the |idea |of |spontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. Robert |Koch
C. Lazzaro |Spallanzani
D. Louis
Pasteur |Ans: |B
|
, 6. Which |one |of |the |following |would |be |consistent |with |the |idea |of |spontaneousgener
|ation?
A. Microorganisms |may |be |cultivated |on |solid |laboratory |media.
B. Insects |are |important |in |the |transmission |of |disease.
C. Sick |people |give |rise |to |microorganisms |in |their |body.
D. Disinfection |is |essential |to |prevent |the |spread |of |microorganisms.
Ans: |C
7. Spallanzani’s | experiments | showed | that:
A. viruses |were |transmitted |by |water.
B. spontaneous |generation | occurs.
C. miasma |washthe |cause |of |disease.
D. experiments |can |be |modified |to |test |a |hypothesis.
Ans: |D |Page
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8. Which |pair |of |scientists |were |antagonists |during |the |same |period |of |history?
A. Pasteur |and |Ehrlich
B. Koch |and |Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani |and |Needham
Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
Verified Chapter's 1 - 27 Complete -
,Chap01, | Chapter | 1
Multiple |Choice
1. Whohwashone |of |the |early |natural |philosophers |who |coined |the |name |“cella” |for |theempt |y
|cork |spaces |that |became |the |word |we |use |today,h“cells”?
A. Robert |Hooke
B. Zachariash |Janssen
C. Francesco h |Stalluti
D. Giovanni
| Faber |Ans: |A
2. Leeuwenhoek |made |lenses |that |allowed |him |to |magnify |objects |more |than |200X.How
|ever, |he |failed |to |promote |scientific |inquiry |because:
A. he |didn'th |share |his |drawings |with |other |scientists.
B. hehdidn't |reveal |how |he |ground |the |lenses |and |no |one |else |was |doing |it |that |well.
C. he |limited |his |research |to |pond |water
D. it |was |only |a |hobby |and |he |didn't |live |very |long
Ans: |B
|
,3. Leeuwenhoek |washthe |first |person |to:
A. see |viruses.
B. use |a |microscope.
C. describe |bacteria.
D. suggest |animalcules |caused |disease.
Ans: |C
4. Francesco |Redi |ishfamous |for |performing |one |of |the |firsthexperiments |over |the |debaterega
|rding |spontaneous |generation. |What |was |his |experiment?
A. He |boiled |some |muttonhgravy |and |sealed |the |tops |with | corks.
B. He |covered |some |jars |of |meathwith |gauze |and |lefthothershopen. |The |covered |jars |did |notdeve
|lop |maggots, |the |uncovered |oneshdid.
C. He |showed |that |mice |will |appear |with |damp |rags |and |rice.
D. He |boiled |broth |for |longer |periods |of |time |and |sealed |the |tops |with |melted |glass.
Ans: |B
5. did |not |attempt |to |prove |or |refute |the |idea |of |spontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. Robert |Koch
C. Lazzaro |Spallanzani
D. Louis
Pasteur |Ans: |B
|
, 6. Which |one |of |the |following |would |be |consistent |with |the |idea |of |spontaneousgener
|ation?
A. Microorganisms |may |be |cultivated |on |solid |laboratory |media.
B. Insects |are |important |in |the |transmission |of |disease.
C. Sick |people |give |rise |to |microorganisms |in |their |body.
D. Disinfection |is |essential |to |prevent |the |spread |of |microorganisms.
Ans: |C
7. Spallanzani’s | experiments | showed | that:
A. viruses |were |transmitted |by |water.
B. spontaneous |generation | occurs.
C. miasma |washthe |cause |of |disease.
D. experiments |can |be |modified |to |test |a |hypothesis.
Ans: |D |Page
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8. Which |pair |of |scientists |were |antagonists |during |the |same |period |of |history?
A. Pasteur |and |Ehrlich
B. Koch |and |Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani |and |Needham
