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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f




1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of
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compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
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a. van Leeuwenhoek f



b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C f REF: p. 3 f f f




2. “Animalcules” were first described by f f f f



a. Robert Hooke. f



b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. f f



c. Hans Janssen. f



d. John Needham. f




ANS: B f REF: p. 3 f f f




3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published by
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a. Robert Hooke. f


b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. f f




c. Hans Janssen. f NURSINGTB.COM
d. John Needham. f




ANS: A f REF: p. 3 f f f




4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms
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are
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a. electron microscopes. f



b. dark-field microscopes. f



c. fluorescence microscopes. f



d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D f REF: p. 5 f f f




5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
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a. dark-field microscope. f



b. transmission electron microscope. f f



c. bright-field microscope. f



d. scanning electron microscope. f f




ANS: D f REF: p. 7 f f f




6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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a. bright-field microscope. f



b. phase-contrast microscope. f




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c. fluorescence microscope. f



d. electron microscope. f




ANS: B f REF: p. 6 f f f




7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
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a. John Needham f



b. Joseph Lister f



c. Louis Pasteur f



d. Robert Koch f




ANS: C f REF: p. 8 f f f




8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back
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a. 4.0 to 5.0 f f



b. 3.5 to 4.0 f f



c. 2.5 to 3.0 f f



d. 2.2 to 2.7 f f




ANS: B f REF: p. 9 f f f




9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
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a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: C f REF: p. 11 f f f



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10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
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a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
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b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
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c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
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ANS: C f REF: p. 10 f f f




11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
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a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: B f REF: p. 12 f f f




12. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for
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another is called
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D f REF: p. 12 f f f




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13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
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a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: D f REF: p. 12 f f f




14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
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a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C f REF: p. 11 f f f




15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
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a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: B f REF: p. 11 f f f




16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
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a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
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d. Koch
ANS: B f REF: p. 9 f f f




17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
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a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: B f REF: p. 13 f f f




18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
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a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A f REF: p. 14 f f f




19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
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a. Propionibacterium shermanii f



b. Acetobacter aceti f



c. Giardia




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d. Fusobacterium
ANS: A f REF: p. 14 f f f




20. Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium?
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a. Alexander Fleming f



b. Louis Pasteur f



c. Joseph Lister f



d. Edward Jenner f




ANS: A f REF: p. 15 f f f




COMPLETION

1. In a compound light microscope the lens closest to the eye is the
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ANS: ocular f




REF: p. 3 f f f




2. The total magnification of an object viewed with a compound microscope with an ocular lens of
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f10 and an objective lens of 40 is 
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ANS: 400 f




REF: p. 4 f f f




3. Anotherterm for spontaneouNgeR
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ANS: abiogenesis f




REF: p. 7 f f f




4. Microorganisms of various species are often organized into complex communities on a f f f f f f f f f f f



fsurface and are called f f f f .

ANS: biofilms f




REF: p. 12 f f f




5. All bacteria are
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ANS: prokaryotic f




REF: p. 10 f f f




6. Cells that contain a nucleus are
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ANS: eukaryotic f




REF: p. 10 f f f




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