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Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville
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1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for
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the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke ee




B. Zacharias Janssen ee




C. Francesco Stalluti ee




D. Giovanni Faber ee




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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than
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200X. However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
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,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: ee ee ee ee ee




A. see viruses. ee




B. use a microscope.
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C. describe bacteria. ee




D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
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4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the
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debate regarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did
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not develop maggots, the uncovered ones did.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
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D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi ee




B. Robert Koch ee




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani ee




D. Louis Pasteur ee




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, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of
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spontaneous generation?
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A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media. ee ee ee ee ee ee ee




B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
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7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: ee ee ee




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. ee ee




C. miasma was the cause of disease.
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D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. ee ee ee ee ee ee ee




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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich ee ee




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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