11Microbiology11with11Diseases11by11Taxonomy,116e11(Baum
an)11Chapter1111 1 A11Brief11History11of11Microbiology
1.1 Multiple11Choice11Questions
1) Antoni11van11Leeuwenhoek11was11the11first11person11in11history11to
A) use11a11magnifying11glass.
B) develop11a11taxonomic11system.
C) view11microorganisms11and11record11these11observations.
D) disprove11spontaneous11generation.
E) propose11the11germ11theory11of11dis
ease.11Answer:1 1 C
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Early11Years11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.1
2) The11microbes11commonly11known11as11 11are11single-
celled11eukaryotes11that11are11generally11motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses11
Answer:1 1
D
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Comprehension11S
ection:1 1 The11Early11Years11of11Microbiol
ogy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.3
3) Which11of11the11following11statements11about11algae11is11FALSE?
A) The11group11includes11seaweeds11and11kelps.
B) They11are11photosynthetic11organisms.
C) They11provide11most11of11the11oxygen11on11Earth.
D) They11are11important11in11the11degradation11of11dead11plants11and11animals.
E) They11are11a11source11of11food11for11aquatic11and11marine
11animals.11Answer:1 1 D
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Comprehension11S
ection:1 1 The11Early11Years11of11Microbiol
ogy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.3
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,4) Louis11Pasteur11demonstrated11that11fermentation11of11sugar11to11produce11alcohol11is11caused11by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative11anaerobes.
C) obligate11parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
11Answer:1 1 B
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.6
5) Which11of11the11following11scientists11provided11evidence11in11favor11of11the11concept11of1
1spontaneous11generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
11Answer:1 1 B
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.9
6) Pasteur's11experiments11on11fermentation11laid11the11foundation11for
A) industrial11microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
11Answer:1 1
A
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Comprehension11S
ection:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbiol
ogy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.11
7) Which11of11the11following11statements11about11fungi11is11FALSE?
A) Fungi11are11eukaryotes.
B) Molds11are11multicellular.
C) Fungi11have11a11cell11wall.
D) Fungi11are11photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts11are11unicellul
ar.
Answer:1 1 D
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Comprehension11S
ection:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbiol
ogy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.3
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,8) Which11of11the11following11contributed11to11the11successful11application11of11Koch's11postulates?
A) The11development11of11the11compound11microscope.
B) The11theory11of11abiogenesis.
C) The11ability11to11record11the11appearance11of11bacteria11photographically.
D) The11development11of11simple11bacterial11staining11techniques.
E) The11development11of11techniques11for11sterile11transfer11of11
bacteria.11Answer:1 1 E
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Applying
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.14
9) Which11of11the11following11individuals11pioneered11the11use11of11chemicals11to11reduce11the1
1incidence11of11infections11during11surgery?
A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis
11Answer:1 1 D
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.16
10) The11technique11developed11by11Hans11Christian11Gram11is11important11for11bacterial
A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology.
Answer:1 1 B
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.15
11) The11use11of11chemical11agents11to11harm11or11kill11microbes11is
A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
E) biotechnology.
Answer:1 1 B
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.18
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, 12) Parasitic11worms,11even11meters-long11tapeworms,11are11studied11in11microbiology11because
A) they11are11parasites.
B) diagnosis11usually11involves11microscopic11examination11of11patient11samples.
C) the11Gram11stain11can11be11used11to11identify11them.
D) Leeuwenhoek11first11discovered11them.
E) no11one11else11wants11to11study11
them.11Answer:1 1 B
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Comprehension11S
ection:1 1 The11Early11Years11of11Microbiol
ogy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.4
13) Which11of11the11following11areas11of11investigation11is11considered11a11major11driver
11of11modern11microbiology?
A) microbial11classification
B) industrial11microbiology
C) the11etiology11of11infectious11disease
D) genetics
E) food11preparatio
n11Answer:1 1 D
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Comprehension11S
ection:1 1 The11Modern11Age11of11Microbiol
ogy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.19
14) Work11by11
11laid11the11foundations11of11immunology11with11the11development11of11vacc
ines.
A) Redi11and11Spallanzani
B) Koch11and11Pasteur
C) Jenner11and11Pasteur
D) Lister11and11Semmelweis
E) Pauling11and11Woe
se11Answer:1 1 C
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Knowledge
Section:1 1 The11Golden11Age11of11Microbio
logy11Learning11Outcome:1 1 1.17
15) According11to11Kluyver11and11van11Niel,11which11of11the11following11are11TRUE11of11basic
11biochemical11reactions?
A) They11are11shared11by11all11living11things.
B) There11are11an11unlimited11number11of11them.
C) They11primarily11involve11the11transfer11of11electrons11and11ions.
D) Basic11biochemical11reactions11shared11by11all11living11things11primarily11involve11t
ransfer11of11electrons11and11hydrogen11ions.
E) They11primarily11involve11transfers11of11chemical11g
roups.11Answer:1 1 D
Bloom's11Taxonomy:1 1 Applying
Section:1 1 The11Modern11Age11of11Microbi
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