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Chapter 01 - Humans and the Microbial
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,Chapter 01 - Humans and the Microbial
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mans and the Microbial World
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1. The scientist usuallyconsidered the first to see microorganisms, which he called "an
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,Chapter 01 - Humans and the Microbial
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2. The word "animalcule" was coined by
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C. Redi.
D. Tyndall.


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Topic: History of Microbiology
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3.

The idea of spontaneous Generation postulated that
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A. organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms.
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B. organisms could spontaneouslycombust. a a a



C. organisms could spontaneouslyarise from other living organisms.
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D. living organisms could spontaneouslyarise from non-living material.
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Topic: History of Microbiology
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4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, amongother things, investigatingthe idea of s
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A. Redi
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C. Pasteur
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Topic: History of Microbiology
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, Chapter 01 - Humans and the Microbial
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5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn
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A. supported the idea of spontaneous generation. a a a a a



B. was used to explain whyothers investigating spontaneous generation had obtained results th
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at were opposite of those obtained by Pasteur.
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C. showed that microbes caused disease. a a a a



D. allowed scientists to see microorganisms. a a a a




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6.

The structures present in the hay infusions used in experiments on spontaneous generation that made them difficult to sterilize
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A. chlorophyll.
B. toxins.
C. organelles.
D. endospores.

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7. The opposite results obtained byscientists apparentlydoing the same experimentsin inv
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B. shows the importance of exactlyduplicating experimental conditions.
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C. led to further experiments that ultimatelyfurthered knowledge.
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D. All of the choices are correct.
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