MICROBIOLOGY 7TH EDITION @2025
COMPLETE TEST BANK
TEST BANK FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 7TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1-39 COVERED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
MULTIPLE CHOICES
Question. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) Ehrlich - chemotherapy
B) Koch - aseptic surgery
C) Pasteur - proof of biogenesis
D) Jenner - vaccination - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: B
Question. Which of the following is a scientific name?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) IGAS
B) Flesh-eating bacteria
C) Group A streptococcus
D) Streptococcus pyogenes
E) Streptococci
Answer: D
Question. Which of the following is NOT a domain in the three-domain system
A) Animalia
B) Archaea
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C) Bacteria
D) Eukarya - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: A
Question. Which of the following statements about fungi is true?
A) All are prokaryotic.
B) All are multicellular.
C) All require organic material for growth.
D) All grow using sunlight and carbon dioxide.
E) All are plants. - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: C
Question. Which of the following statements about protozoa is false?
A) They have rigid cell walls.
B) They are classified by their method of locomotion.
C) All are unicellular.
D) All have complex cells.
E) All are eukaryotic. - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: A
Question. Which of the following statements about viruses is false?
A) They lack cells.
B) They cannot metabolize nutrients.
C) They cannot reproduce themselves.
D) They have both DNA and RNA.
E) They are parasites. - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: D
Question. Regarding the experiments that "proved" spontaneous generation, which of the following statements
is probably true?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) Air was lacking.
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B) Too much heat was applied.
C) The food source could not support life.
D) Microorganisms were already present.
E) Excess carbon dioxide was present.
Answer: D
Question. Regarding Pasteur's experiments with the S-neck flask, which of the following statements is true? -
Correct Ans✓✓ A) There was air involved.
B) There was a food source involved.
C) Any possibility of contamination was removed.
D) All microorganisms were killed before beginning.
E) All of the above.
Answer: E
Question. Which of the following statements about insect control by microorganisms is true?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) The insects develop resistance to the microorganisms.
B) The microorganisms are permanent in the environment.
C) The microorganisms are specific for the insect pest.
D) The microorganisms may cause disease in other animals.
E) This technique is just as dangerous as the use of chemical pesticides.
Answer: C
Question. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) Hooke - cell theory
B) Jenner - vaccines
C) van Leeuwenhoek - germ theory
D) Lister - aseptic surgery
E) Pasteur - fermentation - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: C
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Question. Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) Hooke
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Pasteur
E) Virchow
Answer: D
Question. Who observed cells in plant material?
A) Hooke
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Lister
E) Pasteur - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: A
Question. Who was the first to observe microorganisms with a microscope?
A) Hooke
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Pasteur
E) Weizmann - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: C
Question. Who proved that microorganisms cause disease?
A) Fleming
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
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COMPLETE TEST BANK
TEST BANK FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY 7TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1-39 COVERED WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
MULTIPLE CHOICES
Question. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) Ehrlich - chemotherapy
B) Koch - aseptic surgery
C) Pasteur - proof of biogenesis
D) Jenner - vaccination - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: B
Question. Which of the following is a scientific name?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) IGAS
B) Flesh-eating bacteria
C) Group A streptococcus
D) Streptococcus pyogenes
E) Streptococci
Answer: D
Question. Which of the following is NOT a domain in the three-domain system
A) Animalia
B) Archaea
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C) Bacteria
D) Eukarya - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: A
Question. Which of the following statements about fungi is true?
A) All are prokaryotic.
B) All are multicellular.
C) All require organic material for growth.
D) All grow using sunlight and carbon dioxide.
E) All are plants. - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: C
Question. Which of the following statements about protozoa is false?
A) They have rigid cell walls.
B) They are classified by their method of locomotion.
C) All are unicellular.
D) All have complex cells.
E) All are eukaryotic. - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: A
Question. Which of the following statements about viruses is false?
A) They lack cells.
B) They cannot metabolize nutrients.
C) They cannot reproduce themselves.
D) They have both DNA and RNA.
E) They are parasites. - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: D
Question. Regarding the experiments that "proved" spontaneous generation, which of the following statements
is probably true?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) Air was lacking.
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B) Too much heat was applied.
C) The food source could not support life.
D) Microorganisms were already present.
E) Excess carbon dioxide was present.
Answer: D
Question. Regarding Pasteur's experiments with the S-neck flask, which of the following statements is true? -
Correct Ans✓✓ A) There was air involved.
B) There was a food source involved.
C) Any possibility of contamination was removed.
D) All microorganisms were killed before beginning.
E) All of the above.
Answer: E
Question. Which of the following statements about insect control by microorganisms is true?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) The insects develop resistance to the microorganisms.
B) The microorganisms are permanent in the environment.
C) The microorganisms are specific for the insect pest.
D) The microorganisms may cause disease in other animals.
E) This technique is just as dangerous as the use of chemical pesticides.
Answer: C
Question. Which of the following pairs is mismatched?
A) Hooke - cell theory
B) Jenner - vaccines
C) van Leeuwenhoek - germ theory
D) Lister - aseptic surgery
E) Pasteur - fermentation - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: C
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Question. Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation?
- Correct Ans✓✓ A) Hooke
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Pasteur
E) Virchow
Answer: D
Question. Who observed cells in plant material?
A) Hooke
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Lister
E) Pasteur - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: A
Question. Who was the first to observe microorganisms with a microscope?
A) Hooke
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Pasteur
E) Weizmann - Correct Ans✓✓ Answer: C
Question. Who proved that microorganisms cause disease?
A) Fleming
B) Koch
C) van Leeuwenhoek
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