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Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
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,Chap01,a4 Chaptera4 1
Multiplea4Choice
1. Whohwashonea4ofa4thea4earlya4naturala4philosophersa4whoa4coineda4thea4namea4“cella”a
4fora4theempta4ya4corka4spacesa4thata4becamea4thea4worda4wea4usea4today,h“cells”?
A. Roberta4Hooke
B. Zachariasha4Janssen
C. Francesco ha4Stalluti
D. Giovannia4Fa
bera4Ans:a4A
2. Leeuwenhoeka4madea4lensesa4thata4alloweda4hima4toa4magnifya4objectsa4morea4tha
na4200X.Howa4ever,a4hea4faileda4toa4promotea4scientifica4inquirya4because:
A. hea4didn'tha4sharea4hisa4drawingsa4witha4othera4scientists.
B. hehdidn'ta4reveala4howa4hea4grounda4thea4lensesa4anda4noa4onea4elsea4wasa4doinga4ita4thata4well.
C. hea4limiteda4hisa4researcha4toa4ponda4water
D. ita4wasa4onlya4aa4hobbya4anda4hea4didn'ta4liv
ea4verya4longa4Ans:a4B
,3. Leeuwenhoeka4washthea4firsta4persona4to:
A. seea4viruses.
B. usea4aa4microscope.
C. describea4bacteria.
D. suggesta4animalculesa4causeda4disease.
Ans:a4C
4. Francescoa4Redia4ishfamousa4fora4performinga4onea4ofa4thea4firsthexperimentsa4overa4thea
4debateregaa4rdinga4spontaneousa4generation.a4Whata4wasa4hisa4experiment?
A. Hea4boileda4somea4muttonhgravya4anda4sealeda4thea4topsa4witha4 corks.
B. Hea4covereda4somea4jarsa4ofa4meathwitha4gauzea4anda4lefthothershopen.a4Thea4covereda4jars
a4dida4notdevea4lopa4maggots,a4thea4uncovereda4oneshdid.
C. Hea4showeda4thata4micea4willa4appeara4witha4dampa4ragsa4anda4rice.
D. Hea4boileda4brotha4fora4longera4periodsa4ofa4timea4anda4sealeda4thea4topsa4witha4melteda4glas
s.
Ans:a4B
5. dida4nota4attempta4toa4provea4ora4refutea4thea4ideaa4ofa4spontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. Roberta4Koch
C. Lazzaroa4Spallanzani
D. Louisa4Paste
ura4Ans:a4B
, 6. Whicha2onea2ofa2thea2followinga2woulda2bea2consistenta2witha2thea2ideaa2ofa2spont
aneousgenera2ation?
A. Microorganismsa2maya2bea2cultivateda2ona2solida2laboratorya2media.
B. Insectsa2area2importanta2ina2thea2transmissiona2ofa2disease.
C. Sicka2peoplea2givea2risea2toa2microorganismsa2ina2theira2body.
D. Disinfectiona2isa2essentiala2toa2preventa2thea2spreada2ofa2microorganisms.
Ans:a2C
7. Spallanzani’sa2experiments a2 showeda2that:
A. virusesa2werea2transmitteda2bya2water.
B. spontaneousa2generationa2 occurs.
C. miasmaa2washthea2causea2ofa2disease.
D. experimentsa2cana2bea2modifieda2toa2testa2aa2hypothesis.
Ans:a2Da2Page
:a28
8. Whicha2paira2ofa2scientistsa2werea2antagonistsa2duringa2thea2samea2perioda2ofa2history?
A. Pasteura2anda2Ehrlich
B. Kocha2anda2Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzania2anda2Needham
Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
Verified Chapter's 1 - 27 | Complete -
,Chap01,a4 Chaptera4 1
Multiplea4Choice
1. Whohwashonea4ofa4thea4earlya4naturala4philosophersa4whoa4coineda4thea4namea4“cella”a
4fora4theempta4ya4corka4spacesa4thata4becamea4thea4worda4wea4usea4today,h“cells”?
A. Roberta4Hooke
B. Zachariasha4Janssen
C. Francesco ha4Stalluti
D. Giovannia4Fa
bera4Ans:a4A
2. Leeuwenhoeka4madea4lensesa4thata4alloweda4hima4toa4magnifya4objectsa4morea4tha
na4200X.Howa4ever,a4hea4faileda4toa4promotea4scientifica4inquirya4because:
A. hea4didn'tha4sharea4hisa4drawingsa4witha4othera4scientists.
B. hehdidn'ta4reveala4howa4hea4grounda4thea4lensesa4anda4noa4onea4elsea4wasa4doinga4ita4thata4well.
C. hea4limiteda4hisa4researcha4toa4ponda4water
D. ita4wasa4onlya4aa4hobbya4anda4hea4didn'ta4liv
ea4verya4longa4Ans:a4B
,3. Leeuwenhoeka4washthea4firsta4persona4to:
A. seea4viruses.
B. usea4aa4microscope.
C. describea4bacteria.
D. suggesta4animalculesa4causeda4disease.
Ans:a4C
4. Francescoa4Redia4ishfamousa4fora4performinga4onea4ofa4thea4firsthexperimentsa4overa4thea
4debateregaa4rdinga4spontaneousa4generation.a4Whata4wasa4hisa4experiment?
A. Hea4boileda4somea4muttonhgravya4anda4sealeda4thea4topsa4witha4 corks.
B. Hea4covereda4somea4jarsa4ofa4meathwitha4gauzea4anda4lefthothershopen.a4Thea4covereda4jars
a4dida4notdevea4lopa4maggots,a4thea4uncovereda4oneshdid.
C. Hea4showeda4thata4micea4willa4appeara4witha4dampa4ragsa4anda4rice.
D. Hea4boileda4brotha4fora4longera4periodsa4ofa4timea4anda4sealeda4thea4topsa4witha4melteda4glas
s.
Ans:a4B
5. dida4nota4attempta4toa4provea4ora4refutea4thea4ideaa4ofa4spontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. Roberta4Koch
C. Lazzaroa4Spallanzani
D. Louisa4Paste
ura4Ans:a4B
, 6. Whicha2onea2ofa2thea2followinga2woulda2bea2consistenta2witha2thea2ideaa2ofa2spont
aneousgenera2ation?
A. Microorganismsa2maya2bea2cultivateda2ona2solida2laboratorya2media.
B. Insectsa2area2importanta2ina2thea2transmissiona2ofa2disease.
C. Sicka2peoplea2givea2risea2toa2microorganismsa2ina2theira2body.
D. Disinfectiona2isa2essentiala2toa2preventa2thea2spreada2ofa2microorganisms.
Ans:a2C
7. Spallanzani’sa2experiments a2 showeda2that:
A. virusesa2werea2transmitteda2bya2water.
B. spontaneousa2generationa2 occurs.
C. miasmaa2washthea2causea2ofa2disease.
D. experimentsa2cana2bea2modifieda2toa2testa2aa2hypothesis.
Ans:a2Da2Page
:a28
8. Whicha2paira2ofa2scientistsa2werea2antagonistsa2duringa2thea2samea2perioda2ofa2history?
A. Pasteura2anda2Ehrlich
B. Kocha2anda2Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzania2anda2Needham