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TEST BANK
Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy
By Bauman
6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease. - Correct Ans✓✓ view microorganisms and record these
observations.
The microbes commonly known as ________ are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally
motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses - Correct Ans✓✓ protozoa
Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms - Correct Ans✓✓ archaea
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
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B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes. - Correct Ans✓✓ facultative anaerobes.
Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous
generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani - Correct Ans✓✓ Needham
Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis. - Correct Ans✓✓ industrial microbiology.
Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are unicellular. - Correct Ans✓✓ Fungi are photosynthetic.
Which of the following contribute to the successful application of Koch's postulates?
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A) the development of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically
D) the development of simple bacterial staining techniques
E) the development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria - Correct Ans✓✓ the
development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria
Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of
infections during surgery?
A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis - Correct Ans✓✓ Lister
The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial
A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology. - Correct Ans✓✓ identification.
The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is
A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
TEST BANK
Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy
By Bauman
6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICES
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) develop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of disease. - Correct Ans✓✓ view microorganisms and record these
observations.
The microbes commonly known as ________ are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally
motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses - Correct Ans✓✓ protozoa
Which of the following are prokaryotes?
A) algae
B) molds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms - Correct Ans✓✓ archaea
Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by
A) aerobes.
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B) facultative anaerobes.
C) obligate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes. - Correct Ans✓✓ facultative anaerobes.
Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous
generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani - Correct Ans✓✓ Needham
Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
A) industrial microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis. - Correct Ans✓✓ industrial microbiology.
Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) Molds are multicellular.
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are unicellular. - Correct Ans✓✓ Fungi are photosynthetic.
Which of the following contribute to the successful application of Koch's postulates?
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A) the development of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically
D) the development of simple bacterial staining techniques
E) the development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria - Correct Ans✓✓ the
development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria
Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of
infections during surgery?
A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis - Correct Ans✓✓ Lister
The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial
A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology. - Correct Ans✓✓ identification.
The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is
A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
