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Fundamentals of Microbiology

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Multiple Choice 7%




1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for
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theempty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke 7%




B. Zacharias Janssen 7%




C. Francesco Stalluti 7%




D. Giovanni Faber 7%




Ans: A 7%




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 20
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0X.However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
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Ans: B 7%

,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: 7% 7% 7% 7% 7%




A. see viruses. 7%




B. use a microscope.7% 7%




C. describe bacteria. 7%




D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
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4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the deb
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ateregarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did
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notdevelop maggots, the uncovered ones did.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
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D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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Ans: B 7%




5. 7% did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi 7%




B. Robert Koch 7%




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani 7%




D. Louis Pasteur 7%




Ans: B 7%

, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneo
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usgeneration?
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A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media. 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7%




B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
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Ans: C 7%




7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: 7% 7% 7%




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. 7% 7%




C. miasma was the cause of disease.
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D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis.
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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich 7% 7%




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham 7% 7%

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