Test bank for alcamos fundamentals of microbiology 9th edition by pommerville isbn no x-isbn-no- complete-guide-a

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, Chapter 1 b




b MultipleChoice b




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




B. Zacharias Janssen b




C. Francesco Stalluti b




D. Giovanni Faber b




b Ans: A
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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X. b b b b b b b b b b b




b 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 b




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, 3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: b b b b b




A. see viruses. b




B. use a microscope. b b




C. describe bacteria. b




D. suggest animalcules caused disease. b b b




Ans: C b




4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the debate
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b regarding 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 not
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b develop 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 b




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




B. Robert Koch b




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani b




D. Louis Pasteur b




b Ans: B b




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, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
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b generation?

A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratorymedia. b b b b b b b




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. b b b b b b b b




b Ans: C b




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




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. b b




C. miasma was the cause of disease. b b b b b




D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. b b b b b b b




b Ans: D b




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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 b b




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek b b




C. Spallanzani and Needham b b




D. Pasteur and Snow b b




Ans: C b




9. Semmelweis showed that the transmission of disease could be interrupted by: b b b b b b b b b b




A. killing disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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B. disinfecting water supplies. b b




C. pasteurizing milk. b




D. washing hands in chlorine water. b b b b