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Test Bank for Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition by Jeffrey C. Pommerville 9781284211757 Chapter 1-27 | Complete Guide A+

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Fundamentals Of Microbiology 12th Ed
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Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Ed

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,Test Bank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C. Pommerville

ChapterA1

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1. WhoAwasAoneAofAtheAearlyAnaturalAphilosophersAwhoAcoinedAtheAnameA“cella”AforAth
eAemptyAcorkAspacesAthatAbecameAtheAwordAweAuseAtoday,A“cells”?

A. RobertAHooke

B. ZachariasAJanssen

C. FrancescoAStalluti

D. GiovanniAFaber
AAns:AA



2. LeeuwenhoekAmadeAlensesAthatAallowedAhimAtoAmagnifyAobjectsAmoreAthanA200X
.AHowever,AheAfailedAtoApromoteAscientificAinquiryAbecause:

A. heAdidn'tA shareAhisAdrawingsA withA otherAscientists.

B. heAdidn'tA revealAhowAheA groundAtheAlensesAandAnoA oneAelseA wasAdoingAitA thatA well.

C. heAlimitedAhisAresearchAtoApondAwater

D. itA wasAonlyAaAhobbyAandA heAdidn'tAliveAveryAlong


Ans:AB

,3. LeeuwenhoekAwasAtheAfirstApersonAto:

A. seeAviruses.

B. useAaAmicroscope.

C. describeAbacteria.

D. suggestAanimalculesAcausedAdisease.




Ans:AC

4. FrancescoARediAisAfamousAforAperformingAoneAofAtheAfirstAexperimentsAoverAtheAdebat
eAregardingAspontaneousAgeneration.AWhatAwasAhisAexperiment?

A. HeAboiledAsomeAmuttonAgravyAandAsealedAtheAtopsA withA corks.

B. HeAcoveredAsomeAjarsAofAmeatAwithAgauzeAandAleftAothersAopen.ATheAcoveredAjarsAdidAn
otAdevelopAmaggots,AtheAuncoveredAonesAdid.

C. HeAshowedAthatAmiceAwillAappearAwithAdampAragsA andArice.

D. HeAboiledA brothAforAlongerAperiodsAofAtimeAandA sealedA theAtopsA withAmeltedAglass.


Ans:AB


5. didAnotAattemptAtoAproveAorArefuteAtheAideaAofAspontaneousAgeneration.

A. FrancescoARedi

B. RobertAKoch

C. LazzaroASpallanzani

D. LouisAPasteu

rAAns:AB




6. WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsistentAwithAtheAideaAofAspontaneo
usAgeneration?

, A. MicroorganismsAmayAbeAcultivatedAonAsolidAlaboratoryAmedia.

B. InsectsAareAimportantAinAtheAtransmissionAofAdisease.

C. SickApeopleAgiveAriseAtoAmicroorganismsAinAtheirAbody.

D. DisinfectionAisAessentialAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAmicroorganism
s.AAns:AC

7. Spallanzani’sAexperimentsAshowedAthat:

A. virusesAwereAtransmittedAbyAwater.

B. spontaneousAgenerationAoccurs.

C. miasmaAwasAtheAcauseAofAdisease.

D. experimentsAcanAbeAmodifiedAtoAtestAaAhypothesi
s.AAns:AD
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8. WhichApairAofAscientistsAwereAantagonistsAduringAtheAsameAperiodAofAhistory?

A. PasteurAandAEhrlich

B. KochAandALeeuwenhoek

C. SpallanzaniAandANeedham
D. PasteurAandASnow


Ans:AC


9. SemmelweisAshowedAthatAtheAtransmissionAofAdiseaseAcouldAbeAinterruptedAby:
A. killingAdisease-carryingAmosquitoes.
B. disinfectingAwaterAsupplies.
C. pasteurizingAmilk.
D. washingAhandsAinAchlorineAwater.

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