Test Bank – Nester’s Microbiology: A Human Perspective (College & University Edition)

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1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms, which hecalled
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A.

Redi.


B.
van Leeuwenhoek.
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C.
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D.
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2. The word "animalcule"was coined by
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A. Pasteur.
B. van Leeuwenhoek.
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C. Redi.
D. Tyndall.


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3.

The idea of spontaneous Generation postulated that
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B. organisms could spontaneouslycombust. vj vj j
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C. organismscould spontaneouslyarise from other living organisms. vj vj j
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D. livingorganisms could spontaneouslyarise from non-living material.
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4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, amongother things, investigatingthe idea of
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A. Redi
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C. Pasteur
D. Escherich
E. RediAND Pasteur
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5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn vj vj vj vj vj




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B. wasused to explain why others investigatingspontaneous generation had obtained results t
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hat were opposite of those obtained by Pasteur.
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C. showed that microbes caused disease. vj vj vj vj




D. allowed scientists to see microorganisms. vj vj vj vj




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6.

The structures present in the hay infusions used in experiments on spontaneous generation that made them difficult to
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A. chlorophyll.
B. toxins.
C. organelles.
D. endospores.
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7. The opposite resultsobtained by scientistsapparentlydoingthe same experimentsin i
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B. shows the importance of exactly duplicating experimental conditions.
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C. led to further experiments that ultimatelyfurthered knowledge.
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D. All of the choices are correct.
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