Test Bank For Nester's Microbiology, A Human Perspective 8th Edition By Denise G. Anderson, Sarah N. Salm, Deborah Allen

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Multiple11Choice11Questions


1. The11scientist11usually11considered11the11first11to11see11microorganisms,11which1
1he11called11"animalcules",11was
A.

Redi.


B.
van11Leeuwenhoek.


C.
Pasteur.


D.
Tyndall.




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2. The11word11"animalcule"11was11coined11by
A. Pasteur.
B. van11Leeuwenhoek.
C. Redi.
D. Tyndall.


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3.

The11idea11of11spontaneous11Generation11postulated11that



A. organisms11could11evolve11into11the11next11generation11of11organisms.
B. organisms11could11spontaneously11combust.
C. organisms11could11spontaneously11arise11from11other11living11organisms.
D. living11organisms11could11spontaneously11arise11from11non-living11material.

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4. Which11of11these11scientist(s)11was/were11involved11in,11among11other11things,11investigati
ng11the11idea11of11spontaneous11generation?
A. Redi
B. van11Leeuwenhoek
C. Pasteur
D. Escherich
E. Redi11AND11Pasteur


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5. The11work11of11Tyndall11and11Cohn
A. supported11the11idea11of11spontaneous11generation.
B. was11used11to11explain11why11others11investigating11spontaneous11generation11had11obtai
ned11results11that11were11opposite11of11those11obtained11by11Pasteur.
C. showed11that11microbes11caused11disease.
D. allowed11scientists11to11see11microorganisms.


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6.

The11structures11present11in11the11hay11infusions11used11in11experiments11on11spontaneous11generation11that11made1
1them11difficult11to11sterilize11are



A. chlorophyll.
B. toxins.
C. organelles.
D. endospores.

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7. The11opposite11results11obtained11by11scientists11apparently11doing11the11same11expe
riments11in11investigating11spontaneous11generation
A. shows11the11importance11of11repeating11experiments.
B. shows11the11importance11of11exactly11duplicating11experimental11conditions.
C. led11to11further11experiments11that11ultimately11furthered11knowledge.
D. All11of11the11choices11are11correct.


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